Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1785 Excerpt: ...to dwell by himself, with a soldier that kept him. And ver. 30. Paul dwelt two whole years m his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him. Here are two remarkable particulars. First, that Paul dwelt by himself, with a soldier that kept him: that is, after the manner of the Romans, by an iron chain of convenient length, he was fastened to a soldier, who had one end of the chain upon his left hand, and Paul the other end upon his right hand. As was largely shewn (h) formerly. To this St. Paul refers in this his second epistle to Timothie i. 16. speaking of Onefiphorus: He oft refreshed me, and was not ajhamed of my chain. So exactly, Acts xxviii. 20. Because for the hope of Israel, I am bound with this chain. Secondly. The other remarkable particular is, that when at Rome, Paul dwelled in his own hired house, and received all who came in unto him. Such also was his cafe at writing this epistle, as appears abundantly from ch. iv. 10. and other places. He had with him Demas, Crefcens, Titus. The first was gone to Theffalonica, without his approbation: the others were gone, whither he had sent them, as it seems. And Luke was still with him. And at ver. 21. he fends salutations to Timothie from divers persons, and from the church at Rome in general, saying: Eubulus greeteth thee, andPudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. Which shews, that people had free accefle to the Apostle, when he wrote this epistle. 1. Obj. However, it has been objected, that li) when Onefiphorus came to Rome, Paul was close shut up, and Onefiphorus had much difficulty in finding him. Which is different from the imprisonment of which St. Luke has given an account. To which I answer, that Onefiphorus had no uncommon difficulty in his accesse to Paul, whose words...
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