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Matthew Poole and continuators on Acts 13:10

Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Browse this work.

Acts13:10

10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

[non-Latin text not transcribed] signifies a facility or readiness in doing mischief; and that such who are given to Sorcery are easily drawn to commit any kind of sin whatsoever.

Because he did his work who is the Destroyer ▪ in hindring what he could the Salvation of Sergius Paulus and his Family.

To make the way of God crooked, which is straight; and rugged, when indeed it is smooth: that is, to lay what rubs he could to keep any from coming unto, or continuing in the ways of God.

Marginal references: Matth. 13.38, John 8.44. 1 John 3.8.

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