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Matthew Poole and continuators on Acts 21:28

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Acts21:28

28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and farther, hath brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

Minding them by this Compellation, of their being a peculiar people unto God, and that none might be admitted with them in his worship.

A Charge is laid against St. Paul consisting of divers Articles, but all false; for he was a most zealous lover of that people, and taught them nothing but the true use and meaning of the Law: But thus they had done to our Saviour, Matth. 26.61. and to St. Stephen, Chap 6.13.

That is, into the Court of the Iews, which was so far unlawful, that they might have killed a Roman if he had come in there; and every one was warned by an Inscription upon the Pillars. [non-Latin text not transcribed]. That no Stranger or Foreigner might come into that holy place.

Marginal references: Chap. [illegible: 1 letter]4.6.

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