Matthew Poole and continuators on Acts 28:31

31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

The Gospel is so called; as also Paul preached that Kingdom of God which is to come at the end of the World, which falls in with the Subject he was so often upon, concerning the Resurrection; which if men did but believe effectually, all the other ends of Preaching would be easily obtain'd,

Christs Precepts and Miracles, his Death and Resurrection.

God, who puts bounds to the raging Sea, had stopped the Iews malice, and bidden it go no further; and he who delivered Daniel from the Lyons, had delivered Paul from Nero, and would have delivered him, had not his Death been more for the Glory of God, and the good of Paul himself, than his Life; which at last he offered in Confirmation of the Truths which he had preach'd▪ which he foresaw, 2 Tim. 4.6. and as Eusebius says, came to pass accordingly.

This Book may be called, not only [non-Latin text not transcribed], but [non-Latin text not transcribed]; not only the Acts, but the Wonders of the Apostles (tho the Holy Pen-man, and the Apostles meekly contented themselves with that name, by which at p[illegible: 1 letter]esent it is called; Yet) what Wonders are contained in it; not only such as were wrought by the Apostles, but for them, to deliver, preserve and encourage them: In so much as the attempt to silence them, and to hinder the Progress of the Gospel preached by them, proved as vain as if men had endeavour'd to hinder the Sun from shining, or the Wind from blowing.

Now unto him, who is able to work so as none can hinder, be all Honour and Glory, Dominion and Power, for ever and ever. Amen.