John Trapp on 1 Corinthians 2:1

CHAP. II. Verſe 1. Not with excellency]

SAint Pauls ſpeech was ne que lict[illegible: 1 letter], ne que negl. cta. neither curious nor careleſſe. Politian could ſay, that it is an ornament to an Epiſtle to be without ornaments. And yet he had ſo little grace as to prefer Pindars Odes before Davids Pſalms. Hoſius alſo the C[illegible: 1 letter]dinal, thought Davids Pſalms unlearned, applying that, Scribrmus indoct[illegible: 1 letter] docti que pocm[illegible: 1 letter]ta paſſim. Os durum! The holy Scriptures have a grave eloquence, but want thoſe pompous and painted words, that carnall rhetoricians hunt after.