John Trapp on 1 Peter 5:2
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1 Peter5:2
Verſe 2. Feed the flock] Being both learned and loving. The Greek word for a ſhepherd, ſignifieth one that earneſtly deſireth after his ſheep.
Not by conſtraint, but willingly] It is with the Paſtours of Germany for moſt part, ſaith Melancthon, as with him in Plautus, that ſaid, Ego non ſervio libentèr herus meus me non habet li[illegible: 1 letter]e[illegible: 2 letters]èr, tumen utitur me, ut lippis oculis.
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