John Trapp on Colossians 4:9
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Colossians4:9
Verſe 9. With Oneſimus, a faith full] Once unprofitable, but now profitable, faithfull and beloved.Philoſophia non [illegible: 1 span] [illegible: 1 letter]ed abſcond[illegible: 1 letter]t. DE Elta & jejun cap. 12. Plato went thrice to Sicily to convert Dionyſius, and loſt his labour. Polemo of a drunkard, by hearing Xenocrates, became a Philoſopher. But Ambroſe faith well of him, Sireſipuit à vino, f[illegible: 1 letter]it ſemper tamen temulentus ſacrilegio, If he repented of his drunkenneſſe, yet he continued drunk with ſuperſtition. Pauls convert proved better, a faithfull preacher, and a beloved brother.
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