John Trapp on John 10:23

Verſe 23. [non-Latin text not transcribed]. Inittalia, five Renovatra. The feast of the dedication] viz. Of the Temple newly purged from the pollutions of Antiochus, that little Anti-chirſt. So when the Chriſtian Temple, the Church, was purged from the popiſh abominations (called the tramplings of the Gentiles, Rev. 11.2) by thoſe two witneſſes, that is, by Luther and other Heroicall Reformers, there was great joy among Gods people. And in the year 1617. as the Pope proclaimed a Jubilee for the peace of Italy and Auſtria, Jacob. Renius de vit. Pontiſ, pag 306. &c. ſo the Reformed Churches in Germany did the ſame, for Gods mercy in reſtoring to them the Goſp I, a juſt hundred years before: for in the year 1517. Luther began to decry the Popes indulgences. In like ſort, at ſame time, when the Greeks were buſie in their Olympick games, Burbol. Chron. pag. 541. the Prophet Iſaiah ſaw that glorious viſion of God in his Majeſty, Iſa. 6.1, 2. (as the Divine Chronologer obſerves it,) ſinging, With Seraphims, that ſweeteſt Triſagion, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hoſts. The new Jeruſalem, which ſignifies the ſtate of the Church in this world (ſaith a Reverend Divine) when it ſhall be refined to the utmoſt, is all of fine gold and precious ſtones, D. Siblcs on Cant. 5. p. 380. &c. to ſhew the excellency of Reformation: which golden times are yet to come, and will prove very feſtivall.

Verſe 23. And Jeſus walked in the Temple] Taking the opportunity of that publike meeting to do good; as the Bee is abroad ſo ſoon as the Sun ariſeth. The Greeks were great walkers, as the Stoicks in their porch, Biddulph, l 3. c. 5. &c. But the Turkes wonder to ſee a man walke too and fro: and uſually aske him, whether he be out of his way, or out of his wits? Pliny ſaid to his Nephew, when he ſaw him walke out ſome houres, without ſtudying, Poteras has horas non perdere.

In Solomons porch] So the Jews called that porch (for honours ſake) which they built again after the captivity; and which, Partim ambitione ductus, partim Iud[illegible: 1 letter]orumberetolentiamcaptans, &c. Beza Annot. in Joh. 2.20. together with the whole Temple, was beautified by Herod the Great, to curry favour with the people; which yet would not be, for they hated him extremely.