John Trapp on Luke 16:22

Verse 22. Into Abrahams bosome] A Metaphor from feasts say some: from fathers, say Others, who imbosome and hug their children when wearied with long running-about, or [illegible: 1 word] met with a knock, and come crying unto them. And was carried by the Angels] Thorough the ayre, the Devils region, doe the Angels conduct the Saints at death: who may therefore call death as Jacob did the place where he met the Angels,Act. & Mon. fol. 1907. Mahanaim, Genes. 32. 2. For like as the [illegible: 1 word]-man was let down with his bed thorough the tiling before Jesus, Luke 5. 18. so is every good soule taken up in an heavenly couch thorough the roofe of his house, and carried into Christs presence by these heavenly Courtiers. And was [illegible: 1 word]] Possibly with as much noysome stench and hurry in the ayre, as at Cardinall Wolseyes buriall. A terrible example there is in the book of Martyrs, of one Christopher [illegible: 1 word] an unmercifull Courtier, who suffering a poore Lazar to dye in a [illegible: 1 word] by him, did afterwards perish himselfe in a ditch.