John Trapp on Philippians 1:23

Verſe 23. [non-Latin text not transcribed] &c. For I am in a ſ[illegible: 1 letter]rai[illegible: 1 letter] ] Plato in the eighth of his laws hath a like ſpeech, The communion of the ſoul with the body is not better then the [illegible: 3 letters]olution, as I would [illegible: 2 letters]y if I were to ſpeak in carneſt. But whether Plato believed himſelf ſo ſaying, I have reaſon to make queſtion, w[illegible: 1 letter]en I conſider that his maſter Socrates, when he came to die, doubted whether it were better with the dead or with the living, as both Plato and Cicero teſtifie.

Having a deſire to d[illegible: 1 letter]part]. [non-Latin text not transcribed] To looſe from the ſhore of life, and launch out into the t[illegible: 1 letter]ain of immortality, "Or it may be rendered, " to return home, or to change rooms.

And to be with Christ] This was all his ſong ever ſince he had been in the third heaven. So Mr Bolton lying on his death-bed ſaid, I am by the wonderfull mercies of God as full of comfort as my heart can hold; and feel nothing in my ſoul but Chriſt, with whom I heartily diſire to be. In his life by M. Bagſh[illegible: 3 letters].

Which is farre better] Farte farre the better. [non-Latin text not transcribed] A tranſcendent expreſſion, ſuch as is that, 2 Cor. 4.17. See the Note there.