John Trapp on Titus 2

CHAP. II. Verſe 1. But ſpeak thou, &c.]

QVaſidicat, The worſe others are, the better thou muſt bet keeping a conſtant countermotion to the corrupt courſes that are in the world thorow luſt. A pearl in a puddle retains its preciouſnes: and fiſh in the ſalt waters retain their freſhneſſe.

Verſe 2. That the old men be ſober &c.] Not as it is ſaid of the Flemings, Er[illegible: 1 letter]ſm. in Mor[illegible: 2 letters] cncom. that quo magis ſeneſcunt cò magis ſtulteſcunt, the elder the fooliſher. Solomon and Aſa were ſo. And the Heathen Sages wiſely warn us, That old age is to be feared, as that which comes not alone, but brings with it many diſeaſes both of body and minde. Sapè fit uſ S[illegible: 1 letter]tan, qu[illegible: 1 letter]m juvenem capere non potuit, anneſum fallat & capiat, ſuth Bucholcerus. Many that have held out well in youth, have failed and been ſhamefully foiled in old-age.

Verſe 3. [non-Latin text not transcribed]. In behaviour] Or, In habit, apparrell, gate gesture.

Teachers of good things] As was Bathſheba, Prov. 31.1.2. Lois, 2. Lim. 1.5. Monica, &c.

Verſe 4. [non-Latin text not transcribed]. To be ſober] Or wiſe: teaching them as Schoolmaſters do their d[illegible: 1 letter]c[illegible: 1 letter]ples: ſo the word ſignifi[illegible: 1 letter]s. He was a fooliſh man that ſaid,E[illegible: 2 letters]ip. [non-Latin text not transcribed], I love not to have a woman wile, A prude [illegible: 1 letter] wiſe is of the Lord. Such an one was Abigail, and Aſpaſia, Mil ſia the wiſe of Cyrus, who was ſaid to be [non-Latin text not transcribed], Fair and wiſe withall.Aelian la[illegible: 2 letters] 1.

Verſe 5. To be diſcrect, chast, &c.] Conjugi[illegible: 1 letter]m humanae divina Academia vi[illegible: 2 letters]. Mach good may be learned by wedlock.

Keepers at home] Carrying her houſe on her back, as the ſn[illegible: 2 letters] doth. Sarah was found in the tent, ſo was Jael the wiſe of Heber. The Aegyptian women ware no ſhoes, that they might the better keep home.

Verſe 6. Young men likewiſe exhort] See the Note on 2 Tim. 2.22.

Verſe 7. A patern of good] Gr. A ſtamp. [non-Latin text not transcribed]. Digging thy Sermons out of thine own breſt, [illegible: 2 letters]d living them, when thou haſt done.

Verſe 8. May be aſh [illegible: 1 letter]ned, having &c.] O tis a brive thing to ſtop an open mouth, to thrat[illegible: 1 letter]le envy, to cu[illegible: 1 letter] off all occaſion of ev[illegible: 1 letter]lſpeaking.

Verſe 9. Not anſwering again] Not chatting or thwarting.

Verſe 10. Not purloining] Interverting,Aulent cu[illegible: 1 letter] talia ures. Virg[illegible: 1 letter]l emb[illegible: 1 letter]z[illegible: 1 letter]ling their maſters eſtates, ordinary among the Romans, which made them call ſervants and th[illegible: 1 letter]eves by one name: ordinary among the Hebrews; whence that ſaying of R. Gamali[illegible: 1 letter]l, Marbe gn badim, marbe gezil, He that mul[illegible: 1 letter]ipli[illegible: 1 letter]th ſervants, multiplieth theeves. Pirke-aboth, chip 1. ordinary alſo amongſt us, whence that Proverb. He that will be rich must ask his ſervants leave.

Verſe 11. For the grace of God &c.] This is rendered as a reaſon why ſervants ſhould be faithfull, becauſe to them alſo belongeth the promiſe of ſalvation, yea the reward o[illegible: 1 letter] inheritance, as if they were ſons: and to them the Goſp[illegible: 1 letter]l is preached as well as to others.

Hath appeared] As the Sun in heaven, [non-Latin text not transcribed]. or as a beacon on an hill

Verſe 12. Dexying ungodlineſſe] Every Goſpel truth ſtrikes at ſome ſin, and thereby may be diſcerned.

Soberly, righteouſly, a[illegible: 1 letter]d godly] This is the Chriſtian mans motto, his ſym[illegible: 1 letter]ol, and the ſumme of his whole duty, Haec tria perp tuò meditare adverbia Pauli: Haec tria ſint vitae regula ſancta tu[illegible: 1 letter].

The Egyptians when they praiſed their deceaſed friends,Diod Sicul. were wont to commend them for theſe three things, their godlines, righteouſnes and temperance.

Verſe 13. Looking for] As with necksſtretcht out, [non-Latin text not transcribed] Rom. 8 19. Julg. 5.28. or head put forth; as Siſeras [illegible: 1 letter]nother looked out of her lattice for her ſons happy return.

Verſe 14. That he might redeem us] God will have the price of Chriſts bloud out: he will thorowly purge us.

A peculiar people] Gr. [non-Latin text not transcribed]. A people that comprehend all that God ſets any ſcore by, 1 Pet. 2.9. that contain all his gettings: called elſwhere the people of acquiſition.

Zealous of good Works] Give God thine affections: elſe thine actions are ſtill born, and have no life in them.

Verſe 15. [non-Latin text not transcribed] Ne[illegible: 2 letters] 10 plus ſapere auſit. Let no man despiſe thee] Or have occaſion to think himſelf wiſer then thee.