29. And Paul faid, I would to God, that not only thou, but alfo all that hear me this day, were both almoft, and altogether fuch as I am, except thefe bonds. 30. And when he had thus fpoken, the king rofe up, and the governour, and Bernice, and they that fat with them. 31. And when they 29. Paul told him, he wifhed and prayed, that both himself, and the whole Court were Chriftians in every Refpect as he was, excepting the Circumftance of fuffering for it as he did. 30 & 31. And thus ended Paul's third Hearing at Cæfarea. The Court rofe, and, in Conference afterward, all agreed, He was guilty of no Crime that deserved fo much as Imprisonment. were gone afide, they talked between themselves, faying, worthy of death, or of bonds. This man doth nothing 32. Then faid Agrippa unto Feftus, This man might have been fet at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cæfar. 32. Agrippa telling Feftus that he ought to have been discharged, but that as he had appealed to the Emperor, he must now be fent to Rome, and referred to Nero. A. D 62. 1. CHAP. XXVII. The CONTENTS. An Paul's Voyage to Rome, to be tried before Nero. Malta. "A ND when it was determin'd that we should fail into I I. T HE Prediction of Chrift to Paul (Chap. xxiii. taly, they delivered 11.) that he should preach the Gospel at Rome itself, was now going to be fulfilled; for upon his Appeal to Cæfar, Feftus deli Paul and certain other Legion of Auguftus, vered him and fome other Prifoners to Julius, a Captain of the to fhip off for Italy. 2. And entring into a fhip of Adramyttium, we lanched, meaning to fail by the coafts of Afia, one Ariftarchus a Macedo. nian of Theffalonica, being with us. 3. And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave bim liberty to go unto his 2. We were put aboard a Vef- A. D. 62. fel of Adramyttium (a Sea-Port Town of Myfia) and fo were to coaft along the leffer Afia; Ariftarchus being the only Chriftian Acquaintance befide myfelf,* that Paul had in the Ship. friends to refresh himself. 4. And when we had lanched from thence, we failed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 3. Touching at Sidon, as we made for the Coaft, Julius was fo civil to Paul, as to let him go and fee his Christian Friends there for his Refreshment. 4 & 5. Thence we were forced by the Wind to go round the Ifle of Cyprus, and fo by Cilicia and Pamphylia, came to Myra in Lycia. 5. And when we had failed over the fea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra a city of Lycia. 8. And hardly paffing it, came unto a 6. When the Captain happening on an Alexandrian bound for Italy, put us aboard her. 7 & 8. The Wind continued fo cross, that we were a great while, and with much Difficulty, getting to Cnidus, and at last were forced to get under the Isle of Crete, over-against the Promontory of Salmone; and could hardly reach Lafea by the Fair Havens. place which is called, The fair havens, nigh whereunto was the city of Lafea. * See the NOTE on Chap. xvi. 10. 9. Now will be with hurt and much damage, not 9 & 10. By this lofs of Time, our Voyage became very dangerous, for the great Fast of Exchaelmas time) and those Seas vepiation was paft, (i. e. about Miry ftormy. Infomuch that Paul advised them to winter there, unless they would run the Hazard of the Veffel and their own Lives. only of the lading of the fhip, but also of our lives. II. Nevertheless, 11. But the Captain was advi- the centurion belie- 12. And fo indeed was the major Part of the Crew (the Haven being a very bad one ;) and were by any Means for getting to Phoenice, a good Port in the fame Ifle, that had a Harbour with a double Channel, one to the SouthWeft, the other to the NorthWest. ter in, the more part 13. And when the 14. But not long after there arofe against it a tempeftu ous 13. As foon as they were got out of Harbour, the Wind coming to the South, a gentle SideGale, they did not queftion but to gain it, and keep Coasting along. 14 & 15. But they were foon difappointed by a moft terrible North Eaft-Wind, that forced * us, Ver. 14. Called Euroclydon. The beft Criticks think the true Reading of this Word fhould be suguaxúλwy; and that ous wind, called Euroclydon. 15. And when the us, against all we could do, to A. D. 62. let her drive. fhip was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. 16. And running under a certain ifland, which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: 16 & 17. We were driven under the Ifle of Clauda, where we had much ado to hale in our Boat, but at laft got it, and binding the Ship as well as we could, to keep her from splitting, ftruck all her Sails, and drove along. they used helps, under-girding the fhip: and fearing left they fhould fall into the quick-fands, ftrake fail, and so were driven. 17. Which when they had taken up, it does not fignify the Name of any particular Wind, but the Quarter from whence it blows, viz. the North-Eaft. Euroaquilo, as the vulgar Latin. See Dr. Bently's Remarks on Free-thinking, Part I. Page 69, 70. A. D. 62. ed this harm and lofs: 22. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer for there fhall he) be not difcouraged, for tho' the Veffel is loft, your Lives fhall be all faved. be no lofs of any mans life among you, but of the ship. 25. Wherefore (Sirs) be of good cheer, for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. 26. Howbeit, we must be cast upon a certain island. 27. But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria about midnight, the ship-men deem'd that they drew near to fome country, 28. And founded, 23 & 24. And to affure you of the Truth of what I fay, the true God, whofe Apostle I am, and whofe Religion I profess, fent his Angel this very Night, to comfort me in this Diftress, and to affure me I fhould efcape it, and get fafe to Rome, to be tried by Cæfar; and that moreover for my Sake you fhould all fave your Lives, if you would be advised by me. 25 & 26. Be of good Courage then, for I am certain GOD will perform his Promise. And by divine Information, I tell you before-hand, we fhall be caft upon a certain Island. 27. The fourteenth Night after this Storm began, as we were driven about that Part of the Mediterranean * that runs into the Gulf of Venice, the Mariners gueffed they were near fome Shore. 28. And found it pretty cerand found it twenty tain, by the Decrease of their fathoms and when Soundings as they drove along. they had gone a little further, they founded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. 29. Then Ver. 27. That this was called by, and included in the Name of Adria. See Dr. Wells's Geograph. New Teftam. Part II. Page 148. |