39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.



Ver. 39. And they came and besought them] The matter is well amended since yesterday. How suddenly crest fallen are these grandees of Philippi, how bladder like do they shrivel to nothing, that erst swelled with the wind of pride and passion! So did the king of Sodom, Manasseh, Saul, &c.