264 So Eusebius (_Eccl. Hist._ ii. 15), and Jerome (_De Viris Illust._ ii. 827), on the authority of Clemens Alex. and of Papias. See also Euseb. _Hist. Eccl._ vi. 14.—The colophon in the Syriac Version shews that the same traditional belief prevailed in the Eastern Church. It also finds record in the _Synopsis Scripturæ_ (wrongly) ascribed to Athanasius. 265 παρασκευὴ, ὅ ἐστι προσάββατον.—Our E. V. “preparation” is from Augustine,—“Parasceue Latine præparatio est.”—See Pearson’s interesting note on the word. 266 Consider Rom. xvi. 13. 267 Townson’s _Discourses_, i. 172. _ 268 Ibid._ 269 See the Vulgate transl. of S. Mark xvi. 2 and of S. John xx. 19. In the same version, S. Luke xxiv. 1 and S. John xx. 1 are rendered “_una sabbati_.” 270 Davidson’s _Introduction_, &c. i. 169, _ed._ 1848: (ii. 113, _ed._ 1868.) 271 “Maria Magdalene ipsa est ‘a quâ septem dæmonia expulerat’: _ut ubi abundaverat peccatum, superabundant gratiæ_.” (Hieron. _Opp._ i. 327.) 272 So Tischendorf,—“Collatis prioribus, parum apte adduntur verba ἀφ᾽ ἦσ ἐκβεβλήκει ε. δ.” (p. 322.) I am astonished to find the same remark reiterated by most of the Critics: e.g. Rev. T. S. Green, p. 52. _ 273 Introduction_, &c. vol. i. p. 169. 274 viz. in chap. vii. 26. 275 Professor Broadus has some very good remarks on this subject. 276 Consider the little society which was assembled on the occasion alluded to, in Acts i. 13, 14. Note also what is clearly implied by ver. 21-6, as to the persons who were _habitually_ present at such gatherings. 277 S. Luke (v. 27) has ἐθεασατο τελώνην. S. Matthew (ix. 9) and S. Mark (ii. 14) have preferred εἶδεν ἄνθρωπον (Λευίν τὸν τοῦ Ἀλφαίου) καθήμενον ἐπὶ τὸ τελώνιον. 278 See S. Matth. ix. 9. 279 One is reminded that S. Matthew, in like manner, carefully _reserves_ the verb θεωρεῖν (xxvii. 55: xxviii. 1) for the contemplation of the SAVIOUR’S Cross and of the SAVIOUR’S Sepulchre. 280 S. Matth. vi. 1: xxiii. 5. S. Mark xvi. 11. 281 Πρὸς τὸ θεαθῆναι αὐτοῖς, (vi. 1); and τοῖς ἀνθρώποις, (xxiii. 5). 282 S. Luke xii. 4. 283 S. Matth. x. 28. 284 S. Mark iv. 41. S. Luke ii. 9. 285 Professor Broadus, _ubi suprà_. 286 Col i. 15, 23. 1 S. Pet. ii. 13.