John Trapp

Son of Nich. Trapp of Kemsey, as it seems, in Worcestershire, was born at Crome D’abitot commonly called Crumdebitot in the same County, 5 June 1601, educated in Grammar learning in the condition of a Kings scholar under Mr. Hen. Bright in the Free-school at Worcester, and made great proficiency in the three learned Languages. In 1618 he made his Academical entry into Ch. Ch. and lived there some years in the condition, as it seems, of a Servitour, under the tuition of Mr. George Jay a Student of that house, and partly by the benefaction of Dr. Corbet then Dean thereof. After he had compleated the degree of Master of Arts, an. 1624, he was invited to Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire, to teach a Free school there: where shewing great industry in that employment, had the small Vicaridge of Weston upon Avon in Glocestersh. (about two miles from his school) confer’d upon him: both which places, (with the Church of Luddington in Warwicksh. for some time) he kept about 47 years. He was by those of the puritannical party esteemed to be a person endowed with several virtuous qualifications, and to be one of the prime Preachers of his time. Yet this the Reader must know, that upon the breaking out of the Rebellion, he closed with the Presbyterians, took the Covenant, and in his Preachings and Discourses became violent against the King, his Cause and his Adherents, yet lost nothing for so doing, but was a gainer by it, as he was by the publication of these books following, taken into the hands and admired by the Brethren, but by others not.

Gods Love-tokens: or, the afflicted mans lessons, brought to light, and laid before him, &c. on Rev. 3.19. Lond. 1637. oct.

Theologia Theologiae: or, a true treasure of holy truths touching Gods word, and God in the word. Being a discourse on Hebr. 1. ver. 1.2.3. Lond. 1641. oct.

Comment upon the four Evangelists and the Acts of the Apostles.—When this was first published I know not; sure I am that his Exposition of S. Joh. the Evang. was pr. at Lond. 1646. qu.

Comment upon all the Epistles of the Apostles, and upon the Revelation.—Pr. in qu.

A decad of common places.—Pr. in qu.

Clavis to the Bible. Or, a new comment upon the Pentateuch, or 5 books of Moses, wherein are first difficult places explained (2) Controversies discussed, &c. Lond. 1650. qu.

Comment on Joshua, Judges, Ruth, first and second of Sam. first and sec. of Kings, and first and sec. of Chronicles.

Solomonis ΠΑΝΑ′ΡΕΤΟΣ: or, a Commentary upon the books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs; wherein the text is explained, some controversies are discussed, divers common places are handled, &c. Lond. 1650. qu.

Com. or Exposition upon all the books of the New Test. wherein the text is explained, some controversies are discussed, &c. with a Decad upon these ten heads, Abstinence, Admonition, Alms, Ambition, Angels, Anger, Apostacy, Arrogance, Arts and Atheism. Lond. 1656. fol. sec. edit. with the Authors picture before it. In this folio book are contained the Comment. on the four Evangelists and Acts of the Apostles; Com. upon the Epistles of the Apost. and upon the Rev. as also A Decad of com. places before mention’d.

Com. or Exposition upon the twelve minor Prophets. Wherein the text is explained, some controversies discussed, &c. Lond. 1654. fol.

The righteous mans recompence. Or, a true Christian characterized and encouraged. Grounded on Malac. 3.16.17.18.—Printed with the Com. or Expos. upon the twelve min. Proph.

Com. on Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel. Lond. 1656 and 60. fol. In this folio is contained the Com. on the Proverbs, Eccles. and Song of Songs, before mentioned, which were pr. in qu. 1650.

Com. on Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job and Psalmes. Lond. 1656. fol. At length this voluminous Author paying his last debt to nature on the 17 of Octob. in sixteen hundred sixty and nine,1669. was buried in the Church of Weston upon Avon in Glocestershire before mentioned near to the grave of sometimes wife. What other things he left behind him fit for the press I know not. Since my writing of this, I find that our Author Trapp was appointed an Assistant to the Commissioners of Warwickshire, for the ejection of such whom they then (in Olivers Raign) called scandalous, ignorant and insufficient Ministers and Schoolmasters.