John Trapp

thumb|Be careful what books you read; for as water tastes of the soil it runs through, so does the soul of the authors that a man reads. John Trapp (5 June 1601 – 16 October 1669) was an English Anglican Bible commentator. His large five-volume commentary is still read today and is known for its pithy statements and quotable prose; his volumes are quoted frequently by other religious writers. Quotes But what a mouth of madness did Alfonso the Wise open, when he said openly, that if he bad been of God's counsel at the Creation, some things should have been better made and marshalled! Prodigious blasphemy! Annotations upon the Old and New Testament (London: R. W., 1662), "A Commentary upon Genesis", ch. 1, p. 14 Attributed Be careful what books you read; for as water tastes of the soil it runs through, so does the soul of the authors that a man reads. Reported in Martin H. Manser, ed., The Westminster Collection of Christian Quotations (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press), p. 309 External links John Trapp (writer) Category:1601 births Category:1669 deaths Category:Church of England clergy Category:Theologians from England Category:Non-fiction authors from England