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A48431	The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.; Works. 1684	Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.; G. B. (George Bright), d. 1696.; Strype, John, 1643-1737.	1684 (1684)	Wing L2051; ESTC R16617	4,059,437	2,607

became our Redeemer as in the beginning of time he had been our Maker Compare this with ver 14. Ver. 1. Ver. 14. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In the beginning was the word The word was made flesh 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Was with God Dwelt among us 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. The word was God Was made flesh and we beheld c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was the word There is no great necessity for us to make any very curious enquiry whence our Evangelist should borrow this title when in the History of the Creation we find it so often repeated 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And God said It is observ'd almost by all that have of late undertaken a Commentary upon this Evangelist that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the word of the Lord doth very frequently occur amongst the Targumists which may something enlighten the matter now before us a a a a a a Exod. XIX 17. And Moses brought the people out of the Camp 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to meet the word of the Lord. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And the word of the Lord accepted the face of Job b b b b b b Job XLII 9. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And the word of the Lord shall laugh them to scorn c c c c c c Psal. II. 4. They believed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the name of his word d d d d d d Psal. CVI. 12. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And my word spared them e e e e e e Ezek. XX. 57. To add no more Gen. XXVI 3. Instead of I will be with thee the Targum hath it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and my word shall be thine help So Gen. XXXIX 2. And the Lord was with Joseph Targ. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the word of the Lord was Joseph's helper And so all along that kind of phrase is most familiar amongst them Though this must be also confest that the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 doth sometimes signifie nothing else but I Thou He and is frequently apply'd to men too So Job VII 8. Thine eyes are upon me Targ. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Again Job XXVII 3. My breath is in me 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Targ. II Chron. XVI 3. There is a league between me and thee Targ. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chap. XXIII 16. He made a Covenant between him and between all the people and between the King Targ. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I observe that in Zach. VII 12. the Targumist renders 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by his spirit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by his word if at least that may in strictness be so render'd for by what hath been newly alledg'd it seems that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 may be translated the Lord by himself or the Lord himself I observe further that the Greek Interpreters having mistaken the vowels of the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Habbak III. 2. have render'd it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 before his face shall go a word when it should have been 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for the meaning of the Prophet there is before his face went the Pestilence VERS IV. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In him was life THE Evangelist proceeds from the Creation by the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Word to the redemption of the world by the same word He had declar'd how this word had given to all creatures their first being v. 3. All things were made by him And he now sheweth how he restor'd life to man when he lay dead in trespasses and sins Adam call'd his wives name Hevah Life Gen. III. 20. The Greek reads 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Adam called his wifes name life He call'd her life who had brought in death because he had now tasted a better life in the promise of the womans seed To which it is very probable our Evangelist had some reference in this place 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And the life was the light of men Life through Christ was light arising in the darkness of mans fall and sin a light by which all believers were to walk St. John seems in this clause to oppose the life and light exhibited in the Gospel to that life and light which the Jews boasted of in their Law They expected life from the works of the Law and they knew no greater light than that of the Law which therefore they extoll with infinite boasts and praises which they give it Take one instance for all a a a a a a Bereshith rabba Sect. 3. God said let there be light R. Simeon saith light is written there five times according to the five parts of the Law i. e. the Pentateuch and God said let there be light according to the Book of Genesis wherein God busying himself made the world And there was light according to the Book of Exodus wherein the Israelites came out of darkness into light And God saw the light that it was good according to the Book of Leviticus which is filled with rites and ceremonies And God divided betwixt the light and the darkness according to the Book of Numbers which divided betwixt those that went out of Egypt and those that enter'd into the land And God called the light day according to the Book of Deuteronomy which is replenished with manifold traditions A Gloss this is upon light full of darkness indeed VERS V. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And the light shineth in darkness THIS light of promise and life by Christ shined in the darkness of all the cloudy types and shadows under the Law and obscurity of the Prophets And those dark things comprehended it not i. e. did not so cloud and suppress it but it would break out nor yet so comprehended it but that there was an absolute necessity there should a greater light appear I do so much the rather incline to such a Paraphrase upon this place because I observe the Evangelist here treateth of the ways and means by which Christ made himself known to the world before his great manifestation in the flesh First in the promise of life ver 4. Next by Types and Prophecies and lastly by John Baptist. VERS IX 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Which lighteth every man that cometh into the world 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. All the men that are in the world g g g g g g Hieros Sanhedr fol. 26. 3. Doth not the Sun rise 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 upon all that come into the world 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 All that come into the world are not able to make one fly h h h h h h Ibid. fol. 25. 4. In the beginning of the year 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 All that come into the world present themselves before the Lord i i i i i i Rosh Hashanah cap. 1. hal 1. There are numberless examples of this kind The sense

much augmented and inlarged The Jews the first as we observed at the second Epistle to the Thessalontans and this the second Antichrist at his full stature It is true indeed that Rome Heathen is one part of him but observe how little a part reputed in comparison of Rome Papish the Star fallen from Heaven So that though that did woful things yet you see the first wo is fixed here The way of his bringing wo upon the Earth is by filling the World with smoke and darkness of ignorance and humane traditions and inventions and out of this smoke come his locusts of his votary orders The locusts described much like those in Joel 1. for their terror and destroying only their having the faces of men speaks them men-caterpillers and their Nazarite-like hair long as the hair of women speaks them votaries or such as take on them vowed Religion Their trading is not with grass or the green things of the Earth as other Locusts do but with Men and they are Locusts in name but Scorpions in action wounding with the sting of their tails the teacher of lies is the tail Isa. 9. 15. but not killing leaving men indeed in a Religion and a profession of Christ but no better then a venomed and dying one The time of their tormenting is five months the time of Locusts ravening ordinarily from the spring well shot forth to harvest This is the first wo. These Locusts stings mind me of a story or two in the Roman History which let me mention here though I cannot apply them hither Dion in his story of the life of Domitian saith thus About that time divers began to prick many whom they pleased with poysoned needles whereof many died hardly feeling what was done to them And this was practised not only at Rome but almost through all the world And again in the life of Commodus About that time saith he there was so great a mortality that oft times there died two thousand in Rome in one day And many not only in the City but also through the whole Roman Empire were killed by mischievous men who poysoning needles pricked others with them as also it had been in Domitians time and so innumerable people died by this means But there was no greater plague then Commodus himself c. The sounding of the sixth Trumpet begins another wo. Four Angels loosed which were bound in Euphrates and come with a terrible Army and horses breathing fire and smoke and brimstone and having stings in their tails c. The Turks and Mahumetans coming as a plague upon the Eastern part of the World as the Papacy on the Western These hurt with their tails false doctrine as well as the other did in the former Trumpet but these have also heads in their tails which the other had not for these hold out another Head and Saviour Mahomet REVEL CHAP. X. A Little Book in the hand of Christ speaketh the restoring of Religion and Truth after all the darkness and confusions mentioned before The words in ver 6 7. do help to state the intent of this Vision He sware by him that liveth for ever that there should be delay of time no longer but in the days of the seventh Trumpet the mystery of God should be fulfilled The mystery of God is his gathering in of his Elect more especially of the Gentiles Rom. 16. 25 26. Ephes. 3. 5 6. and hitherto there had been great hinderance by Rome Heathen by Heresies Papacy Turcism but at last Christ swears that there should be no more delay the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 must be taken so here and not unconsonant to the signification of the word and very consonant to the context and to the place from whence this verse is taken That is Dan. 12. 7. where the Angel is brought in swearing as here that the trouble of Antiochus and his persecution and hindrance should be so long and there should be no delay further but there should be a restoring That place laid to this and Antiochus looked upon as a figure of Antichrist the construction of this place is easie Only the great Angel would have the speech of the seven thunders which refer to these times to be concealed The Prophesie in general intimates the restoring of the Gospel in these later times which is handled in the next Chapter but very generally and very briefly Johns eating of the little Book as Ezek. 2. 8. and the words to him Thou must Prophesie again before many People and Nations and Tongues and Kings do not so much infer Johns going abroad after this to preach to many Nations himself as it doth the progress of the truth that he preached through Nations and People which had been supprest so long aiming at these times when the Gospel last broke out from under Popery The passage is parallel to the last words in the Book of Daniel Go thy way till the end be for thou shalt rest and stand in the lot at the end of days Not that Daniel should live till the end of those miseries by Antiochus but that his doctrine and the truth should stand up and be restored in those times The phrase is such another as when Christ telleth his Disciples that they should sit on twelve Thrones judging the twelve Tribes of Israel which is not meant of their personal sitting to judge but that their doctrine should judge and condemn that unbelieving Nation REVEL CHAP. XI THE Vision of this Chapter is in order to the accomplishing of the mystery of God which was spoken of Chap. 10. 7. As Ezekiels measuring of a new Temple shewed the restoring of Religion and of the Lords people and foretold of the new Jerusalem and calling of the Gentiles To the same purpose is the measuring of the Temple here The Church was under the mystical Babylon Chap. 9. as the Jews were under the Eastern when Ezekiel wrote those things now as that description of the measures of the Temple was a prediction and pledge of their coming forth so this speaketh to the same tenor John is commanded to leave the Court which is without the Temple forth and not to measure it Because it was given to the Gentiles and they should tread the holy City fourty and two moneths Not in an hostile way but as the flock of the Lord tread his Courts there worshipping him as see the phrase Isa. 1. 12. Psal. 122. 2. and the meaning seemeth to be this Measure not the Court of the Gentiles for their multitudes that come to attend upon the Lord shall be boundless and numberless The two and forty moneths and a thousand two hundred and sixty days ver 3. and Chap. 12. 6. and a time and times and half a time Chap. 12. 14. are but borrowed phrases from Daniel who so expresseth the 3 years and an half of Antiochus his persecution and treading down Religion Dan. 7. 25. 12. 7 11. and they mean times of trouble and are used

Religion because himself is the way the truth and the life in a sense much more proper and more sublime than the Law could be said to be It had been happier for the Jew if he could have discerned more judiciously concerning the Law if he could have distinguished between coming to God in the Law and coming to God by the Law as also between living in the Law and living by the Law It is beyond all doubt there is no way of coming to God but in his Law for what Out-law or one that still wanders out of the paths of God's Commandments can come unto him So also it is impossible that any one should have life but in the Law of God For who is it can have life that doth not walk according to the rule of his Laws But to obtain admission to the favour of God by the Law and to have life by the Law that is to be justified by the works of the Law this sounds quite another thing For it is by Christ only that we live and are justified by him alone that we have access to God These are the fictions of the Rabins There was one shewed a certain Rabbin the place where Corah and his Company were swallowed up and listen saith he what they say So they heard them saying 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Moses and his Law are the truth Upon the Calends b Bava bathra fol. 74. 1. Bemidb. rabb fol 271. 1. of every Month Hell rolls them about as flesh rolls in the Cauldron Hell still saying 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Moses and his Law are truth a It is indeed a great truth what is uttered in this most false and ridiculous legend that the Law of Moses is truth But the Jews might if they would attain to a much more sound way of judging concerning the truth of it and consider that the Law is not the summ and ultimate of all truth but that Christ is the very truth of the truth of Moses Joh. I. 17. The Law was given by Moses but Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ. VERS VII 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. If ye had known me c. IT was a very difficult thing to spell out the knowledge of the Messiah from the Law and the Prophets under the first Temple but it was doubly more difficult under the second For under the first Temple Moses had only his own veil over him and the Prophets only their own proper and original obscurity but under the second Temple the obscurity is doubled by the darkness and smoke of Traditions which had not only beclouded the true Doctrines of Faith and Religon but had also brought in other Doctrines diametrically contrary to the chief and principal Articles of Faith those for instance concerning Justification the Person Reign and Office of the Messiah c. What measures of darkness these mists of Tradition had covered the minds of the Apostles with it is both difficult and might be presumptuous to determine They did indeed own Jesus for the true Messiah Joh. I. 41. Matth. XVI 16. But if in some things they judged amiss concerning his Office undertaking and government we must put it upon the score of that epidemical distemper of the whole Nation which they still did in some measure labour under And to this may this clause have some reference If ye had known me and had judged aright concerning the Office undertaking and Authority of the Messiah ye would in all these things which I teach and do have known the Will Command and Authority of the Father 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And from henceforth ye know him We may render it Henceforward therefore know him Henceforward acknowledge the Father in all that I have done brought in and am to introduce still and set your hearts at rest in it believing that you see the Father in me and in the things that I do VERS VIII 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Shew us the Father and it sufficeth us WHEN the Law was given to Moses the Israelites saw God in his glory do thou therefore now that thou art bringing in a new Law and Oeconomy amongst us do thou shew us the Father and his glory and it will suffice us so that we will have no more doubt about it VERS XVI 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He shall give you another comforter ALthough the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is in frequent use amongst the Jews to signifie an Advocate and that very sense may be allowed to the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in this place yet may it seem more fit and proper to render it by comforter at present For I. Amongst all the names and titles given to the Messiah in the Jewish Writers that of Menahem or the Comforter hath chiefly obtained and the days of the Messiah amongst them are stiled the days of Consolation c c c c c c Bab. Sanhedr fol. 98. 2. The names of Messiah are reckoned up viz. Shiloh Jinnon Chaninah Menahem And in Jerusalem Beracoth d d d d d d Fol. 5. 1. we are told how the Messiah had been born in Bethlehem under the name of Menahem Luke II. 25. Waiting for the consolation of Israel Targumist upon Jerem. XXXI 6. Those that desire or long for the years of consolation to come This they were wont to swear by viz. the desire they had of seeing this Consolation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So let me see the Consolation Now therefore bring these words of our Saviour to what hath been said q. d. You expect with the rest of this Nation the Consolation in the Messiah and in his presence Well I must depart and withdraw my presence from you but I will send you in my stead another Comforter II. The minds of the Disciples at present were greatly distressed and troubled so that the promise of a Comforter seems more suitable than that of an Advocate to their present state and circumstances VERS XVII 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Spirit of truth LET us but observe how the whole world at this time lay in falsehood and error the Gentiles under a Spirit of delusion the Jews under the cheat and imposture of Traditions and then the reason of this title of the Spirit of truth will appear as also how seasonable and necessary a thing it was that such a spirit should be sent into the world VERS XXVI 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He shall teach you all things SO Chap. XVI 13. He shall lead you into all truth Here it might be very fitly enquired whether any ever beside the Apostles themselves were taught all things or led into all truth It is no question but that every believer is led into all truth necessary for himself and his own happiness but it was the Apostles lot only to be led into all truth necessary both for themselves and the whole Church VERS XXX 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Prince of this world cometh SEEING this