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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.
Publication: London :: Printed by W. R. for Robert Scot, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell,; 1684.
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SECTION XIV.

The Plague of Boyls, Exod. 9. 9. Two contrary Plagues in one.

MOSES and Aaron must take their handfuls of ashes out of the Furnace, that whence Israel had had their sore affliction, Egypt might receive their corporal punishment. Moses is to scatter the four handfuls into the Air towards the four quarters of Heaven, hereupon a double miracle followed. 1. That so little or few ashes were multiplied so as to flie throughout all the Land of Egypt, and to light upon every man and beast in it. 2. That lighting on them, it was a Plague to them in their bodies.

As the Miracle was double, so was the Plague.

1. The Ashes became Shehin, that is, a burning itch, or an inflamed Scab: for so the word signifieth, as is plain, Job 2. 7, 8. where the holy mans body is struck with Shehin, such an intolerable dry hot itch, that his nails would not serve to scratch enough, but he is glad to get a potsheard to skrub himself.

2. This Itch had also blains and boils broke out with it, [and so Jobs had not] so that the Egyptians were vexed at once, with intolerable itch and intolerable ach: Their itch called upon them to scratch and skrub, and yet they could not do so, for the soreness and aching of their boils.

In the five preceding Plagues, the obduration of Pharaohs heart is attributed to himself; in these five forward, it is attributed to God: And justly [when being punished for his sins, he hardneth his heart so many times] is his heart hardned so many times that he sinneth for a punishment.