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.

SECTION XX.

Borrowing Egyptian Iewels, Exod. 12. 35, 36.

IT may be equally questionable, whether Israel shewed less honesty in borrowing what they meant not to restore, or Aegypt less wisdom, in lending what they knew would not be restored?

For the first, it is easily aswered, that they had the express warrant of God, who can∣not command unrighteousness, and whom to obey in all things is piety.

The second is as easily resolved thus, that Idolaters, in the worship of their Idols, used to deck themselves with Jewels, and Ear-rings, and fine things, thereby to make them as they thought the more acceptable, to their fine decked Diety. So do the Aegyptians now conceive of Israel, that seeing they desired these their fine knacks, being now going to sacrifice, they intended to sacrifice to the Aegyptian gods, as they had done heretofore; and they thought, sure there can be no danger of departing the Land, be∣cause

they still adhere to our Religion. For Moses had but still spoken of going three days journey into the Wilderness to worship.