§. Were about an hundred and twenty.
This summeth the men that are spoken of in the verse preceding; the twelve Apostles, the seventy Disciples, and about thirty eight more, all of Christs own kindred, country, or converse.
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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- 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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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A48431.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 7, 2025.
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These one hundred and twenty here spoken of, are not to be reputed or accompted as the whole number of believers at Jerusalem at this time; but only those that had follow∣ed Christ continually, Vers. 21. were of his own Country, stood in more near rela∣tion to him, as being of his own family and society, and appointed by him for the Ministry.
The Believers at Jerusalem no doubt were many hundreds, if not thousands at this time; though we read of no converts in this book, till the next Chapter. For what fruit or accompt can else be given of all Christs preaching and pains bestowed in that City? Let but Joh. 2. 23. & 3. 2. & 4. 1. & Mar. 3. 8. & Joh. 7. 31. & 8. 30. & 11. 28, 45. & 12. 19. 42. and divers other places be well weighed, and it will be utterly unimagina∣ble that there should be less believers in Jerusalem now than many hundreds, much more unimaginable that these one hundred and twenty were all, who were all Galileans, and no inhabitants of Jerusalem at all.
This number therefore mentioned by the Evangelist of one hundred and twenty, is not to be thought all the Church in that City; but only the society and company that were of Christs own train and retinue whilst he was upon earth, that companied with him all the time that he went in and out among his Disciples, Acts 1. 21. And this company though it be mingled and dispersed among the Congregations in the City for preaching the Word, and administring the Sacraments, and joyning in acts of worship; yet did they keep together as a more intire and peculiar society, and standing Presbytery, Act. 4. 21. and of the rest durst none joyn himself unto them, Acts 5. 13. and thus they con∣tinued till the persecution at Stephens death dispersed them all but the Apostles, Acts 3. 1.