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.

§. Observations upon the election of Matthias.

First, That there was a necessity the Apostles be twelve. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. and this, that the Founders of the Christian Church might be parallel to the twelve Tribes, the founders of the Jewish; for now Jews and Christians were to join together: and this is hinted in the twenty four Elders, the representative body of the Church so often menti∣oned in the Revelation; and spoken out Rev. 21. 12. 14.

Secondly, That Matthias and Joses being chosen to the presented to the Apostles, the election was not the choice of the whole Church, as if every member of the Church, and believer in Jerusalem, either did or might give his vote to the choosing of them; but it was only the choice of the whole Presbytery, or the hundred and eight among them∣selves: for so is it most plain, vers. 15. & 21. being compared together. Observe the phrase, Of these men that have companied with us.

Thirdly, That the Apostles could not ordain an Apostle by imposition of hands, as they could ordain Elders; but they are forced to use a divine lot, which was as the im∣mediate hand of Christ imposed on him that was to be ordained: that opinion took little notice of this circumstance, that hath placed Bishops in the place of the Apostles, by a common and successive ordination.