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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Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.
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London :: Printed by W. R. for Robert Scot, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell,
1684.
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Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.
Church of England.
Theology -- Early works to 1800.
Theology -- History -- 17th century.
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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, 2024.

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Vers. 46. Continuing daily with one accord in the Temple.

This is not to express, that the Temple was their meeting place, either for hearing of their Sermons, or administring the Sacraments, for neither of these would have been in∣dured there, as appeareth, Chap. 4. 1. but this is to shew that they had not yet shaken off

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all the Worship of the Temple, nor the observance of Moses, but resorted thither to the duties of Religion, at the hours of prayer, as they had done before. For many years after this, the believing Jews were still tenacious of the Law, and reverential of the Temple, Acts 21. 20. which they might lawfully be while the Temple stood, if their observance of Moses did not destroy in them the doctrine and application of their justifi∣cation by faith in Christ. And hence was it that the Apostles did so far comply with them both in that place in Acts 21. and also in Acts 15. because Moses was to stand till the Temple fell, those Rites not nullifying the death of Christ, if rightly used.

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