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.

Vers. 41. That they were counted worthy.

Or, That they had obtained: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 seeming to interpret the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 so common among the Rabbins which soundeth to that sense: and so is it not only most easily, but so it must be most commonly rendred in them: And of the very same sense is the Latine word Mereri [when it is applied to man with reference to good] generally in the Fa∣thers: As when it is said that the Virgin Mary, meruit esse mater redemptoris, she obtained to be the mother of the redeemer, not she deserved: Mary Magdalen, Audire meruit, Fi∣des tua te salvam fecit: she obtained to hear it said, Thy faith hath saved thee; and a thou∣sand such examples might be given, which too many thousands interpreting by the word merit, wrest an harmless word to their own destruction.

R. Solomon speaketh of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Meritum volucrium, the priviledge of birds: and some fathers speaking of our obtaining Gods favour and salvation and the like, express it, sine merito nostro meruimus, we have obtained it without our merit.