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.

§. Account of the Chronology.

THE conversion of Paul we observed ere while, and proved to be in the year next after our Saviours ascension or Anno Christi 34. Now Paul himself testi∣fieth that three years after his conversion he went up to Jerusalem, Gal. 1. 18. That space of time he spent in Damascus, in Arabia and in Damascus again. For so himself testifieth in the verse before. But how long time he took up in these seve∣ral abodes in these places, it is not determinable nor indeed is it material to inquire, since we have the whole time of all his abodes summed up in that account of three years: Now whereas there is no mention in Lukes relation of his journey into Arabia, but he maketh him (as one would think) to come up to Jerusalem, at his first departure from Damas∣cus, we have shewed elsewhere that it is no uncouth thing with this and the other Evan∣gelists, to make such brief transitions, sometimes in stories of a large distance: and Paul himself plainly sheweth us in the place alledged, how to make the brief story of Luke full and compleat, and to speak it out: Namely that Paul upon his coming after his con∣version into Damascus, began there to preach, and increased more and more in strength, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving that Jesus was the very Christ: And having preached a while in Damascus, he goeth into Arabia, which Country was now under the same Government with Damascus, (namely under King Aretas) and after a while he returned into Damascus again. And then do the Jews there seek to kill him, and they incense the Governour of the City under Aretas against him, so that he setteth a watch to take him, but he escapeth over the wall by night in a Basket, Acts 9. 25. 2 Cor. 11. 33. We shall see by and by, that there were preparations for war this year, betwixt Aretas the King of Arabia, and Herod the Tetrarch, and it is not improbable that the Jews in those times of commotion did accuse Paul to the Governor of Damascus under Aretas for a spie or for a man that was an enemy to the Kings cause, and so they interest the Governor in a quarrel against him: And this very thing being considered may

help somewhat to confirm this for the year of Pauls coming from Damascus for fear of his life to Jerusalem, if his own accounting the years did not make it plain enough.

Vers. 26. And when Saul was come to Ierusalem, &c.

His errand to Jerusalem, as himself testifieth, was to see Peter, Gal. 1. 18. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: not for any homage to his primacy (as is strongly pleaded by the Popish crew) for he maketh no distinction betwixt him and James and John in point of dignity, Gal. 2. 9. nay is so far from homaging him that he rebuketh and reproveth him, Gal. 2. 11. But his journey to Peter at this time was, that he might have acquaintance with him and some knowledge of him, for so the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 more properly signifieth, and that he desired the rather, because then Peter was the minister of the Circumcision, as he him∣self was to be of the uncircumcision, Gal. 2. 8. and because there had been some kind of remarkable parallel betwixt them in their recovery, the one from denying and forswear∣ing Christ himself, and the other from persecuting of Christ in his members.