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.

§. 1. Troubles at Jamnia.

THE troubles and miseries of the Jews are now drawing to the heart of their State, and this year are got into their own Land, and drawing near Jerusalem it self. And the poor Alexandrian Jews Commissioners, that the last year set forward for Rome, and in the beginning of this year are gotten thither, to petition for redress of their own calamities, do there receive tydings of worse miseries coming towards all their Nation. The original and occasion was from Capito a gatherer of Tribute for the Romans in Judea. This man coming into that Office and Country a very poor man: and (as no other can be expected from men of so base and mean quality put into so high places) having pilled and polled all before him, to raise and to mend his fortunes; and being now grown rich, and being afraid to be accused of the Jews to Cae∣sar, for his injustice and oppression, he thinks it the safest way to prevent that, to get some occasion against them, that he might accuse them, and cry thief first. In Jamnia therefore where he resided, there was mixture of Inhabitants, very many Jews, and not a few Strangers, or Gentiles. Hereupon Capito secretly contriveth, That these strangers should set up an Altar in the City to Caius, who as they heard, would be worshipped for a God. This both he and they knew that the Jews would never indure, as being a most notorious violation of their Law; but would oppose the matter, and so should he have cause and accusation enough against them to Caesar, for despising of his Majesty, and con∣temning his Godhead. Accordingly did the cursed plot take effect: for suddainly and unexpectedly an Altar is built and erected in the City, the Jews as soon as they hear and see the business, they rise generally and pull it down. Their enemies that had built it, run to Capito, who indeed had had the chief hand in the design, and complain of the indignity: He not thinking it enough to take recognisance of the business himself, by Letters acquaints the Emperor with the affront, for so he sets it forth; and well he knew the Emperor would be ready enough to second him to do mischief to the Jews according to his desire.