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. II.

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There shall not be left one stone upon another.

THE Talmudic Chronicles bear witness also to this saying, * 1.1 On the ninth day of the month Ab, the City of Jerusalem was plowed up, which Maimonides delivereth more at large. a 1.2 On that ninth day of the month Ab, fatal for vengeance, the wicked Turnus Rufus, of the children of Edom, plowed up the Temple, and the places about it, that that saying might be fulfilled, Sion shall be plowed as a field. This Turnus Rufus of great fame and infamy among the Jewish writers, without doubt is the same with Terentius Rufus, of whom Josephus speaks, b 1.3 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Te∣rentius Rufus was left General of the army by Titus, with commission, as 'tis probable, and as the Jews suppose, to destroy the City and Temple. Concerning which mat∣ter, thus again Josephus in the place before quoted, c 1.4 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. The Emperour commanded them to dig up the whole City, and the Temple. And a little after, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. Thus those that digged it up laid all level, that it should never be inhabited, to be a witness to such as should come thither.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Taanith, c. 5.
• a 1.2

  Taanith, cap. 4. hal. 6.
• b 1.3

  De ••ell. llb. 7. cap. 7.
• c 1.4

  Cap. 1.