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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Title: 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.
Author: Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.
Publication: London :: Printed by W. R. for Robert Scot, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell,; 1684.
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Subject terms: Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.; Church of England.; Theology -- Early works to 1800.; Theology -- History -- 17th century.
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VERS. V.

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Hanged himself.

STrangulatus est, was strangled: namely by the Devil, who had now been in him three days together. The words of Peter, Act. I. 18. do not suffer me to understand this of hanging himself. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Falling headlong he burst asunder in the midst. Interpreters take a great deal of pains to make these words agree with his hanging himself, but indeed all will not do. I know the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is commonly ap∣plied to a mans hanging himself, but not to exclude some other way of strangling. And I cannot but take the story (with good leave of antiquity) in this sense. After Judas had thrown down the money, the price of his Treason, in the Temple, and was now retur∣ning again to his mates, the Devil who dwelt in him, caught him up on high, strangled him, and threw him down headlong, so that dashing upon the ground, he burst in the midst, and his guts issued out, and the Devil went out in so horrid an Exit. This certain∣ly agrees very well with the words of Peter now mentioned, and also with those that follow, This was known to all that dwelt at Jerusalem. It agrees also very well with the deserts of the wicked wretch, and with the title of Iscariot. The wickedness he had com∣mitted was above all example; and the punishment he suffered was beyond all president. There had been many instances of persons who had hanged themselves, this would not so much have stirred up the people of Jerusalem to take notice of it, as such a strangling and throwing down headlong, which we suppose horrible above measure, and singular be∣yond example. See what we have said at the tenth Chapter concerning the word Iscariot.