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. I.

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In the end of the Sabbath.

IN the Jerusalem Talmudists it is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 In the coming forth of the Sabbath, vulgar∣ly 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 In the going out of the Sabbath 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 h 1.1 On a certain eve of the Sabbath (namely when the Sabbath began) there was no wine to be found in all Sa∣maria: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 But at the end of the Sabbath there was found abundance, because the Ara∣mites had brought it, and the Cuthites had received it.▪ 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 signifies all the night.

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Toward the first day of the week.

The Jews reckon the days of the week thus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 One day (or the first day) of the Sabbath 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Two (or the second day) of the Sabbath. i 1.2 Two witnesses come and say, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 The first of the Sabbath, this man stole, &c. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 and on the second day of the Sabbath judgment passed on him.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 The third of the Sabbath. A Virgin is married on the fourth day of the week; for they provide for the Feast 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the first day of the week. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 The second day of the week. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 And the third day of the week. k 1.3

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 On the fourth day of the week they set apart him who was to burn the red heifer. l 1.4

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 On the fifth of the Sabbath. Ezra ordained that they should read the Law publickly, on the second and fifth day of the Sabbath, &c. He appointed that Judges should sit in the Cities on the second and fifth day m 1.5. Ezra also appointed that they should wash their clothes 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 on the fifth day of the Sabbath n 1.6.

The sixth day they commonly called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the eve of the Sabbath. To wash their clothes on the fifth day of the Sabbath, and eat onions on the Eve of the Sabbath p 1.7. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 On the fifth day of the Sabbath, (or week) and the eve of the Sabbath, and the Sabbath o 1.8.

The first day of the week, which is now changed into the Sabbath, or Lords-day, the Talmudists call 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the Christians, or the Christian day. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 p 1.9 On the Christians day, it is always forbidden (for a Jew to traffick with a Christian.) Where the Gloss saith thus: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 A Nazarean or Christian is he who followeth the error of that man who commanded them, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 to make the first day of the week a Fe∣stival-day to him: and according to the words of Ismael, it is always unlawful to traffick with

them three days before that day, and three days after; that is, not at all all the week through. We cannot here pass by the words of the Glossers on Bab. Rosh hashanah. q 1.10 The Baithuseans desire, that the first day of the Passover might be on the Sabbath, so that the presenting of the Sheaf might be on the first day of the week, and the feast of pente∣cost, on the first day of the week.

With good reason did our blessed Saviour remove the Sabbath to this day, the day of his resurrection, the day which the Lord had made. Psal. CXVIII. 24. when now the stone which the builders refused, was become the head stone in the Corner. For,

I. When Christ was to make a new world, or a New Creation, r 1.11 it was necessary for him to make a new Sabbath. The Sabbath of the old Creation, was not proper for the new.

II. The Kingdom of Christ took its beginning principally from the resurrection of Christ: when he had now overcome death and Hell. (The Jews themselves confess, that the Kingdom of the Messiah was to begin with the resurrection of the dead, and the renewing of the world.) Therefore it was very proper that that day from which Christs Kingdom took its beginning, should pass into the Sabbath, rather than the old Sabbath, the memorial of the Creation.

III. That old Sabbath was not instituted till after the giving the promise of Christ. Gen. III. 15. and the rest of God on that seventh day was chiefly, in having perfected the new Creation in Christ; that also was the Sabbatical rest of Adam. When there∣fore that was accomplished which was then promised, namely the bruising of the Ser∣pents head, by the resurrection of Christ, s 1.12 and that was fulfilled, which was typified and represented in the old Sabbath, namely the finishing of a new Creation, the Sab∣bath could not but justly be tranferred to that day on which these things were done.

IV. It was necessary that the Christians should have a Sabbath given them distinct from the Sabbath of the Jews, that a Christian might be thereby distinguished from a Jew. For as the Law took great care to provide, that a Jew might be distinguished from an Heathen; So it was provided by the Gospel, with the like care, that partly by the for∣saking of those rites, partly by the bringing in of different manners and observances, a Christian might be distinguished from a Jew. The Law was not more solicitous to mark out, and separate a Jew from an Heathen by Circumcision, than the Gospel hath been, that, by the same Circumcision, a christian should not Judaize: And the same care it hath deservedly taken about the Sabbath. For since the Jews, among other marks of distinction, were made of a different colour, as it were, from all nations, by their keep∣ing the Sabbath; It was necessary that by the bringing in of another Sabbath (since of necessity a Sabbath must be kept up) that Christians might be of a different colour from the Jews.

Notes

• h 1.1

  Avodah Za∣rah, fol. 44. 4.
• i 1.2

  Bab. Maccoth, fol. 5. 1.
• k 1.3

  Bab. Chetub. fol. 21.
• l 1.4

  Gloss on Pa∣rah, Chap. 2.
• m 1.5

  Hieros. Meg. fol. 75. 1.
• n 1.6

  Bab. Bava Kama, fol. 82. 1.
• p 1.7

  Ibid.
• o 1.8

  Id. fol. 3••. 2.
• p 1.9

  Bab. Avoda•• Zarah, fol. 6. 1. & 7. 2.
• q 1.10

  Fol. 22. 2.
• r 1.11

  Esai. LXV. 17.
• s 1.12

  Heb. II. 14.