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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Cometh into the Coasts of Iudea by the farther side of Iordan.

HERE is need of a discerning eye, to distinguish of the true time, and method of this story, and of Christs journey. If you make use of such an eye, you will find half a year, or thereabouts to come between the uttering of the words immediately beforegoing, and this travail of our Saviour: however it seems to be in∣timated by our Evangelist, and likewise by Matthew, that when he had finished those words, forthwith he entred upon his journey: When in truth he went before to Jeru∣salem, through the midst of Samaria, to the Feast of Tabernacles, Luke IX. 51, &c. Joh. VII. And again▪ From Galilee, after he had returned thither, through the Cities and Towns, to Jerusalem, Luke XIII. 22. to the Feast of Dedication, Joh. X. 22. And

again beyond Jordan indeed, Joh. X. 40. but first taking his way into Galilee, and thence beyond Jordan, according to that story which is before us. The studious Reader, and that in good earnest imployeth his labour upon this business, has no need of further proof; his own eyes will witness this sufficiently. Thus the Wisdom and Spirit of God di∣rected the pens of these holy Writers, that some omitted some things to be supplyed by others; and others supplyed those things which they had omitted: and so a full and compleat history was not composed but of all joyned and compared together.

I wish the Reverend Beza had sufficiently considered this, who rendreth 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, not Beyond, but By Jordan, and corrects the vulgar Interpreter and Erasmus, who render it, Beyond Jordan properly and most truly. As if by Perea, saith he, or the Country beyond Jordan, Christ passing over Jordan or the lake of Tiberias, came into Ju∣dea out of Galilee, which is not true. But take heed you do not mistake, Reverend Old-man. For he went over Jordan from Capernaum, as it is very probable, by the bridge built over Jordan between Chammath, near to Tiberias, at the Gadaren Coun∣try. He betook himself to Bethabara, and stayed some time there, Joh. X. 40. thence he went along Perea to the bank over against Jericho. While he tarrieth there a Mes∣senger sent from Mary comes to him concerning the death of Lazarus, Joh. XI. and thence after two days he passeth Jordan in Judea.