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. XLI.

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The Babe leaped in her Womb.

SO the Seventy, Gen. XXV. 22. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, The Children leaped in her womb. Psal. CXIV. 4. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, the Mountains skipped. That which is added by Elizabeth, Vers. 44. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉▪ The babe leaped in the womb for joy, signifies the manner of the thing not the cause: q. d. it leaped with vehement exulta∣tion. For John while he was an Embryo in the Womb, knew no more what was then done, than Jacob and Esau when they were in Rebecca's Womb, knew what was determin∣ed concerning them.

a 1.1 At the Red Sea, even the infants sung in the wombs of their Mothers, as it is said 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Psal. LXVIII. where the Targum to the same sense, Exalt the Lord 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 ye infants in the bowels of your Mothers, of the seed of Israel. Let them enjoy their Hyperboles.

Questionless Elizabeth had learnt from her Husband, that the Child she went with, was designed as the fore-runner of the Messiah, but she did not yet know, of what sort of Woman the Messiah must be born, till this leaping of the infant in her womb became some token to her.

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a 1.1

Hieros. Sotah, fol. 2. 3.

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