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. IX.

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This day is salvation come to this house.

IT is said Vers. 7. That they all murmured that Christ was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. What then did they think of the house it self that belonged to this sinner? Do we think they would enter in, when they despised any thing that be∣longed to Publicans? Perhaps that expression 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Zaccheus stood and said, may seem to hint, that he came forth and stood talking with those that were with∣out doors and would not enter. However, if we well consider how meanly they ac∣counted of the house of a Publican, we may the easilier understand, what the meaning of that expression is, this day is salvation come to this house.

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Forasmuch as he also is a Son of Abraham.

That is, say most, the Son of Abraham by Faith; which indeed is most true. But I doubt however, that this is not directly the sense of these words. For I question whether the Jews knew of any kind of relation to Abraham, but that which was according to the flesh, and by way of stock and off-spring. The Son of Abraham by Faith was a notion unknown and I scarce believe our Saviour would speak to them in an unintelligible dialect. To which we may add that if it had been said 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 (as it is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in the former clause) we might the easilier have inclined to that sense and applied it to his conversion by which he was made a Son of Abraham by Faith. It would argue that his relation to Abraham was changed, and become other than what it was before, so as 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in the former clause argued the condition of the house altered: But whereas it is said, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, he is, and not he is made a Son of Abraham, I would take it in the same sense with that, Chap. XIII. 16. This Woman being a Daughter of Abraham, that is, in the literal sense of it: as if he should say, Although you murmur, having this chief Publican in so much contempt and indignation, as if he was an accursed thing, yet is he of the seed of Abraham as well as you your selves. He is not an Heathen Publican, but an Israelite: and seeing the Son of Man cometh to seek and to save that which is lost, especially the lost sheep of the house of Israel, Salvation is come to his house this day, for he also is a Son of Abraham.