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. XXXVIII.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c.

Good measure pressed down, &c.

I. COncerning 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 f 1.1 measures heaped up and stricken off.

R. Meir saith, it is said 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 A tenth. A tenth to every Lamb Whence is hinted that there were two 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 decimaries (or tithing measures) in the Tem∣ple: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 One heapt up, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the other stricken off. The heaped up, was that by which they measured all their bread corn for holy uses. [. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] That which was stricken off, was that whereby they measured the cakes, or the High-Priests loaves.

g 1.2 All the measures in the Temple were heaped up, besides that of the High-Priests. Now the Gloss giving the reason why this was not heaped up as well as the other, tells us, It was because he was to divide the flower into two tenths; if therefore the measure was heaped up, some of the fine flower would spill upon the ground, as he moved it this way and that way in dividing it.

h 1.3 Rabh Papa askt 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 The filling of the Priests hand, whereof we have mention, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Was it by the measure stricken off, or heaped up? R. Aba saith to Rabh Ishai, the filling of the Priests hand, of which we have mention, was neither by the measures stricken off nor heaped up, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 but by measures floating over.

II. Every one may observe our Evangelist in his repetition of this Sermon upon the Mount, doth omit many things that are set down in St. Matthew; those especially that have relation to the dictates and glosses of the Scribes and Pharisees, about Man-slaughter, Oaths, Divorces, &c. or their customs in their Prayers, Fasts, and Alms, &c. Writing for the Service of the Gentiles, he passeth over what respected the Jews.

Notes

• f 1.1

  See Menacoth, fol. 87.
• g 1.2

  Ibid. fol. 90. 1.
• h 1.3

  Joma, fol. 48. 1.