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. LXIV.

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A muderer from the beginning.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 For so the Hebrew Idiom would render 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, he was a muderer from the days of the Creation. And so Christ in saying this, speaks according to the vul∣gar opinion, as if Adam fell the very first day of his Creation.

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He abode not in the truth.

I. He abode not in the truth. i. e. he did not continue true, but found out the way of lying.

II. He did not persist in the will of God, which he had revealed concerning man. For the revealed will of God is called truth: especially his will revealed in the Gospel. Now when God had pleased to make known his good will toward the first man, partly fixing him in so honourable and happy a station, partly commanding the Angels that they should minister to him for his good, Heb. I. 14. the Devil did not abide in this truth, nor persisted in this will and command of God. For he, envying the honour and happiness of man, took this command of God concerning the Angels ministring to him, in so much scorn and con∣tempt, that swelling with most envenomed malice against Adam, and infinite pride against God, chose rather to dethrone himself from his own glory and felicity, than he would bear Adam's continuance in so noble a station, or minister any way to the happiness of it. An Angel was uncapable of sinning either more or less than by pride and malice.