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. XV.

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It is but the third hour of the day.

THAT is with us, nine a Clock in the morning; before which time especially on the Sabbath and other Feast-days the Jews were not wont so much as to tast any thing of meat or drink, nor indeed hardly of other days. o 1.1 This was the custom of the Re∣ligions of old, first to say over his morning prayers on the Sabbath-day, with those additional ones in the Synagogue, and then go home and take his second repast. For he had taken his first repast on the evening before at the entrance of the Sabbath. Nothing might be tasted be∣fore the prayers in the Synagogue were finisht, which sometimes lasted even till noon∣day; for so the Gloss upon the place, When they continue in the Synagogue beyond the sixth hour and an half, which is the time of the great Minchah (for on a Feast-day they delay'd their coming out of the Synagogue) then let a man pray his prayer of the Minchah before he eat, and so let him eat. And in those days it was, that that commonly obtain'd, which Targ. in Cohe∣leth noteth: p 1.2 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 After they had offer'd the dai∣ly Sacrifice they eat bread in the time of the four hours; i. e. in the fourth hour. In Bava Meziah q 1.3, a certain officer of the Kings teacheth R. Eleazar the Son of R. Simeon how he

should distinguish betwixt Thieves and honest men; 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 go (saith he) into the Taberne on the fourth hour, and if thou seest any person drinking Wine, and nod∣ding while he holds his Cup in his hand, &c. Where the Gloss hath it, The fourth hour, was the hour of eating, when every one went into the Taberne, and there eat. So that these whom ye deride, O ye false mockers, are not drunk, for it is but the third hour of the day; that is, it is not yet the time to eat and drink in.

Notes

• o 1.1

  Maimo. Sch ib. cap. 30.
• p 1.2

  Cap. 10. 16.
• q 1.3

  Fol. 83. 2.