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.

CHAP. II. (Book 2)

VERS. VI.

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But the Wisdom not of this World.

THE Apostle mentions a fourfold Wisdom.

• I. Heathen Wisdom, or that of the Philosophers, Chap. I. 22. which was commonly called among the Jews, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Grecian Wisdom. Which was so undervalued by them, that they joyned these two under the same curse. Cursed is he, that breeds hogs, and cursed is he who teacheth his son Grecian Wisdom a 1.1
• II. Jewish Wisdom: that of the Scribes and Pharisees, who crucified Christ, vers. 8.
• III. The Wisdom of the Gospel, vers. 7.
• IV. The Wisdom 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, of this World: distinguished, as it seems, from the rest, where This World, is to be taken in that sense, as 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is, as it is opposed to 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 The world to come. And he speaks of the last and highest Wisdom, which, who is there, that could obtain 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, In this World, before the revelation of the Gospel in the coming of Christ, which was 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, The World to come? And this is that the Apostle does, namely, to shew, that the highest, yea, the soundest Wisdom of the Ages before going was not in any manner to be compared with the brightness of the Evangelick Wisdom.

VERS. IX.

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Which eye hath not seen, &c.

R. b 1.2 Chaia bar Abba saith, R. Jochanan saith, All the Prophets prophesied not but of the days of the Messias, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 But as to the world to come, eye hath not seen, O God, besides thee, &c. These words are repeated elsewhere c 1.3 upon another occasion. Where the Gloss, The eyes of the Prophets could not see these things.

You see here the Rabbin distinguishes between the Days of Messiah, and the World to come; which is sometimes done by others: but they are very commonly confounded. And you see upon what reason, yea upon what necessity he was driven to this distinction; namely, that he supposed somethings laid up for those that waited for God, which the eyes of the Prophets never saw. But, saith he, the Prophets saw the good things of the days of the Messiah; therefore they are laid up for the world to come, after the days of the Messiah. Rabbin, learn from Paul, that the revelation under the Gospel is far more bright, than the Prophets ever attained to.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Bava K••ma▪ fol. 82. 2.
• b 1.2

  Bab. Sanhedr. fol. 99. 1.
• c 1.3

  Schabb. f. 63. 1