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.

His Arraignment before the Sanhedrin.

At Caiaphas his house was the Sanhedrin now assembled: Whether we take this for his lodgings in the Temple, or his house in the City it is not much material. Peter follows thither, and by another Disciple that was acquainted there, he is helped into the Hall, and sits with the Servants by the fire. The Chief-Priest and Elders were busie to find out Witnesses that might accuse him, and though many false Witnesses [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in Talmu∣dick language] come in, yet all will not do: for it was not possible to touch him of any offence. He all this while standing silent (Isa. 37. 7.) Caiaphas adjures him to tell whe∣ther he were the Christ or no, he confesseth it, and withal tells them that the time should come that they should find the truth of this by experience, when he should shew his power and vengeance in his judgment against them, and their City, coming in clouds, &c. This confession and words they account blasphemy: and that they might have the surer impression of so construing them, Caiaphas rent his garments, and by that action would, as it were, force them to agree with him that it was so, when his garments had paid so dear, for the confirming of it. Their custom and reason of renting their clothes upon the hearing of blasphemy, is handled in Jerus. in Sanhedr. fol. 25. col. 1. & 2. and in Maym. in Avrdah Zarah. per. 2. where those two Canons being observed, Every one that hears Gods Name blasphemed, is bound to rent his garments: And the Judges hearing blasphemy must stand upon their feet, and must rent their clothes and may not sew them up again. It

will cause us to observe something in it, that the Highpriest only rent his clothes, and not the rest of the Bench with him. Which though they did not, yet they vote with him, that it was blasphemy, and therefore he was guilty of death: which had it been executed, must have been by stoning. Sanhedr. per. 7. halac. 4. And now they begin to spit on him, to bu••••et him and abuse him.