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.

[CHRIST. XXXIII] ACTS Chap. I.

FROM Galilee where Christ had last appeared to his Disciples, he remandeth them back to Jerusalem, and there cometh again to them. Where among other confe∣rence, they question him, Whether he would at that time restore the Kingdom to Israel? His summoning them again to that place, the Metropolis, it may be gave them occasion to move that question; they as yet, with the rest of the Nation conceiting the Messias a temporal Deliverer; and possibly not fully understanding what he meant by the promise of the Father. His answer; It is not for you to know the times and seasons, inti∣mates not that ever there should be such a restauration, but it smartly checketh their curio∣sity, as erroneous and needless; and sets them to look off earthly longings, to mind the busi∣ness they had to do, viz. to preach him through the world. He leadeth them out as far on mount Olivet, as where it began to be called Bethany, and there, about the place where he had begun his triumphant riding upon an Ass into Jerusalem, he now rides triumphantly into Heaven in a cloud.

The Disciples having seen his Ascension, and two Angels that told them of his com∣ing again in like manner as he went, return to Jerusalem, and there go up into an upper room, and their number is summed up an hundred and twenty. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 An upper room was ordinarily chosen by the Learned of the Jews for their meeting place to discuss and determine matters of Learning and Religion. Schab. per. 1. halac. 4. These are the articles that the Schools of Shammai and Hillel discussed 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in the chamber, or upper room of Chananiah ben Hezekiah, &c. Jerus. Pesachin. fol. 30. col. 2. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 The upper room of Beth Arum in Lydda, &c.

An hundred and twenty were not all the present professors in Jerusalem, but these spo∣ken of were they that were of Christs constant retinue, and companied with him all the time that he went in and out among them, ver. 21. and who being constant witnesses of his acti∣ons,

and auditors of his doctrine, were appointed by him for the Ministry. These are they that the story meaneth all along in these passages: Chap. 2. 1. They were all together. Chap. 4. 21. They went to their company. Chap. 6. 3. Look ye out among your selves. Chap. 8. They were all scattered abroad except the Apostles. Chap. 11. 19. They which were scatter∣ed abroad, preached, &c The Jews say, Ezras great Synagogue, was of a hundred and twenty men. Avoth R. Na••han ••er. 4. Juc••••••lin fol. 13. And their Canons allow not the setting up of a ••anhedrin o•• thr•••• and t••••nty Ju••••es, in any City, but where there were an hundred and twenty m••n fit some for one O••••ice and imployment, some for another. Talm. in Sanhedr. per. 1. and Maymony in his Treatise of the same name, per. 1.

The activity of Peter in the work of the Gospel, mentioned more along this story, then of any of the others, was not only injoyned, but also inlivened, by that saying of his Master, When thou art converted strengthen thy brethren: and he that had fallen so foul, as he had done, had need of all industry to evidence his recovery, and to get ground again.

The Phrase in ver. 25. Judas is gone to his own place, may properly be compared with the opinion of the Nation, about a traytour, He that betrayeth an Israelite, either body or goods, into the hands of the Heathen, hath no portion in the world to come, Maym. in chobel Umaz∣zik per. 8. And with the Gloss of Baal Turim upon these words in Num. 24. 25. Baalam went to his own place, They ••ean, saith he, that he went to Hell.