The harmony of the foure evangelists among themselves, and with the Old Testament : the first part, from the beginning of the gospels to the baptisme of our saviour, with an explanation of the chiefest difficulties both in language and sense / by John Lightfoote ...
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- The harmony of the foure evangelists among themselves, and with the Old Testament : the first part, from the beginning of the gospels to the baptisme of our saviour, with an explanation of the chiefest difficulties both in language and sense / by John Lightfoote ...
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- Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.
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- London :: Printed by R. Cotes for Andrew Crooke ...,
- 1644.
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Contents
- title page
- TO THE Most Renowned and Illustrious Knight and Champion of the Gospel HIS EXCELLENCY ROBERT EARLE OF ESSEX, &c.
- The Epistle to the Reader.
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PROLEGOM. I.
- Sect. I. From the Creation to the Flood were 1656. yeeres, as appeareth, Gen. 5. & 6. & 7. by these parcels.
- Sect. II. From the Flood to Terahs death, and the Promise then given to Abram, were 427 yeeres, as appeareth Gen. 11. by these particulars.
- Sect. III. From the promise given to Abram upon his Father Terahs death to the delivery of the people of Israel out of Aegypt, and to the giving of the Law, were 430 yeeres, Exod. 12. 40. Gal. 3. 17.
- Sect. IV. From the comming of Israel out of Aegypt, to the laying of the foundation of Solomons Temple, were 480 yeeres, 1 King. 6. 1. and seven yeeres was it in building, ver. 38.
- Sect. V. From the finishing of Solomons Temple, to the falling away of the ten Tribes, were 30 yeeres.
- Sect. VI. From the falling away of the ten Tribes under Jeroboam, to the captivity of Judah into Babylon, were 390.
- Sect. VII. From the burning of the Temple by Nebuzaradan, 2 King. 25. Jer. 52. to the return from Babel, 2 Chro. 36. 22. Ezra 1. 1. were fifty yeeres.
- Sect. VIII. From the return of the Jewes out of Babel, to the death of Christ 490 yeeres.
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THE
HARMONY
OF THE
FOVRE EVANGELISTS.
- SECTION I.
- SECT. II.
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SECT. III.
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S. LUKE. CHAP. I.
- Reason of the Order.
- Harmony and Explanation.
- § There was a certaine Priest named Zacharias.
- SS. Of the course of Abia.
- Vers. 6. Walking in all the commandements and ordinances.
- SS. Ordinances.
- Vers. 9. According to the Custome.
- SS. His lot was to burne Incense.
- SS. To burne Incense entring into the Temple of the Lord.
- Vers. 10. And the whole multitude of the people.
- SS. Were praying without.
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S. LUKE. CHAP. I.
- SECT. III.
- SECTION V.
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SECT. VI.
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S. LUKE, CHAP. II.
- Reason of the Order.
- Harmony and Explanation.
- SS. That all the world should bee taxed.
- Ver. 2. This taxing was first made when Cyrenius was Governour of Syria.
- Ver. 3. And all went to bee taxed.
- Ver. 4. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, &c.
- Ver. 7. Shee brought forth her first-borne.
- SS. And wrapped him in swadling cloaths.
- SS. Because there was no roome for them in the Inne.
- Vers. 8. And there were Shepheards, &c.
- SS. Keeping watch over the flocke by night.
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Vers. 9. The glory of the Lord
, &c. - Vers. 13. A multitude of the Heavenly best, &c.
- Vers. 14. Glory to God in the Highest, &c.
- Ver. 21. And when eight daies were accomplished for the circumcising, &c.
- Ver. 22. And when the dayes of her purification, &c.
- Ver. 25. A man whose name was Simeon.
- SS. Waiting for the consolation of Israel.
- Ver. 26. That hee should not see death before hee had seen the Lords Christ.
- Ver. 35. Yea a sword shall pierce through thine owne soule also.
- SS. That the thoughts of many hearts may bee revealed.
- Ver. 36. The daughter of Phanuel, of the Tribe of Aser.
- Ver. 37. Which departed not from the Temple.
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S. LUKE, CHAP. II.
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SECTION VII.
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S. MATTHEW. CHAP. II.
- Reason of the Order.
- Harmony and Explanation.
- SS. Wisemen.
- SS▪ From the East.
- Vers. 2. Saying, Where is hee that is borne King of the Jewes? for wee have seen his Starre in the East, &c.
- Vers. 3. Hee was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- Vers▪ 4. All the chiefe Priests.
- SS. And Scribes of the people.
- SS. Hee demanded of them where Christ should bee borne.
- Ver. 6. And thou Bethlehem in the land of Juda, &c.
- SS. Art not the least.
- SS. Among the Princes of Juda.
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SS. For out of thee shall
ome a Governour. - Vers. 7. Herod privily called the Wisemen.
- SS. Enquired diligently of them the time when the Star appeared.
- Vers. 11. Gold, and Frankiniense, and Myrrhe.
- Vers. 15. Out of Egypt have I called my Sonne.
- Ver. 18. In Rama was there a voice heard, &c.
- SS. Rachel weeping for her children, &c.
- Vers. 19. But when Herod was dead, &c.
- Vers. 20. For they are dead that sought the young childs life.
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Ver. 22. Archelaus did reigne in I
dea in the roome of his Father Herod. - Ver. 23. Hee shall bee called a Nazarene.
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S. MATTHEW. CHAP. II.
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SECT. VIII.
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S. LUKE, CHAP. II.
- Reason of the Order.
- Harmony and Explanation.
- Vers. 41. Now his Parents went to Jerusalem, &c.
- Ver. 42. And when hee was twelve yeeres old, &c.
- Vers. 43. The child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem, and Joseph and his Mother knew not of it.
- Vers. 46. After three dayes they found him in the Temple.
- SS. In the Temple sitting in the midst of the Doctors. Compare Psal. 82. 1. Hag. 2. 7. Mal. 3. 1, 2.
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S. LUKE, CHAP. II.
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SECT. IX.
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section
- Reason of the Order.
- Harmony and Explanation.
- SS. Of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
- Vers. 2. As it is written in the Prophets.
- Luk. 3. ver. 1. In the fifteenth yeere of Tiberius Caesar.
- SS. Pontius Pilate being governour of Judea.
- SS. Herod being Tetrarch of Galilee.
- SS. Tetrarch.
- SS, And his brother Philip being Tetrarch, &c.
- SS. Of Iturea.
- SS. And the Region of Trachonitis.
- SS. Lysanias.
- SS. Abilene.
- Vers. 2. Annas and Caiaphas being the High Priests.
- SS. The Word of the Lord came to John.
- SS. To John the Son of Zacharias in the wildernesse.
- Mat. 3. vers. 1. Preaching in the Wildernesse of Judea.
- Mark 1. ver. 4. John did baptize in the Wildernesse.
- SS. And preach the baptisme of repentance.
- Matth. 3. Verse 2. And saying, Repent yee, for the Kingdome of Heaven is at hand.
- Luk. 3. ver. 5. Every valley shall bee filled, &c.
- Mat. 3. ver. 6. Confessing their sins.
- Mat. 3. ver. 7. When he saw many of the pharisees, and Sadduces comming to his baptisme.
- SS. Comming to his Baptisme.
- SS. O generation of Vipers.
- SS. To flee from the wrath to come.
- Matth. 3. Ver. 9. Say not, Woe have Abraham to our Father.
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SS. Of the
to raise up children to Abraham. - Matth. 3. verse 10. And now also is the Axe laid unto the root of the Trees.
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SS. To the root of the tree
. - Luke 3. vers. 10. And the people asked him, &c.
- Vers. 11. Hee that hath two coates, let him impart to him that hath none, &c.
- SS. That hath two coates, &c.
- Ver. 12. Publicans.
- Ver. 13. Exact no more, &c.
- Ver. 14. The Souldiers.
- SS. Dee violence to no man, &c.
- Ver. 15. As the people were in expectation, &c.
- Ver. 16. John answered.
- SS. I indeed baptize you, &c.
- SS. I baptize you.
- SS. With water.
- SS. Water.
- Mat. 3. ver. 11. Vnto repentance.
- Luke 3. vee. 16. But one mightier then I commeth.
- SS. The latchet of whose shooes I am not worthy to unloose.
- SS. Hee shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
- SS. You.
- SS. And with fire.
- Ver. 17. Whose fanne is n his hand.
- SS. His floore.
- SS. The Wheat hee will gather.
- SS. Hee will gather.
- SS. Into the Garner.
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section
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SECT. X.
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section
- Reason of the Order.
- Harmony and Explanation.
- Ver. 14. But John forbad him.
- SS. I have need to bee baptized of thee.
- Ver. 15. Suffer it to bee so now.
- SS. For thus it becommeth us to fulfill all righteousnesse.
- Luke 3. ver. 21. Now when all the people were baptized, &c.
- SS. Jesus also being baptized.
- Mat. 3. Ver. 16. Hee went up straight out of the water.
- Luk. 3. Ver. 21. And praying.
- Mat. 3. Ver. 16. Loe the heavens were opened.
- Mat. 3. Ver. 16. The Heavens were opened to him.
- Mark. 1. Ver. 10. Hee saw the heavens cloven.
- Mat. 3. vers. 16. And hee saw the Spirit of God.
- Mat. 3. Ver. 16. The Spirit of God.
- Luk. 3. Ver. 22. The Holy Ghost.
- SS. The Holy Ghost descended.
- SS. Descended in a bodily shape.
- SS. In a bodily shape.
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SS. Lik
a Dove. - Mat. 3. ver. 16. And lighting upon him.
- Ver. 17. And loe, a voyce from heaven.
- SS. A Voyce.
- SS. From Heaven.
- Mat. 3. Ver. 17. This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.
- Luk. 3. Ver. 23. And Jesus himselfe beganne to bee about thirty yeeres of age.
- SS. Being [as was supposed] the sonne of Joseph, which was the sonne of Heli.
- Ver. 27. Which was the Son of Salathiel, which was the Son of Neri.
- Ver. 31. Which was the Sonne of Nathan.
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Ver. 36. Which was the Sonne of Cai
an, which was the Sonne of Arphaxad. - Ver. 38. Which was the Sonne of Adam, which was the Sonne of God.
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section
- ERRATA.