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A75905 A description and explanation of 268. places in Jerusalem and in the suburbs thereof, as it flourished in the time of Jesus Christ Answerable to each of the 268. figures that are in its large, and most exact description in the map; shewing the several places of the acts and sufferings of Jesus Christ, and his holy Apostles. As also of the Kings, prophets, &c. Very useful for the more clear and fuller opening of very many places in the prophets (as also in Josephus, and other histories) especially in the Gospels, and the Acts of the Apostles. Translated by T.T. Reviewed, and in many places rectified according to the Holy Scriptures, and some things further cleared: with additions of many scripture proofs: by H. Jessey. Imprimatur Joseph Caryl. Adrichem, Christiaan van, 1533-1585.; Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663.; T. T. 1653 (1653) Wing A600aA; ESTC R229469 81,732 114

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Capheteta Number 152 Cherubims Number 77 Candlestick of Gold Number 81 Christs his Crosse before Num. I. 120 Christ rideth to Jerusalem Number 211 Christ falleth down under his Crosse Number 245 247 1.21 Christ speaketh to the mourners Number 246 Christ stript out of his cloaths Number 248 Christ racked and nailed on the Crosse Number 249 Christ delivered to the Virgin Mary Number 253 Christs garment parted by lot Number 252 Christ speaketh to the women after his resurrection Number 254 Christ talketh with his two Disciples going to Emaus Number 255 City Lower Number 26 The Court Number 35 Court of Records Number 30 Corner parlor Number 33 Corner stone Number 153 Court of Herods Pallace Number 138 Conduit or Fountain Number 128 Closers Number 91 Common place of buriall Number 198 Cypresse Trees of Zion Number 7 Crosse See before Number 1 D Daniel fed Number 213 Davids City and Tower Number 2 Dial of Achas Number 103 Dove-house Number 195 Dragon Fountain Number 184 E. Eliasib's house Number 17 Essens Gate Number 66 Eagle of gold Number 101 Erebynth a village Number 359 Ephraims Gate Number 156 F. Face of Christ Number 44 Fountain of Sion Number 18 Fountaine the innermost Number 60 Fountain old Number 62 Fountain in the Temple Number 82 Fountain Number 128 Fountain Dragon Number 18.4 121 Fountaine of Silo Number 199 Fountain Gibon the lower Number 230 Fountain Gihon the higher Number 231 Fruitful wood Number 265 Fullers field Number 115 Fig tree withered Number 183 G. Gamaliel and Nicod Sepulchre Number 23 Gabaon hill Number 24 Gabriels appearing Number 80 Garden belonging to the King Number 15 and 188 Gareb-hill Number 258 Gardens inclosed Number 260 Garden on mount Olivet Number 187 Garments of Christ parted by lot Number 252 Gates of Sion Number 20 Gate called the Upper-gate Number 21 Gate of Warders Number 64 Gate called the Horse-gate Number 65. Gate belonging to the Essenes Number 66 Gate the first Number 67 Gate called the New-gate Number 93 Gate called the middle-Gate Number 137 Gate called Holy-Gate Number 94 North Gate Number 104 Gate South Number 105 Gate in the West Number 106 Gate of the corner Number 154 Golden Gate Number 155 Gate of Ephraim Number 156 Gate called the Water-gate Number 157 Gate Genath Number 158 Gate of the Kings Garden Number 159 Gate of the high Priests Pallace Number 160 Gate called the Fish-Gate Number 161 Gate called the Dung-Gate Number 162 Gate of womens Towers Number 163 Gate called the Valley-Gate Number 164 Gate called the Old-Gate Number 165 Grove of Moloch Number 189 Gehennom Number 86 184 Golgotha Number 213 Godfrey of Bulloigns victory Number 1 H. Hellen Adiaben Number 72 House of Annas Number 8 House of the Worthies Number 9 House of the Virgin Mary Number 10 House of Uria Number 11 House of Ananias Number 30 House of S. Anne Number 37 House of the Rich Glutton Number 38 House of Mesa Number 39 Houses of the Nathineans Number 40 House of the Prince of Phariseis Number 41 House of the Forrest of Lybanus Number 42 House of Simon the Pharisee Number 43 House of the common people Number 44 Houses of the Priests Number 49 Houses of the Target-bearers Number 50 House of Councel Number 90 House of Mary the mother of John Number 126 House of Olda the Prophetesse Number 127 House of Elias Number 19 Helens Crosse See before Number 1 Hill Garee Number 258 Hole where the Crosse stood Number 250 Hill which is little Number 182 Herods Park Number 143 Hinnom Valley Number 184 Hospital Number 144 Holy place Number 79 Holy of holiest Number 75 I. Jerusalem Number 1 Jaddua's meeting Alexander Number 164 Iebusites in Ierusalem Number 2.7.9 Ile of the Iews Number 86 Isle of the Gentiles Number 100 Ioseph Arim. Number 237 Ieremy Number 130.222 Isaias martyred Number 223 Judas hanged on a Tree Number 232 Iulian Number 24 K. Ioash Number 16.162 K. Kidron Brook Number 201 Valley Number 202 L. Lists or Tiltyard Number 51 Laver of brasse Number 89 Lofts of the singers Number 97 Lake or Ditch between two walls Number 131 Lake Amigdalon Number 125 Lake of Serpents Number 266 M. Maccabees Towers Number 29 192. Market place Number 12 45 46 47 69 129 Mary and Iohn behold Christ as he passeth by with his Crosse Number 122 Their house Number 126 A deep vale or dale Number 178 Mello Number 16 Moloch his Grove Number 189 Mount Sion Number 3 Mount Moria Number 52 Mountaine Bezetha Number 147 Mount of offence Number 190 192 Mount Olivet Number 191 Mountain Eroge Number 220 Mount of Calvary Number 233 Mount Gihon Number 234 Mountain in the North part Number 262 Monument of Alexander Number 133 Monument of Iohn Number 134 Monument of the Fuller Number 193 Monument of Absolom Number 225 Monument of Anani Number 235 Monument of Herod Number 263 N. Nethinims house Number 40 North mountain Number 262 North gate Number 104 New City Number 146 O. Olda or Hulda's house Number 120 Oke Rogel Number 224 Ophel Number 54 Olivet mount Number 191 P Parlour of Sion Number 6 Parlour in the corner Number 33 Pallace of Caiphas Number 17 Of Agrippa Number 55 Of David Number 3 Pallace of the Maccabees Number 55 Pallace of Pilate Number 56 Pallace of the Queen Number 57 Pallace of Solomon Number 58 Pallace of Queen Bernice Number 70 Pallace of Grapte Number 71 Pallace of Helen Number 72 Pallace of Herod Number 136 Pallace of Monobaz Number 73 Passage of the Temple from Solomon Pallace Number 113 Palm trees Number 194 Palm trees Number 236 Place of Z●charias death being slain Number 98 Place where the Iews would have stoned Christ Number 99 Place where the woman taken in adultery was absolved Number 109 Places of Christs fall Number 121 Place where the three Apostles sate wh●le Christ prayed Number 208 Place where the eight Apostles tarried Number 209 Place where Iudas betraied Christ with a kisse Number 210 Place where Christ preached of the destruction of Ierusalem Number 211 Place where Mary with others stood at Christ his death Number 251 Porch of Pillars Number 68 Porch of the Temple Number 95 Potters field Number 214 Prison called the Kings prison Number 4 Prison common belonging to the City Number 32 Pool called Probatica Number 61 Priest called the high Priest Number 84 Propitiatory or mercy-seat Number 78 R. Rephaim Number 242 Rechabires habitation Number 130 Rock of the West wall Number 166 River of the upper Fountain Number 226 S. Solomons buildings Number 16.42.53.56 58 c. Sedduces Number 48 Seir Gate Number 106 Sion Number 32.6.27 Sepulchre of David Number 22 Sepulchre of Stephen Gama Nico. Number 23 Sepulchre of Christ Number 237 Sepulchre of Helen Number 261 Sepulchre of the Virgin Mary Number 197 Of Zacharias Number 227 Stairs of the Castle Number 13 Stairs of Sion Number 14 School of Gentility Number 48 Sea of brasse Number 92 Seat appeartaining to the King Number 96 Singers seats aloft Number 97 Solomons Throne Number 112 Simon of Cyren beareth the Crosse Number 123 Second City Number 124 Sodom Number 48 Stephen stoned Number 200 T. Tabernacle of Sion Number 24 Of Moloch Number 185 Temple of the Lord Number 72 Table of gold Number 83 Temple Number 74 Tents of the Assyrians Number 218 Tents of Herod Number 229 Tents of the Chaldeans Number 256 Tents of the Romans Number 257 Theatre Number 111 Throne of Solomon Number 122 Tribunal Number 114 Towers of the Trumpetters Number 108 Tower Strato Number 115 Tower in the middle Number 132 Tower Hippie Number 140 Tower Mariamne Number 141 Tower Phaselus Number 142 Tower Ananiel Number 167 Tower in the corner Number 168 Tower of David Number 169 Tower called the high Tower Number 170 Tower called the Lanthorn Number 171 Tower called the great Tower Number 172 Tower Meah Number 173 Tower Psephina Number 174 Tower of Siloe Number 175 Treasury of the Temple Number 102. V. Valley called the deep Valley Number 176 Valley Iehosaphat 202 Valley of Siloe 203 Valley of dead carcases 240 Valley of the River Gihon 241 Valley of Cedron 116 Valley of Raphaim 242 Vaulted Cave 34 Vail of the Temple rent 85 Village near to Ierusalem 208 Uria his house 11 Veronica before 44 W. Winepresse belonging to the King 25 Walls first 53 Second 135 Third 149 Way of the Crosse 117 Way of entrance for the horses 118 Water issuing forth of the Temple 177 Way of the Fullers field 104 Way of the Captivity 205 Way to Anathoth 206 Way to Iericho 207 Way to Siloe 244 And to Bethlem 243 Way to Samaria and Galilee 267 Well 181 Whipping of the buyers and sellers 110 A Wood 138 Z Zacharias place where he was slaine between the Temple the Altar 98 FINIS IERVSALEM with her suburbes and the most principall places thereof as it florished in CHRIST his tyme most trewly described To the courtrouse behoulder Those thinges which the Grauer by his Arte could not possibly explain in this Figure thou shalt fynde at large in the booke conformed to the nombers herein ●●●ressed Farewell Thy Frende T. Tymine LONDON Anno. 1697
was borne blind washing his eyes which Christ had anointed with clay and his spittle received his sight Josephus testifieth that Siloe all other waters which were without the City did so fail and vanish away before the comming of Titus Caesar that water was sold neer unto them And after his comming they did so abound to him and his host Salig Tom. 10 cap. 1. that they had water enough for them and for their cattell Concerning the vertue of this water the most diligent Surveyer of this place Saligniacus writeth in this sort The water of this Fountaine is of great price at this day even among the Saracens themselves For where as naturally they be rammage and stinke like Goats they washing themselves and their children therein doe mitigate the evill savour thereof The Turks also make great account thereof for that they finde by experience that the use thereof is good for the sight of their eyes 200. or 201. See before Number 44. Stephen the Deacon Act 7.58 with Act. 6 5. in the very flower of his youth was stoned to death praying to God for them that stoned him whose garments the young man Paul kept This man was the first that triumphed with the palme of martyrdome 201. or 202. The Brook Cedron 2 King 23.4 6.12 Jer 31. Jos 8. Ant. 1 6. Bel. 13. Ezek. 47.8 or Kidron is a River on the East side of Jerusalem between the same and Mount Olivet which being increased with divers springs issuing from all parts out of the Mountaine and Pooles ran through the valley of Jehoshaphat and Gehennom with a silver stream and so passed through the plaines of the wildernesse into the dead Sea On the bankes of both sides this River there grew many fruitfull Trees Broc itin 6. Sa● Tom. 9. cap. 1 2 Sam. 15.30 the pleasant shew whereof together with the Gardens neer adjoyning which were watered with the Christal streams of Cedron greatly delighted the eyes and minds of such as walked by the same King David passed over this River bare footed bare headed and with watery eyes accompanied with his most trusty friends flying from the face of his son Absolom Christ also went over the same Joh. 18.1 with his Disciples when he went to the Garden of Mount Olivet 203. In Latine was Tugurium S. Pelagia As the 44. Number so this of Number 203. was not judged worthy the Translating by T. T. nor by H. J. 202. in Latine 204. The Valley of Jehoshaphat Jos 6. Bel. 3. H●er in loc Heb. l. ●t C. Zach. 14. Broc itin 6. Sal. Tom. 8. c 8. 1 King 15. 2 King 23.6.12 the which also is called the Valley of Cedron and the Valley of Mountains It is a wide and deep Valley between Jerusalem and Mount Olivet compassing the City on the East part which is made very fruitful by the passage of the brook Cedron The great deepnesse of this Valley was much filled by Titus and Adrian the Roman Emperours casting into the same great store of earth with the ruines of the Temple and City yet it was not therewith any thing neer levelled 2 Chron. 15.2.9.30 In this Valley the godly and religious Kings of Juda Asa Ezechias and Josias burned the Idols of the Temple and cast their ashes into the brook Cedron This Valley was the common place of burial for the whole City where all the common sort of people were buried Joel 3.2.12 Sal. Tom 9. c. 2. For it was the manner of the Jews to bury their dead Coarses out of the City And in the same place the Turks are now buried 203. or 205. c. See before Number 44. The Valley of Siloe so named of the Fountaine of Siloe Jos 6. Bel. 13. Salig tom 8. c. 2. Jo. 9.7 wherein the Jews which at this day dwell at Jerusalem are buried 204. The Wall of the Fullers Field lying between the water of Siloe and the South-east corner of the City 2 King 25. Isa 7 3.14 Here the Prophet Isaias foretold King Achaz that Christ should be borne of a Virgin 205. The way of the Captivity Joan. Pasc in pereg s die 190.193.194.197.200 207. Ioh. 18.1 Isa 53.10 11. Mar. 14.32.43.53 Mat. 26.36.47.57 Luke 22.39.47 54. Ioh. 18.1.3.13 These small pricks traced forth in length as you see doe demonstrate the way by which Christ was lead captive for the redemption of mankinde For being come into the Garden of Mount Olivet to pray after his last Supper in the Parlor of Mount Sion and having offered to God his Father the holy sacrifice of prayers returning from thence he met with his enemies which came to take him to whom he yeelded himselfe who had scarce gone forty steps from the place where he prayed but the Souldiers which were sent from the high Priests and rulers of the people laid hands on him took him and bound him From whence he was presently carried as a meek Lamb by those ravening Wolves armed with weapons over the brook Cedron to the house of Annas which was distant from the place where he was taken Mat. 27.2 Mar. 15.1 Luke 22.66 Ioh. 18.28 two thousand three hundred and sixty paces And from hence he was carried to the Pallace of Caiphas three hundred and thirty paces And so afterward hee was conducted by the Souldiers and by the people to the Pallace of Pilate which was distant from that of Caiphas a thousand paces Luke 23.7.11 And from thence to the Pallace of Herod which was distant three hundred and fifty paces Lastly from thence againe to the Pallace of Pilate he was carried by another way then that which he came the distance of six hundred elles which make about the length of halfe a mile and more The paces whereof we speak here containe two foot and a halfe 206. The way to Anathoth Broc it in 6. Jer. 1. Luke 10.30 18.35 Mar. 10 46. Mar. 26.36 Mar. 14.32 Luke 22 39. to Bethel and to the wildernesse 207. The way to Jericho and to Gilgal of the which there is mention made in some of the Evangelists Matth. 20.29 208. Here the three Apostles Peter James and John sate while Christ prayed in the Garden being about a stones cast from the selfe-same place Mat. 26.36 209. Here the other eight Apostles tarried being distant about a quarter of a mile from the other three places 210. Mat. 26.47 Mar. 14 43. Ioh. 18.3 Luke 22.47 Here Christ to make us free was betrayed with a kisse by the Traytor Judas and bound with hard and streight bands as if he had been an evill doer by the Jews whom he beat downe backward to the ground by the word of his mouth There Simon Peter moved suddenly with great fervency struck the servant of the high Priest whose name was Malchus and cut off his right ear which Christ immediately restored again But the rest of the Apostles being afraid left the Lord and fled
Erusalem the choice City of God The Original places from whence this Commentary is taken and where more is to be read Psalm 48.2 87.1 2 3. Matth 4.5 Psal 74.27 holy and most glorious built upon the holy Mountains excelling all the Cities of the World as well by the loftiness of the Seat as by the moderation and temperature of the Heavens and fruitfulness of Soil was situated in the midst of the whole World and of Judea as it were in the very Centre and Heart of the Earth and being as a Queen amongst all other Neighbor Cities had the preheminence as the Head over the Body Ezek. 5.5 and shined as the Sun above others in sumptuous and glorious Buildings Having such surpassing excellency she was by a certain singular priviledge in time past Joseph Lib. 3. de Bello Iudaico cap. 2. Deut. 16.17 Psal 48.2 Lam. 2.5 the onely place which God had chosen to himself and was a figure not onely of every faithful mans soul but also of the Elect Church of Christ Militant upon Earth and of that blessed Triumphant Church in Heaven A City of perfect Beauty the Virgin of the World the Paragon of all the East and the joy and rejoycing of the whole Earth This City was builded as some judge about the year from the Creation of the World Two thousand twenty and three in the time of Abraham Gen 14.18 Joseph 7. Antiq Iud. cap 7. l. 7. Belli Iud. c. 18 28. Gen. 10. Iosh 15.8 Judg. 1.19 2 Sam. 5.5 1 Chron. 11.4 7. by Melchisedec the King In Hebrew it was called Salem and in Greek Solyma and it seemeth that he possessed the same Fifty years The which afterwards the Jebusites enjoyed who sprang from Jebusi the Son of Canaan of whom it was called for a time Jebus and Jebusaeum at what time Joshua slew the King thereof And the Jebusites held the same Eight hundred twenty and four years who trusted so much to the strength of their City that when King David assailed the same in contemp tof him and of his Army they placed upon their Walls the blinde the halt and the maimed saying That these were sufficient to beat back the Enemy But when David through Gods help enjoyed the City the Jebusites being expulsed Joseph l. 7. Antiq cap. 3. Jerom. Tom. 3. de loc Hebr. lit i. Euseb Evang Praep. l. 9. 1 King 3.5 6 9 10 c. See Number CXXIV Joseph lib. 8. Antiq. cap. 2. 5. he re-edified the same round fortified it with a Castle dwelt therein and made it the Metropolitan City of the whole Province of Judea and the Head of all the Kingdom and from thenceforth called it Jerusalem as it were Jebussalem the letter B to make the better sound turned into R. Or rather from Jireh and Salem Gen. 18.2 14. with 2 Chro. 3.1 Notwithstanding there are some which write That it is called Jerusalem of the magnificent Temple which Solomon built therein as it were Hieron Solomonis For the Greeks call a Temple 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hieron In continuance of time Solomon and other Kings of Judea greatly enlarged the same and so fortified it with most strong Gates Towers Walls and Trenches and so adorned it with a Temple with Pallaces and with most exquisit Buildings that among other Cities it was a miracle of the whole World and is therefore more honored with silence then with all that can be said concerning the same It stood in the Tribe of Benjamin Josh 18.28 Some borders of it were in Judah Josh 15.8 In this glory and excellency Jerusalem flourished Four hundred seventy and seven years Ioseph con Appion lib. 1. Strabo Geograph l. 16. as if it had been an Earthly Paradise being in compass round about Six miles and two hundred and fifty paces And by the Wall and circuit of the City there was a Stony Trench or Vault Threescore foot deep and in bredth Two hundred and fifty wherein was abiding about One hundred and fifty thousand men But when the wickedness of the Princes and People not onely had profaned the Temple 2 Kings 16.21 24 25. 2 Chro. 28.33 36. with the abominations of Idols but also had filled the City even to the full with innocent blood most cruelly shed the City together with the Temple Princes and people by the just vengeance of God was by Nabuchodonozer Micah 3. Jere. 25.26 29 52. King of Babylon but Gods whip so utterly overthrown and desolated Threescore and ten years that Sion was ploughed up like a field and Jerusalem was become as a heap of stones and the Mountain of the Temple as it were the height and top of Woods so as in the mean time as Jerom witnesseth that neither so much as a Bird Hier. Tom. 3. Trad. Heb. in 2 Chro. 15. nor a Beast could flie or pass through the same Afterwards the Temple onely being with much a do and very hardly builded wanting Gates Towers and Walls was inhabited again by the Jews returning out of the captivity of Babylon Threescore years Moreover within the space of Two and fifty days Esdr 1.2 3 4 5 6. Nehe. 1.2 3 4.5 6 7 c. 1 Mac. 12.13 14. Ioseph 6. Bel. 6. Ioseph 1. Bel. 13. c. Nehemiah inclosed it in compass Three miles and seven hundred and fifty paces with Gates Towers and a strong Wall and afterward the same being beautified by the Maccabees by Herod and by others very stately with publick and private Buildings recovered the former dignity being very famous and populous by the space of Five hundred four and twenty years having in it many narrow Streets by reason of the exceeding number of Houses therein At what time there as in a Theatre Jesus Christ wrought our Salvation and from thence Isa 2.4 Micah 4. Acts 2.1 Mark 16. Psal 18. Ioseph 6. Bel. 13. 7. Bel. 14.17 18. as from a Center the Apostles spread forth the Evangelical Doctrine throughout the World But Titus Emperor of Rome being brought by the just judgement of God to take vengeance for the death of Christ the Thirty and eighth year after his Passion besieged it round casting a bank about it and shut up the Jews in the City as in a prison which came out of every Tribe to celebrate the Feast of Passover there Whereupon that City the wonder of the World was made a Den of theeves and a Sepulchre of dead men For by reason of civil murders famine pestilence and sword there perished in the same Eleven hundred thousand Jews And as for the City it self Titus did so utterly subvert it that men which came unto it would scarce believe that ever it had been inhabited Nevertheless he left three principal Herodian Towers that is to say Hippic Mariam and Phasel which were more notable then the rest as well for greatness as for beauty and that part of the Cities Wall which compassed them from the
West unshaken to the end that both it might be a Castle for the Roman Souldiers which should be left there for a Garrison and also to shew unto posterity what manner of City Luke 19.41 Euseb in Chro. Hist Eccles l. 4. c. 6. and how well fortified the force of the Romans had subdued But after threescore and five years the Jews rebelling again Aelius Adrianus the Emperor slew many thousands of them and utterly subverted those Towers with the remainder of the VVall and commanded the City to be strewed with Salt Hier. in loc Act. Apost lib. H. Niceph. 3. Hist Eccles 14. Broca in Descrip locorum terrae sanctae itinere 6. whereby it came to pass according to the prophesie of Christ That there was not left one stone of the City upon a stone And building the City again in less compass he excluded Mount Sion with the Palace of Solomon and that of the Queen and the House of the Forest of Libanus also the Gate of the North corner and the Tents of the Assyrians and all the North part even to the Dung Gate and to the Gate of Ephraim But the Mount of Calvary and the Sepulchre of the Lord which were aforetime without the Walls he inclosed with the North Walls of the City and set the Picture of a Sowe cut in Marble upon the forefront of that Gate by which men go to Bethleem thereby giving to understand That the Jews subject to that Law of Swines flesh were under the power of the Romans Will. Tyr. Hist Bel. Sacri lib. ●4 c. 12. I●ob Vitriac ● 55 whom by an Edict he forbad never more to enter into that City or look into the same from the top of any higher place and from thenceforth commanded it to be called Aelia Capitolia after his own name But after this being inhabited of the Christians and dignified with a Patriarchal Seat receiving again in continuance of time the name of Jerusalem flourished five hundred years in Christian Religion And in the year after the Birth of Christ Onuphr in Chro. Eccles Six hundred thirty and six it was taken by the Saracens which reigned in Egypt and so possessed Four hundred threescore and three years After this in the year of Christ One thousand ninety and nine Wilbelm Tyri Arch. Hist Bel. Sacri l. 8. c. 5 18 19 20 21. l. 9. c. 1 2 9. the City Jerusalem was recovered by the Christians having for their Captain Godfrey of Bullion who was the first that entred upon the Wall of the City with great courage and most fierce assault the Ides of July the very same day and hour wherein * So I the Author try this Christ died And so great slaughter was made throughout all the Streets Lanes and corners of the City that no man could pass but over the dead bodies of the slain And so exceeding was the effusion of blood Iacob de Vitriac c. 20. B. Salig in Epist ad Joan. a Lotharing Cardin. that men went over their shooes in the blood of the dead insomuch That the Conquerors themselves were from the sole of the foot to the crown of the head imbrued with blood Who when they enjoyed the City putting off their Armor and cleansing themselves from their blood visited the places of Christs Passion Resurrection and Ascension which the faithful that dwelt in Jerusalem shewed unto them and beheld them with reverence The eight day after with one consent they elected Duke Godfrey and created him the King of Jerusalem but the man being full of godliness and humility would not be crowned with a Crown of Gold after the manner of Kings in the holy City but contented himself and reverenced the like Crown of Thorns with the which the Emperor of Mankinde was crowned in the same place when he went to be Crucified for our Salvation Jerusalem therefore being recovered by the Christians Bas Hero Bel. Sacri cont l. 1. c. 7. l. 6. c. 10. was so held and enjoyed by them Fourscore and eight years Afterward namely in the year One thousand one hundred eighty and seven the second day of October the Christian Princes wo and alas disagreeing among themselves Matth. Palmerius in Chron. Jerusalem was delivered up to Saladine the Soldan of Egypt upon this condition That it should be lawful for the Christians to depart with bag and baggage the which Saladine held it Three hundred and thirty years But in the year of our Lord Mossaeus in Chron. One thousand-five hundred and seventeen it was invaded by Selimo the Emperor of Turks and is at this day in the same compass of Walls possessed by the Turks who name it Cusumobarech or Codsbarich Onuphr in Chron. that is to say A Holy City So that from the first Foundation thereof unto this present year One thousand five hundred ninety and four are passed Three thousand five hundred thirty and one years The places within the City The first part of the City II. MOunt Sion Psal 2.6 15.1 Joel 2.15 3.17 Ioseph 6. Bell. 6. 15. Antiq 14. Niceph. 8. Hist Eccles 30. Brocard Itiner 6. which is called The Mount of the Lord and the Holy Mountain is much more higher then other Mountains and larger after the fashion of a Theatre in the form of a half Circle compassing the City on the South part And being set as a Looking-Glass on a high place founded by God upon a firm Rock on every side broken off had a Plainness thereon like to a Town and being very pleasant and recreative it represented the excellency and delights of Heaven Whose top the Jebusites first of all fortified with a strong Castle and the compass thereof with firm and lofty Walls with Gates and with Towers Salig Tom. 6. cap. 6. Isa 14. 20. Whom when David the King had expulsed he made the Castle and the Walls round about the Gates and the Towers much more defensible and made the top and plainness of the Hill Bas Hero Bel. Sacri con●in lib. 1. cap. 8. 2 Sam. 5.6 7. 1 Chro. 11 5 7. 15.1 into Streets and Lanes and builded there for himself for his Nobles and Worthies Houses and called it The City of David which also Josephus calleth The Higher City and The Holy Part. The Maccabees reedifying the same Mountain in compass made it most strong with many Walls and lofty Towers in such wise as notwithstanding any force it was invinsible onely by Famine it might be surprized Where were many straight and narrow passages and many houses of Citizens placed From this Mountain Psal 48.2 87.1 2. Ioseph 6. Bel. 6. 1. Bel. 1. 1 Mac. 4. Ioseph Bel. 15. 16. according to the foretelling of the Prophets a Law and an Evangelical Light came forth and as it were from the Head it self it was spred forth into the whole Body of the World for the saving health of all Nations The which
the Temple 150. The broad Street Neh. 8.16 Neh 12.39 the which also was called the street of the gate of Ephraim 151. The Kings Caves Ios 6. Bel. 6. upon the which the third wall of the City was builded in length The Gates and Towers about the City 152. Caphenetha 1 Mach. 12.37 the East wall of the City upon the brook Cedron which Jonathas Machabees repaired 153. The corner stone Isa 28.16 Psal 87.1 Ps 118.22 1 Cor. 3.11 Acts 4.11 1 Pet. 2.6 7. which was most hard being the firme foundation of mount Sion This was a figure of Christ who is the strong and stable foundation of his Church 154. The Gate of the Corner so called because it was scituate in the North-east corner of the City 2 King 14.13 2 Chron 25.23 Jer 31.38 Za●h 14.10 Broc itin 6 Sal. Tom. 8. cap. 5. next unto the brook Cedron The which also was called the gate of Benjamin because the way lead through the same unto the tribe of Benjamin By this gate wood was brought into the City out of the Desart In this gate also Jeremy the Prophet was apprehended whose ruines are now to be seen a great way out of the City 155. The golden Gate scituate between the gate of the valley and the gate of the Fountain so called because it was gilded with gold It was also called the East-gate Ezek. 43.4 Broc itin 6. Sal. Tom. 9. cap. 4 Breid 14. Pasch die 184. Mat. 21. Joh. 12 because it was builded on the East-side of the Temple And because it lead by a very short way from the Temple to mount Olivet it was rather a gate of the Temple then of the City and therefore Nehemias made no mention thereof By this gate Christ came riding upon an Asse into the City of Jerusalem at what time men cut down palms and strowed them in his way crying Hosanna before him 156. The Gate of Ephraim which now of some is called S. Stephens gate 2 King 14.15 2 Chron. 25 23 Neh. 8.16 12.39 Jos 9. Ant. 10. Broc itin 6. Sal. Tom. 8. cap. 5 scituate on the North part tending toward the way which leadeth unto the tribe of Ephraim whereupon it was called the Gate of Ephraim From this gate unto the gate of the corner Joaz King of Israel beat down the wall of Jerusalem by the space of four hundred cubits and in triumphant manner he being carried into the City in his chariot through that breach became Lord of the City Which wall together with the Towers thereof Uzziah King of Juda afterward restored again 157. The Water-gate Neh. 3 15.26.28 Ne. 8.1.16 2 Chron. 23. Ier. 19.31 Broc itin 6. Salig Tom. 8. cap. 5. the which was scituate between mount Sion and the mount Moria in the valley called Mello toward the East It was called the Water-gate because it opened a passage unto the Fountain of the water of Siloe and because horses were carried through the same to be watred in the brook Cedron And for this cause it was called the East horse-gate and it tended toward the the valley Gehennom 158. The Gate Genath or the Gate of King Herods Garden which was not far from the second wall of the City Jos 6 Bel. 6 7 8 by which water was brought up into the Tower Hippic By this gate the seditious privily sallied out many times upon the Romans 159. The Gate of the Kings Garden 2 King 25 4● which in mount Sion was placed between two walls of the castle by which King Zedechias fled in the night 160. The Gate of the high Priests Pallace Neh. 3.26.28 at the South side of the City 161. The Fish-Gate Neh. 12.39 2 Chro. 33.14 Sopho. l. 10. Nehem. 3.3 Broc itin 6. Sal. tom 8. cap. 1 5. the which was scituate next to the Tower of David in the valley of Mello between mount Sion and the lower City towards the West and by the vault adjoyning to the same it gave a convenient passage to and from the City to every man And it was called the Fish-gate because through the same Fishes were brought into the City from Joppe from other Towns of the Seacoast This also had other names as the gate of David and the Merchants gate Davids gate because it was next to Davids Tower and the Merchants Gate because by the same much Merchandize were carried into the City from Bethelem Hebron Gaza from Aegypt and from Aethiopia By this Gate strangers that came from the West were wont to enter into the City 162. The Dung-gate on the East-side of the City toward the Comer-gate Neh. 3.14 12.31 on the North-east carried all the dung and filth of the City which the rain gathered together into the brook Cedron whereupon it was rightly called the Dung-gate 163. The Gates of Womens Towers Broc iti 6. Sa. tom 8. c. 5. Ios 6. Bel. 2. 5. On the North end of the City by which the seditious brake forth upon the Romans when they besieged the City 164. The Valley Gate 2 Chron. 26.9 Neh. 2.13.15 Neh. 3.13 Broc itin 6. Breid 14. Iul. Sal. tom 8.6.5 so named because it made way into the Valley of Jehosaphat scituate in the midst between the Dung-gate and the Golden-gate and not far distant from the Sheep-market and the Pool called Probatica The which also for this cause deserved to be called the Drove-gate because the flocks of Cattel which were sold in the Sheep-market and were to bee offered for sacrifice in the Temple were brought in by this gate But now it is called S. Stephens gate of the first Martyr Stephen which was stoned to death not far from the same 165. The old Gate Neh. 3.6 12.39 Deut. 22.24 Ruth 4.1 Heb. 13.12 which being on the West-part of the City was called in time past by the Jebusites the Gate Jebus It was also called the Judgement gate because in old time the Judges did fit there in Judgement For then the Seniors did exercise Justice and Judgement in the Gates of their Cities and such as were condemned to dye went out at this Gate Broc itin 6. Sal. tom 8. cap. 7. Whereupon Christ was lead out of the same to be crucified Of this Gate there are at this day some old remainders and ruines to be seen 166. The Rock which was very high going along from the Tower Psephina unto Mount Sion Broc itin 6. upon the which the whole West-wall of the City stood 167. The Tower Hananeel the which being not far distant from the Corner-gate towards the East and by North Jer. 31.38 Zach. 14.10 Neh. 3.1 12 39. was very strong and notable whereof the holy Scripture maketh mention oftentimes 168. The Corner Tower standing aloft upon the Corner gate 2 Chron. 26.9 which King Ozias did strongly repair and made it one hundred and fifty cubits high 169. The Tower of David strong and lofty 2
Sam. 5.9 Vuil. Tyr. 9. be sac 3. Broc itin 6. the which was builded by King David in a corner of two deep Valleys on the top of a broken rocke with four square stones most firmly joyned together with Iron and Lead whose singular fortitude and notable beauty for the commendation of Christs Spouse which is the Church is spoken of by Solomon when he saith Thy neck is like the Tower of David builded with Bulwarks whereupon there hang a thousand shields yea all the weapons of the Giants Cant. 4.4 170. The high Tower 2 Chron. 26.9 Ios 9. Ant. 11. ● which was builded upon the gate of the Valley The which also King Ozias repaired and that it might be seen beyond mount Olivet he made it one hundred and fifty cubits high 171. The Lantern Tower or Tower of Furnaces scituate on the North-end of the City which men thinke was so called Neh 3.11 〈◊〉 12.38 because fire was continually kept there to serve as a Marke both for Land and Seafaring men to direct them in the right way 172. The great Tower Neh. 3.27 which standing near the wall of the Temple was higher then the rest 173. The Tower Meah Neh. 3.1 12.39 otherwise Emat that is say of one hundred cubits which was not far from the Temple 174. The Tower Psephina Jos 6 Bel. 2.5 6 Broc itin 6. which was eight square of seventy cubits high founded at the North-west corner of the City upon a very high rock being like a strong Tower which by reason of the exceeding height thereof was fearfull from whence on a clear day men might behold Arabia the Sea and the uttermost borders of the Hebrews The ruines whereof are as yet to be seen 175. The Tower of Siloe which falling in Christs time slew eighteen men Luke 13.4 176. The deep valley Broc itin 6. which compassing mount Sion on the North and South part went all along the West side of the City even to the gate of Ephraim making a fit and convenient ditch for the City The places without the City The places at the East part of the City 177. The Water which was brought out of the Temple by Conduit pipes under the earth Arist lib. de 72. interpret Jo. 18.1 issued forth here with great noise and so ran into the brook Cedron 178. Bethania the Noble Castle of Mary and of Martha the sisters of Lazarus Mat. 21.17 ch 26.6 Mar. 11.1 Luke 10.29 Ioh. 11.1 12.1 having many houses the which was scituate beyond mount Olivet distant from Jerusalem fifteen furlongs that is two Italian miles From which place though it were but a little way off yet by reason that mount Olivet ●ay between the City Jerusalem could not be seen except from a little hill from whence part of mount Sion might bee seen Christ oftentimes lodged in this house of Martha where he preached the word of God to Mary sitting at his feet Here he raised up Lazarus to life after he had been buried four dayes and began to stinke Here he sitting in the house of Simon the Leper at the table together with Lazarus Martha serving them Mary anointed him with a most precious ointment 179. Bethphage a little village belonging to the Priests seituate at the East foot at the mount Olivet Mat. 21.1 Mark 11.1 Luke 19.22 Ioh. 12.1 Luke 19.41 42 from whence Christ sent two of his Disciples unto the Castle Opposite or over against them to fetch the Asse and the Colt which being brought and the peoples cloaths laid on the Colt he road on the same into Jerusalem But coming down from mount Olivet and seeing the City hee wept on her and prophesied her utter ruine because she knew not the day of her Visitation 180 The Castle or Village Opposite Mat. 26.6 7. Mat. 11.3 Luke 19.23 or which lyeth over against you to use the words of Christ when he sent his Disciples to fetch him the Asse It was a Village right over against Bethphage It seems to be Bethany 181. The Well neer unto Bethany where when the Lord came to raise up Lazarus Martha first met with him Ioh. 11.30 and afterward called forth her sister Mary The Scripture hath not one word of any Well in that place 182. The Little Hill at the foot of mount Olivet Jos 6. Bel. 13. neer unto the Dove-house a little above the valley of Siloe 183. The withered Fig-tree planted beside the way of Bethany Mat. 21.19 Mar. 11.15 which for bearing no fruit but being garnished onely with leaves was cursed of Christ and so presently withered 184. The Dragon Fountaine which doth spring even at this day which was between the Valley and the Dung-gate Jos 15.8 18.16 2 King 23.10 2 Chr. 28.3 33.6 19.2 32 35. 185. Gehennom the which also was called Benhinnom that is to say the Valley of the sons of Ennom or Hinnon It was a place which was scituate in the Suburbs of the City of Jerusalem toward the South-east In which place of Benhinnom was the Tabernacle and the Idoll Moloch the which Idoll as it was chiefe and principal among all the other Idols so the same being the greatest abomination and most hated unto God he oftentimes forbad the same in the Scriptures It was an Idol the matter whereof was brasse made in the likenesse and smilitude of a King of which some write thus It was hollow within and had a head like to the head of a Calfe the other parts or members of the body having the shape and fashion of a man the armes whereof were stretched out whereto the children that should be offered were made fast and with the vehement and extreme heat of the Idoll were burned and utterly consumed being so holden as it were of the same between his armes For when the Idoll was made red hot with the fire which they had put into the hollownesse of the same then the most wicked parents of these children in most cruel and barbarous manner Lev. 18.21 20 2 3. 1 King 11.7 delivered up their sonnes and their daughters to and into these detestable and develish imbracings of the Idoll that so they might be burnt And this they did of a certain divelish devotion offering them up to the devill Moloch for a burnt offering of most filthy savour Amidst these horrible torments wherewith they were thus tormented the miserable Clamor of the children could in no wise be heard Act 7.43 2 King 16. 21. whereby the parents might in any sort be moved to pity or compassion for that the Priests of this Idoll Moloch during the whole time of the sacrifice did usually make an exceeding great noise both with the Trumpets and Drums or Tabrets Whereupon that place was called also Tophet In this abominable manner 2 Chron. 28.33 2 King 23.10 Achaz and Manasses also Kings of Juda being even as mad as the common people
distant from Mount Calvary one hundred and eight foot and from Moun Sion about a mile which Joseph of Arimathea a noble Senator had hewne out in the Rocke for himselfe in the Garden neere unto Mount Calvary In the which Sepulchre hee together with Nicodemus and the Virgin Mary with other godly women buried the body of Jesus being with the consent of Pilate taken from the Crosse and then trimmed with Mirrh and Aloes and wrapt in a fine linnen cloath Sal. Tom. 7. c. 3. 6. was put honourably into the same the head laid toward the West faith Bredan and rolling a stone of exceeding weight to the mouth of the Monument hee went his way Mat. 27.64 Mar. 16 46. But in the meane time the Chiefe Priests and Pharisiees going about to hinder the Resurrection of Christ Pasc d. ●25 taking unto them a strong guard of Souldiers watched the Sepulchre and sealed the stone which shut up the mouth of the Sepulchre lest the keepers and watchmen being corrupted with money should deal deceitfully But this diligence of the Jewes by which they went about to hold Christ in the grave from rising againe increased the Miracle and confirmed the faith of the Resurrection And there hee first of all appeared to Mary Magdalen at the Monument as shee was weeping Mar. 16. Joh. 20.14.16 in the likenesse of a Gardener or as John saith rather shee turned her selfe backe and saw him and hee asking Whom seekest thou She supposing him to bee the Gardener said Sir If thou hast borne him hence tell mee 238 A Wood neer unto the City Jos Bel. Jud. li 6.6 c. 14. as is to bee gathered by Josephus in his Booke and fourteenth fixt Chapter of the Jewes Warre 239. The Brooke or River Gihon at the South-west corner of the City 2 Cron. 32.30 Neh. 2. Broc intin 6. which King Achas had begun to bring from the lower Fountaine Gihon into the upper Fountaine the which King Hezekias at the last finished 240. The Valley of dead Carcasses Jer. 31.40 Lyra ibid. which lay between Mount Calvary and the walls of Jerusalem so called because the dead Carcasses bones and ashes of such as were put to death or burnt on mount Calvary were cast thereinto Divers vaine Traditions of men herein opposing the plaine Divine Scriptures were not judged worthy the Translation 241. The Valley of the Fountaine Gihon 2 Chro. 33.14 Jo. 6. Bel. 13. 15. Ant. 18. whereof mention is made in the book of the Chronicles and in Josephus 242. The Valley Raphaim 2 Sam. 5.18.22 23.13 1 Chro. 11.15 14.9 Isa 17.5 that is to say of Gyants It is a Valley on the West side of the City very large and great which beginneth at the North part and extendeth unto the South bringing forth most plentifully in time past excellent Wheat Wine Oyle and all other fruits In this Valley David by the helpe of God twice overcame the Philistines which sought to invade him with a great Army 243. The Wayes to Bethlehem Act 8. Broc itin 6. Emaus to Gaza and to Joppa which Solomon made with flint and stone even as he did other wayes which lead to Jerusalem both to make the passage more easie and also to shew forth the magnificence of his Kingdome in this point 244. The way to Siloe and to Gabaon whereof Brocardus in his sixt book of his Travell maketh mention 245. Here Christ fell again Pas d. 10. according to the Tradition of the Fathers of old 246. Here Jesus turning himselfe about to the women that mourned and wept Luke 23. Bried 14. Iul. Salig To. 8. c. 7. said Yee daughters of Jerusalem weep not for me but weep for your selves and for your children because the day shall come c. 247. Here Christ fell downe the third time under his Crosse Breid 13. Jul. as the Fathers of old time have affirmed Pas d. 181. 2.2 248. Here Christ was stript out of his garments whose body being all to be torne with whips could not but be very sore Psal 22.18 69.21 Isa 13.4 5. Mar. 27.26.28 35. Mar. 15.23 Breid 12 Jul. Pas d. 213. whereunto his bloody garments cleaving gave new occasion of paine when they were violently pulled off And standing there naked all the while that the Crosse was a preparing in the cold and wind he sate downe at the length upon a stone where he drank wine mixed with gall and mirrh 249. Here Christ being laid on his back on the Crosse and stretched out upon the same Psal 22.1.17 Zach. 12 10. Joh. 20.37 Salig Tom. 7. cap. 4. Pas d. 21.4 his hands and feet was nayled thereunto with Iron nailes and his tender members were with such force strayned and racked upon the Crosse that the very arteries and sinewes were loosened and all his bones might be told 250. This is the most notable memorable place of the whole world Mat. 27.35 Mar. 15.25 Luke 23.33 Joh. 19.18 Lev. 23 5.6 Num. 28.16 17 Exod. 12.18 even the clift of the Rocke of Mount Calvary wherein the Crosse bearing the body of Christ was fastned about high noon of the feast day of Passeover being the day after the Passeover Upon the top of which Crosse a white table was fastened expressing the cause of his death written with Pilates own hand or by his appointment in these words of Hebrew Greeke and Latine JESUS OF NAZARETH KING OF THE JEWES Further it is written by some that the Jews did in such manner erect and set Christ upon his Crosse that his back parts might be towards Jerusalem and his face towards the West For they deemed him unworthy to have his face toward the holy City But we must thinke that this was not done altogether by fortune or without a mystery but rather by the singular dispensation of God Jer. 18.17 Beda in Luke cap. 23. Breid 12. Iul. His miseries seem to be no false Prophets of our felicity by this means and by this deed fore-warning them of that which the Prophet Jeremy had Prophesied should come to passe saying I will scatter them with an East wind before the Enemy I will shew them the backe and not the face Salig Tom. 7. car 5. in the day of their destruction For as St. Ierome saith seeing they are dispersed throughout the whole world and do call upon God ●ight and day in the synagogues of Sathan God sheweth unto them his back and not his face that they may know that he is alwayes going from them Hier●n in Jer. cap. 18. Psal 5.9 Isa 10.27 and not coming towards them And that even in the day of their destruction that is to say during all the time after the passion of our Saviour unto the very end of the world that when the fulnesse of the Gentiles is come in the remnant of the people of Israel may bee converted at the last Ro. 9. 11.25