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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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when the Romans by the judgement and will of God against all hope of man and without blood-shed had taken the seditious within the City being stricken with a sudden fear and roaming here and there from the wall and hiding themselves in their sinkes being dispersed in all corners and streets with their naked swords slew all that they met with all having no regard of persons or sex and set fire on the houses burning them Actor 13. Ioseph 7. Bel. 16. and all those that were fled into them and destroying many houses whereinto they entred for pillage sake where finding whole families dead whom the famine had consumed they so abhorred the sight thereof that they returned back again empty running thorough with their swords all that they met and so filling the streets with dead bodies that the whole City flowed with blood in such abundance that as Josephus witnesseth many things burning were quenched with the plentiful blood of the slaine But night coming on the slaughter began to cease but the burning increased The next day following Titus being entred into the City wondred at the fortifications of the City and at the Rocks of the Towers which the Tyrants through folly had willingly forsaken To be briefe when he had seen their substantial altitude and invincible force we have fought saith he by the manifest helpe of God and it was God which drave out the Jews from these holds For what hands of men or what engines of war might have prevailed against these Many such words spake hee to his friends This mountaine though it were excluded out of the City yet afterward it was builded again and inhabited But now being in the Suburbs most ruinous it lyeth waste The places of Mount Sion III. THe Castle of Sion being ancient and strong was set on the very top of Mount Sion round like a Crowne and was a sure defence and beauty both of the City and Temple and was as the capital or chiefe place of so great a City 2 King 19.31 2 Sam. 5 6 7. vers 11. Herein the Jebusites dwelt at the first whom David casting out by force enjoyed the Castle and receiving from Hiram King of Tyrus stones wood and Artificers builded out of the same a strong Pallace for himselfe and a house of Cedar 1 Kin. 5.1.10 1 Chron. 11.3.7 with a Kingly Throne In the which Castle afterward David himselfe and other Kings of Juda inhabited ●●s 6. Bel. 6. and used the same for the Kings seat And for this cause it was continually kept with a strait guard of souldiers And in processe of time it was called the Kings Castle and the house of David the seat and Throne of David also the Court and Kings house Arista●● l. de 72. interpr 1 Mach. 1. 1 Mach. 13 14. chap. In this Castle the most cruell of all Tyrants Antiochus King of Syria which in Greek was called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Epiphanes that is to say Renowned but more truly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Epimanes that is Mad he deserved to be called placed a Garrison of Gentiles whereby in the time of the Machabees hee afflicted the Jews very much a long time The which when Simon Machabaus had inforced to yeeld through famine and had cleansed the Castle from the pollution of Idols they entred there-into with palms in their hands with Cymbals with Psalterions with hymnes and songs and he placed therein men of the Jewes to defend the City and Country Yet now there is nothing to be seen but the ruines thereof IV. The Kings Prison with a lofty Tower which overlooked the Kings house Nehem. 3.25 Jer. 33.1 ch 39.14.15 Into this prison Jeremy was cast because he prophesied that the City should be taken and at the last was delivered out of the same by Nebuchadnezzar when the City was taken V. Caesars and Agrippas Hall Jos 15. Antiq. 11. 1 Bel. 16 6. Bel. 6. was the Kings house which Herod the Ascalonite builded for himselfe in the uppermost City for he builded in his Pallace two great and fair houses of polished marble and fine gold whereunto the Temple it selfe was not comparable and calling them after the names of Caesar Augustus and of Agrippa his son in law his friends he named the one Caesars and the other Agrippas VI. The upper Chamber of Sion as some writ● was scituate about the middest of Mount Sion Mat. 26.18 Mark 14.14 Luk. 22.11 Ioh. 13 1. being large paved and very faire wherein Christ in his last supper did eat the Paschal Lamb with his Disciples Luke 24. Ioh. 20. washed their feet and instituted the Sacrament of his most blessed body and blood In the same say some on the day of his Resurrection when he was entred the doors being shut standing in the middest of his Disciples he shewed unto them the wounds of his side of his hands and feet and did eat before them after that breathing upon them he gave them the Holy Ghost and therewithall power to remit Ioh. 20. and retain the sinnes of all manner of persons That the eighth day after this here he offered unto Thomas the Apostle the prints and scars of the spear and nails to see and feel Act. 1.2 Hier. tom 1. Ep. 27. ad E●stoc vir tom 3. Epist 1. ad Paulin Niceph. l. 2. hist Eccl. cap. 3. Act. 6.5 Here as some conjecture after the Lords ascension Matthias was by lot chosen into the Apostleship of Judas the Traytor And that here on the day of Pentecost the Holy Ghost came down in a great sound and in the form of fiery tongues lighted upon one hundred and twenty believers and at the first Sermon of Peter three thousand Jewes were converted and baptized In this place as some guesse James the Lords b●other firnamed Just was by the Apostles desired to preside with the Church in Jerusalem and Stephen with six more were ordained Deacons Act. 15. And that here the Apostles entred into the first consultation or councel and set downe the Rules of Christian peace for the good of Jews and Gentiles VII The Cypress Trees of Mount Sion which were very excellent Eccles 24.13 whereof the Book called Ecclesiasticus maketh mention VIII The House of Annas the chief Priest the Father-in-law of Caiaphas wherein Christ was examined of Annas Ioh. 18.13.24 concerning his Disciples and his Doctrine at what time he answered That he had taught openly before all men for the which he received a blow on the cheek by a servant IX The House of the Worthies Nehem. 3. wherein as some say the strong men and valiant Peers of King David dwelt where also as in a wrestling place the chief Wrestlers and Champions for exercise sake used to try masteries X. The House of the Virgin Mary wherein after the death of her Son she dwelt with John the Apostle Niceph. 2. hist Eccles 3. 21 as Nicephorus saith XI The