"Josephus seems to have been raised by Providence to verify, in his relation of the miseries accompanying the siege of Jerusalem, the prophecies of our blessed Lord relating to that dreadful catastrophe."

(On Matthew 12:32)
"Acts iii. 19, 20, and 2 Tim. i. 18, are quoted here by Whitby against purgatory, as relating to the day of judgment; but the text in Acts, at least, seems to refer to the relief gained by the Christians after the Jews were destroyed. So Grotius and Hammond on that text. But see Whitby on the place." (Annot. in Matt. xii. 32)

(On Matthew 12:43)
"'As each man is in a worse state on relapsing to evil, so this generation, numbers of whom have had strong convictions of my doctrine and miracles, shall, on resisting these good resolutions, and relapsing to unbelief, become more obdurate and abandoned than before; which was the case before the destruction of Jerusalem. See Josephus. The connection of the Gentiles and the " dry and barren places" seems overstrained. Macknight." (Annot. in loc.)

(On John 8:21)
"Ye shall die in your sins: from Ezek. iii. 19. Grotius. En te amartia (sing.) : in this your sin of incredulity and unbelief. Beza. The impending judgment of the destruction of Jerusalem shall cut you off in it. Macknight.' (Annot. in loc. )

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