Note 4 — PART. III.

Though Jerusalem might be situate in the highest part of Judæa, yet are not the following places of the Scripture a sufficient proof of it. For because it was the capital, and supreme town, in regard of greatness, multitude of people, strength, jurisdiction, and other privileges, though it’s site was not higher than that of other towns, yet might people well enough be said to go up thither, it being highest in respect of dignity, though not of place. So we make no scruple to say in common speech, that whosoever travels up to London, goes up thither; and whosoever travels from thence, goes down into the country, let his habitation be never so much higher situate than London. Yet was Jerusalem situate on a hill, which is enough to verify all those expressions, though that hill were not the highest in Judæa.