John Trapp on John 7:1-4

CHAP. VII.

THe Jews at this feaſt dwelt without doors, in boothes and bowers, in remembrance of their wandring of old thorow the wi[illegible: 1 letter]derneſſe. This gave occaſion to Plutarch, and other prophane Heathens, to deviſe and broach ſo many baſe lyes of the Jews, as if they were worſhippers of Bacchus. Florus cals the Temple of Jeruſalcm, Plut. [non-Latin text not transcribed]. cap. 5. impiae gentis arcanum. Another tels us, that the Jews were forced to reſt every ſeventh day, for an evil diſeaſe they had cleaving unto them.