Mark harh the ſame, Ch, I4. V. 48, 49, 50. Luke, Ch. 22. 52, $3. hach ir chus, Then Zeſus ſaid unto the Chief Priefts, and th Captains of the Temple, and the Elders which were come 19 him. B: ye come out as againſt a Thief, with Swords and Stave; ? When 1 was daily with you in the Temple, you ſtretched forth no Hands ovaintt mo But this is your Hour, and the Power of Derbneſs. What cur £u.m- geliſt reports as ſpoken to the Rabble, Luke reporrs as tpulen ro the Chicf Priefts , and Captains of the Temple { thar is, of rhe Souldiers, who at that time were the Guard of the Tennls ) fone cf which ir ſhould ſecm, came along with the Kabe, ro whom our Saviour diretterh his Speech. [ [ſate daily with you Teachins in the Temple. Tobſerved before thac it was their vſual manner, ter choſe rhac Taught in the Temple to Sit while chey Tauzhr, ro Teſtifie their Authoriry, Chrift when ke came up co the .;ſ5wer, was wont to Teach in the Temple, | and you Lid no bold on me] 1 did nor hide my felf, nor go about to raiſe a party to detend my felt, bur quietly caught in the Temple, If I had bcen Suliry of any Crime you might eafily have raken me; why arc you now come our agzinſt me, as againſt a Thief, upon whom you had need to raife the Country? Why come you apainſt me with Swords, and Stavcs, as if you thought I would make ſome Ret'- ftance to defend my ſelf? You never ſaw any ſuch ching in me, as ſhould give you a jealouſie of fuch a thing? [But all this was ame that the Srriptures of the Prophets might be fulfeiled.) The m:- ny Scriptures, which ſpake concerning the ſufferings of Chriſt. Luke addeth, | But this is your Hur, and the Power of darkneſs, } Thar is, this 15 that which God hath determined. Wicked Men and Perfecurors of Chriſt, and his Goſpel, have their #1. There is 4 time which God in his wiſe Counſels hatch ſer, and derermi«. ned, when for the Tryal of his Peoples E:th, and Patience, he ſuffers the Devil by vile and wicked Men, who are his Inſtruments, ro impriſon, and otherwiſe vex, and moleſt kis People. Thar ſuch a time is their Hour, and whar they do is by the Permiſſion and according to the Counſel of God, and but an Hur, a deter- mined, and ſhort time, are great Arguments for to perſuade us to the Exerciſe of Faith, and Patience. [And the Power of darkneſs.) Artime when the Prince of darkneſs is putting forth his Power : or che Power of darkneſs, that is, a time of exceeding great darkneſs of AfffiQton to me, and my Diſciples. Wicked Mens Hour is always to Chriſt's Diſciples the Power of darkneſs. [ And all his Diſciples forſock, him and fled. ] Probably all of them fled ar firſt, tho Perey and anorher came back again : Or, All here fignifieth the molt of them, We never know our Hearts upon che proſpett of great Tryals, until we come to grapple wich chem, and to be ingaged inthem. Theſe Diſciples had all ſaid, They would not forfake him ; when it comes to the puſh, nor one of them ſtands by him. But aſtho' they ſhrunk ar firſt, nor withour che Providence of God permitting them thus to fail in their Dury, then Governing their tailers to his own Glory, yer they again rerurned tothcir Duty af- ter Chriſt's Reſurre&ion, owned Chriſt, preached his Goſpel, and ar laſt drankof rhe Cup which he Drank of firſt, and were Bap- ized with the Baptiſm wherewith he was Baptized. Al] muſt nor be Condemned for Flight in a time of Perſecution. We muſt obſerve whether they Apoſtatize from their Profeſſion, or whe- ther they do nor return again, before we pals a Judgmenc againſt them.
57 And they that had laid hold on Jeſus, led hi: away to Cataphas the high pricſt, where the ſcribes and the elders were afiembled.
Mark, Ch. 14. 53. faith, They led Feſus away to the High Prie/, and with him were aſſembled all the Chief Prieſts, and th? Elders, and the Scribes, Luke faith no more bur Then z9:y torb him, and led him, and brought him into the High Pri:t's Fuſe, Ch. 22. 54. ſohn ſaith, Then the Band, and the Coptain, an:! th2 Officers of the Fews, took Feſus, and Bound him, And led him away to Annas firſt, for he was Father-in-Law to Caiaphas, who was the High Prieſt that ſame Tear. 7oh. 18. 12, 13. All things were now our of order 1n the Jewiſh Church, Regularly, their Zzh Prieſts were to be ſuch as derived from the Eldeſt Son of Aron, and were to hold 1n cheir Place for Life, bur they were now choſen Armually, and their Con- querours ruled the choice as they pleaſed. Yer lome think, chat in rhis the Jews kepr ſomething of their Ancient form, and the High Prieſt was choſen Regularly of the Houſe ot Aaron and for Life, bur the Romans vihen they lifted rurned him our, and ſold the Place to another, and ſuch a one was Caiaphas, who was ar that time High Prieſt, Son-in-Law to Anas, their carrying ot Chriſt firſt ro Annas his Houſe, was no more than to ſtay there a while till Cziaphas and the Council which was appointed to mecc
thar Morning at the Houſe of Ciaphrs, could afiemble.
58 But Peter followed him afar oft, untothe high prie{t's palace, and went 1n, and {ate with the 1zr- vants to ſeethe end.
Mark adds, Ch. 14. 54. and warmed himſelf at the Fire. Lube faith, Ch. 22. 54, 55+ Then took they him, and led him, and brought him to the High Prieſt's Houſe, and Peter followed af APMP, and when they had kindled a Fire in the midſt of the Hall, and were (et down rogether, Peer ſate down amongſt them. John gives us a more parti- cular account, how Peter came into che Hall, Ch, 18, _ And
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