Mark ſaith much the ſame, Ch. 15. 3, 4, 5. Theſe things were before Pilate went out «to the People, and told them, that he found no fault in him ar all: and offered to releaſe Barabbas unto them. Then ſeemeth co me to follow in order, what we have in Lube, 23. from the 5th. wv. to the 17th. in theſe Words, 4nd they were the more fierce, ſaying, He ſtirreth up the People, zeaching from all Fewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. The conſtant charge which we ſhall obſerve was laid upon all the Miniſters of the Goſpel from Chriſt's rime, Tzrtullizs, che Roman Advocate, thus charged Paul, gc. | when Pilate heard of Galilee, he ashed whether the Man were a Galilean. And as ſoon as he knew that he belonged to Herod's Furiſdidtiom, he ſent him to Herod, who himſelf was alſo at Jeruſalem at that time.) Afffter the Death of Herod the Great, who died ſoon after our Saviour was Born (as we heard before) The Scepter departed from Judah, there were no more Kings, The Government of Jewry was turned into a Tetrarchy, divided into four Provinces, each of which had a Go- vernour, who was called the Tetrarch of that Province. You have che Diviſion, and the Names of the Tetrarchs, Luke 3. 1. where you will find that Herod was Te*trarch of Galilee. Ovr Sa. viour being taken within the Juriſdiion of Plate, it ſeemerh rot to have been neceſſary for Pilate ro have ſenc him ro Herod, but a Complement to farisfie his Curioſity, For (faich Luke) When Herod ſaw Feſus he was exceeding glad, for he was deſirous to ſee him of a long ſeaſon, becauſe he had heard many things of him, and he hoped to have ſeen ſome Miracle done by him.Tiven he queſtioned with him in many words, but he anſwered him nothing. And the Chief Priefts and Scribes Stood, and vehemently accuſed him. And Hercd with his Men of War, ſet him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a Gorgeous Robe, and ſent him again to Pilate. And the ſame Day Pilate and Hered were made Friend's together, for tefire they were at Enmity between themſelves, This is now all Hiſtorical, and hath in ir nothing dirficule. Chrift had ſpeor moſt of his time in Galilee ( which was Herod's Terrarchy,) hi? Herod had nor ſeen him, yet he had heard much of him, and had the Curioſiry ro defire to ſee him, hoping thar our Savitur would have wrought ſome Miracle before him. Bur he failed in his ExpeRarion, He propounds ſeveral Queſtions ro him. Our $1 viour being not before a proper Judge, anſwerech him nv- thing. Soas there was nothing done, only the Chief Prizfts and Scribes followed him with Incefſant Clamours. Herod and- his Guard, vilifie and mock him, put him on a Gor+e: us R<-he, and ſend him back co Pilate, All the efte& of this was, Herod was pleaſed wich Pilate's Complement, and tr--- rhat Dar -was recon- ciled to Pilate, tho* rhere hid been a former En.aity berwixt them, onlyas we ſhali hear hereafter, H-rod Decreeing nothing a4ainft Chriſt, Pil.zte made ſome uſe of ir, in his endeavours to have dehv<red cur Saviour.
15 Now at that feaſt che governour was wont to teaſe 110 the peonie © prifoner, whom they would.
15 And they had then a notable priſoner, called Barabbas.
17 Thzre'ore when ther were gathered together, Pilatefaid v to them When will ye thar Ireleaſe un- you? Barabbas, or Jeſus .vhich is called Chriſt ? 13 For he knew thatfor envy they had delivered him,
2 oy ſaith, chap. IS. V.6, 7, 8, 9, To. Now at that Feaſt, he Ke ea unto them one Priſoner, whomfoever they defired. And there 3 GER Barabbas, which lay bzyund with them, that had rm 5 ag im with him, who had committed Murde* in the In- gn h. = And the Multitude crying atnud, begun to deſire him to ao ii val ever done unto them. But Pilate anſwered ther, ſaying, Ye that T reteaſe unto you the King of the Fews 2 Fi ne bnew
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Priests myved the Pevple that he ſhould rather reteaſe Exrabbas 1:79 them. Lube hath this patlage of che Hiſtory more fully, C/.;p. £4, 13, 14, 15,15,17, 18, And Pilate when he had called together tne Chi-f Prieſts, the Rulers, and the People, ſaid unto them, - You have brought this Man unto me , as one that ferverteth the Perle, and be- hold Th.cving examined him before you, have found n9 fault in this Man touching thoſe things whereof you accuſe him, No, nar yet Berod : for T ſent you to him, and lo thing worthy of Death z done unto him. Twill therefore chaſtiſe him, and releaſe him « For of neceſſity he muſt releaſe one unto them at the Fatt, Aud they cied out all at once, ſaying, Away with this Mun, and releaſe unto us Barabbas : Who for a certain Sedition made in the City, and fir Murder , was caſt into Priſm. PJolm, Chap. 18. 38, 39, 42. {uich, that when he went our, he rold them he tound nv iaultin him ar all. But you hve a Cuſtom, that T ſhould releaſe unto you one at the Paſſvoer : will ye therefore that I releaſe unt) y%4 the King of the fews ? Toen cried they all again, ſaying, Not this Man, but Barabbas' Now Barabbas was a Robber, The Hiſtory is plain, Pilct» difcerned upon his betore-mentioned Examination of Chritt, char our Saviour had done nothing amiſs, bur was cnly Loaded with the Malice and Envy of the Chief Prie$ts and Scitbes ; this made him reſolve ro do what in him lay to deliver him. He firſt tells
many things , bur had proved againſt him nothing Crimin3}. Thar he had ſent him to Herod, in whoſe Juriſdiction he hat lived, bur neither did Herod find any taulc 1n him. Now there was a Cuſtom thar ever at the Paſſer, rhe Goverrour relcated a Prit>ner ar therequeſt ofthe People: The People defired he would keep their old Cuſtom 1n this particular, Pilate propound- eth to them, to releaſe the King of the Jews. The Chief Prieſts untluence the People to declare their Difſatiztation ar thar, and
| ro Name one Barb, a Priſoner who was a R 6:2, and had
been guilty of an Infurreftion, and of Murder commiricd in the Infurre&ion ; accordingly rhe People cry out, Not this 37un, Lit Baraboas, This makes him again to rerurn to the Fudgment- Seats
19 Whenhe was ſet down on the judgment-ſeat, his wite ſent unto him, ſaying, Have thou nothing todo with thar juſt man ; for I have ſuttered many things this day ina dream, becauſe of him.
20 But the chief prieſts and elders pertzaded the * mulrirude, that they ſhould ask Barabbas, and de- {troy Jeſus.