Matthew only mentioneth this paſſage of Fil ate's Wife. Whe- ther it was when Pilate ſare upon the Judgment-Seat the ſecond time (the Story of which we have heard) or atrerward is un- certain, nor is ic material, ſhe doubtleſs reterrerh ro feme late Dream, which poffibly the might have after her Hushand was gone from her, for he was called early. Whether this Dream was cauſed by God for a turcherTeſtimony of Chriſt's Innocency , or were meerly natural cannor be derermined, Burſtill che cry holdeth, Not him, but Barabbas- So much Influence had the Wicked Prieſts upon the People.
21 The governor anſwered, and ſaid unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I releaſe unto you ? They ſaid, Barabbas. |
22 Pilare faith unto them, What {hall I do then with Jeſus, which is called Chriſt : They all fay unto him. Let him be crucihed.
23 And thegovernour ſaid, VVhy what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, ſaying, Let him be crucified.
23. vb. 20, 21, 22, 23. laith, Pilate therefore willing to releaſe? Jejus, ſpake again to them : But they cried, ſaying, Crucifie him, Cruciize him. And he faid unto them the third time, Why, what Evil hath he dine? I have ſound no Cauſe of Death in him, I will therefore chaſtiſe him, and let him g%. And they were inſtant with loud Vorces ; requiring that he right be Cruci- fied : And the Voices of them and of the Chief Friejts prevailed. Fobn, Chap. 19. trom ver. 1. to the 13th. bach yer more Cir- cumſtances relating to rne latter pare of this T574l, which tol- low. Then Pilate therefore took Feſus, and /courger him. And the Souldiers platted a Crown of Thorns, and tut it in his Head, and they put on him a Purple Rove, And ſail, HA'! King of the Fews, and they ſmote him with iveir Hunds, Pilate therefore went forth again, and ſaid unto them, Behold, I brinz him forth unto you, that you may know Tfind no fault in him. hen came eſs f ith, wearing the Crown of Thorns, and the P iiple Robes And Pilate ſaith unto them, 'Behold the Man. When t 'e Chief Priejts therefore, and Officers ſaw him, they cried out, ſaying, Crucifhe him, Crucine him. Pilate ſaith unto them,Take ye him, and Cruciſte him, for Tfind no fault in him. The Jews anſwered Dim, We have a L:w, and ty our Law he ought to die, becauſe he made himſelf the $'m of Gods When Pilate therefore heard that Saying he was the mire fi aid, And went agin into the Fudgment-H:ll, and ſaith unto Feſus, Whence art thou 2 But Jeſus gave no anſwer. Then Pilate ſaith urt» him, Speabeft thou not unto me ® Knowelt thu nt that T hte Power to Crucifie thee, and have Power to Releaſe thee * Je/is faith Thou couldeſt have nm» Power at all againſt me, except 1 Were given thee from. abwue : Therefore he that hath delivered me unto thee, hath the greater Sin. And from thercejorth Pilate ſought to releaſe him, but the Jews cried out, ſaving, If thou letteſt ths Man gn, thou art not Ce'ar's Friend: He that mabeth himſelf a King, ſreateth again Ceſar. T have nat given the Reader ar one view, What all the Evanzeliſts
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Pills ping ul, and then azain coming to the Fudgment-Seat, fecmert ro oe; beeaute as wo herd betore, the Fews would not come inns. Files Boutt, bur ftood ar rhe Door : And on the erhor tie ] conceive. that he could not procecd Judictally, bur troing wo the Trims, or Sear of Fudgment. So 4s, tho' he ei proceed 1 Judgment within the Houſe, with the Artcn- Cance of is own Servants, Souldicers and Ohcoers ;, yet, when be had ary ing to propound to the Jews, he Went our. we exmor tink that the Evanceliſls report all che things the fews Cjetted a7ainit our Saviour, nor 41ll rhe Queſtions by Pontiins P:\:ro propiunded to him. For the Evangeliſts rells us, Sum- mirily, Tar they accuſed him of many things; and Pitate faith, Hewet ou wr how many thmm:« they witneſs 1g.trst thee ? There wa, * leems, bur one thing that they myſt inſiſted upon, char was, his making himfelt a King ; as 00 wiaich we heard becore, ky our Lord cleared himfelf, In the whole Proceſs of this Fri, theſe things are remarkable. 1. Our S.viN'S Silence.
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