Mil ſich, Ch. 15. 39, 49, 41- And when the Centurion which ſw { ror againſt him, ſaw that he fo cried out, and gave up the Ghoſt, % Cid, Trily this Man was the $5n of God. There were alſo Women lingo of er off, amongſt whom was Mary Magdalcne, and Mary 1h vor fer of [ames the leſs, and of Joſes, and Salome ; wh alſo wh b2 was in Galilee, follhwed him, and miniſtred unto him, and wy offer Women, which came up with him to Jerulalem. Luke, Ch. 1 , 4 7, 43, 49. ſaith, Naw when the Centurion ſaw what was done, hs Glrifed Got, ſaying, Certainly this was 4 righteous Man. And all the People th.zt c.cme together to that ſight beholding the things which wo no, (rate their Breaſts ard returned. And all hs Acquain- tance, nd tho Women that followed him from Galilee, ſtord afar off tilding thee thinzs, We heard betore, v. 35. Thar the Sold1- ers (tte dn and witched Christ. The Centurion here mentioned, was th2 Captain of this Watch ; he feeing the Earthquake, and al the other thinss that were done, (faith Matthew) Mark faith, Em ho Car that he Cried out, and gave up the Ghoſt, He Gliri- ferh God, (faith Luke ) Matthew and Mark tell us how he aid, Truly this Man was the Son of Gifs Luke laith, he ſaid, Certainly bis was 4 rizhtens Wm : he Glorined God by a Confeſſim of the Tit, to the Glory of God, ſaving, he was a Righteous Man, and fic 2 Righte ws Man, as was alfo the Son'of God, Ir ſeems very p! hahle, thar this Caprain hving amongſt the 7ews, had learn- & tram them rheir Expettarion of a Meſſtzh;, and ipeakerh this with refrence to thar, and acknowledgeth that Chrift was he, Lie adderh, Thar all the People that came to fee that ſ1ght re- trned, Smiting their BreaRs, being convinced of the great Wick- edneſs commirred by their Zgh Pricſts, and Chief Prieſts and El- dc, and {caring thar Vengeance which tollowed in leſs than for- ty Years. | And many Women were there | theſe Women had fol- I9%::4 Chriſt our of Galilee : Two only are named here, 37; M.:{:izre. who probably had her Name from Magdala a Ciry in G.lilez, and Mary the Mther of James and Foes ; Fames the Lels, with 1h, ro diſtinguiſh him from Fames the Son of Zebedee, and the 37:they of Zebedec's Children, theſe ſtood atar cit, cheſe three F,vanzeliſts ſay. John told us, Ch, 19. v. 25. Thar two of the were ſo near the Croſs, with the Morher of our Lord, rhar he ſpike ro them. Here we read nothing of the 279ther of our I, probably ſhe was gone with 7obn ro whom Chriſt had com- mended her, and the reſt withdrew, and ſtood turther off from the Croſs at this time. Matther» goerth on now, deſcribing the cominz of Joſeph of Arimathez to beg the dead Body of Chriſt, {9 doth Marb and Luke , John 19. 31, 32, 33, 34 35 36, 37+ Is terpoſerh ſomerhing rending to complear the Hiſtory. Tre Jews theroſnve, becauſe it was the Preparation, that the Bodies. ſhould mt remit up the Croſs on the Sabbath day, (for that Sabbath dry Was an High day,) beſought Pilate that their Legs might be broken, and tat they might be taben away. Tyen came the Soldiers, and brake the Le:s of the firft, and of the other which was Crucifizd with him, But when they came t9 Feſus, and ſaw that he was de.tl already, they brahe mt his Legs. But one of the Soldiers with .t Spe. pierced his he, and firtheith came there out Blond, and Water. 4nd he th.:t (aw it bear Record, and his Record is true, and he kaweth that he [aith rue, that you might believe, Fr thoſe tings nie done, that the Scriptures (ould be fulfilled, A Bone of him (hall nt be broben. Ant 071m amther Scripture ſaith, Trey ſhall Ile upon hiz whom thoy have prorced, The day upon which he was Cructiied , was the hifceench day of the Month Niſan, upon the Fridzy, as we call it; ens appearech trom this Texr, which ſaich, Ir was the Preparati- M *5 the Fewiſh Sabbath, and that $4%bath the Evanzcliſt faich, Favan 22h Day; not becauſe as fome think the Jews put off their Pu ro that Day, bur. becau'e it was the ſecond D.iy of the Felt of Unleaven'd Br 1.ud. Ir is rrae, Jobn 10. 14. I is Wd the Prepet tin to the Paſſuer, buc we muſt remem-
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ber, that all the ſeven Days of unleavened Bread, were ſo called, as] oc:ure Noted, This Day was indeed the Prepar tion eo the S.:b- bath In the Paſchal Week, tor orerwiſe we mutt fay, rhac Chritr did nor Ear the Paſſ»ver che ſame Day char the Jews Eid , which Poppin many lexriebe dculienand old nei
= Lam | y the Priers, tor thev would nor have K:Jled 1t the Day hetore. Iris cherefire moth probable char Fohn 19. 14. muſt be expzunded by v. 21. and the Preturatin of the Paſſer, V. If Was ths Freparation to the Sabl ath, Which taliing within the compats Ci the teven days cf unizavercd Bread. was a great Day with them, eſpecially heins ;o Day fullowing the Eating of the Paſchal Lamb. Ey the Law Pere. TRA we B:dy of none that was hang'd was © avide all Nizhe upon the Tree. Tr was herwixt three and four of lock in wie Afer- noon before chart Chriſt died; they uicd to ter f,me hours averr tor Preparation to the Sab5ath, which thar Nighr bezan 2: C;on 25 the Sun was ſer ; this theretore makes chem to £o in 7: 1, deſire the Legs of them that ſuffered might be byi{en, 3'il 5:0 grapes cher requeſt, The Souldiers break the Legs ct the two Thicys: bur when .chey came ro Chriſt, they found him dead, ard |: nor his Legs, buta Souldicr with a Spear pierceth his Ste, Th Evangclift rakes notice of rheſe Minute rhings (and ailureth ws ho ſrv them, that we might believe) that he michr thew us how in every pant the things of old ſpoken concernin; Chrift, were ful- filled 1nÞ1im. Chriſt was the rue Paſchal Lamb, 35 ro which the Law was : That 2 bone of it ſhould nt te lyoken, Ex94, 12, 45, Nun. 9. 12, cr elſe the Evangeliſt reterreth to P[:l. 24.59, where it is ſaid of a Aightons Man: He heepeth all his Bones, that mt ore of them is broven. Our Saviour's Side was pterced, and thor alfo is recorded, ro Jet us know the fulfilling ot that Scripeure, £ec/r. 12, 10. They ſhall logk on him, whom they hve pierced,
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55 Hewent to Pi] irc, and begged the Body of Te- ſus : then Pilate commanded the body to bedelivercd.
39 And when Joſeph had taken the body, he wrapr it in a clean linnen cloth, |