This Hiſtory of our Saviour's Examination before the High Priet we had Marth. 26. from ver. 57. to 5g Sec the Notcs there. It fhould ſeem the High Prieſts and Council were very eager upon this thing. This Council ſeems to have ſat up all Night, for early in the Morning tlicy carried him (condemned by them) to Pilate; and bcfore twelve they brought him out of the City co be Cru- cified, Theſe wretched H\ pocrites had but the Evening before been taking the Paſſer : It was now the Feaſt of Unleavened Bread. This was now the Firſt-fruit of their Thankſgiving to God, for bringing them out of the Land of Ezypt : Beiides, that their keeping a Court of Judgment in a capital Caſe, or an Holy- dav, or in tie Nizht, were things againſt all Rules of Order, But the Rz,.c of Perfecutors can be neither bounded by the Laws of God or Men If the Szrvants of God ſtill be thus treated, they are in this more like Chriſt, who hath told them, That the Dij-
cirle #4 mt above his Maiter. But ſee ſurther in the Notes on Matti. 26.
65 * And 2s Feter was beneath in the palace;there cometh one of the maids of the high prieſt. 67 Aud when ſhe ſaw Peter. warming himſelf, ſhe looked unon him, and ſaid, And thou alſo waſt with Jeſus of Nazareth.
62 But he denied, ſaying, I know not, neither un- deritand | what thou ſayeſt. And he went out into the porch ; and the cock crew.
69 Anda maid ſaw him again, and began to ſay to them that ſtood by, This 1s one of them.
70 And hedenied it again. And a little after, they that ſtood by, ſaid again to Peter, Surely thou art ore [i of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy ſpeech a- greeth thereto.
71 But he began to curſe ard to ſwear, ſaying, ] know not this man of whom ye ſpeak.
72 And the ſecond time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jeſus ſaid unto him, Be-
Obſervation. 1. How contemptible means God often uſeth t5 take and did ſpit upon him 5 and bowing their KOCTS; 19:7 | ſhipped him. FE Pm
dywn our Pride and Self-confidencies, humbled by the means of two Maids,
Peter,a. great Apoſile, is here 2. How naturally one Sjn
draws on another. Peter fiiſt telleth a Lye, then to Lyins, addeth ! of Gs It is noe 3, Sweating and Curſing. 3. How neceſſary it is for thoſe that would the purple from him, and put his own Clorhes GN ny lined. g« heep from Sin, to keep out of Sinners company : T am (faith David)] and led him out to crucifie him. Won Pc. 7 « companion of them that fear thee, 4. How profitable words from E Vir (21. o God are for the time to come, though at preſent we find not the This Hiſtory of our Siviour's Examination before, 27 Co! whathc.. uſe and advantage of them. 5s. How different the Sinnings of Re- | demnation by Pilate, together with the Indignitics oferes - | EF @ thoj. cn, probates and Saints are, as to the conſequences and iſſues. Judas | after his Condemnation, is recorded in ſome degree or © 2! The-@ 16h Sins, Repents, and Hangs himiclf, Peter goeth out and weepeth | all the four Evangeliſts ; by the comparing of ehich, it 04 3 WF wy ge. vitterly. Jud repented unto Death. Peter repenteth unto Life. | pear that Mark hath left out many material Circutnitaics, = F 7c 11 h;vs,
See more ivith reference to this Hiſtory, in our Notes on Matth. | pa 25. 75. frallical Ct of the Jews,
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W hat will ye then that I ſhall do wnto him who v: call the king ofthe Jews?
called Pretorium ; and they call rogether the 5 band, :
Thus far we have heard Chriſt's Trial before the Zccle-| have compared, and contider:d them all, and thatl chit * Thus far what he ſaid, chap. 10. 33. [the Rea.ter, Only obſerving, 1. Hw mich more favis
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and they have (as we have heard) condemng? þin to ls.
he alſo ſaid there, — And they (Dull delivey hiin to the Gentile 5s _ : - : - S. And
they ſhall mock him, and ſhall ſcourge him, and ftal this ys. _— a , Jy +> or: bit.
and ſhall kill him. We muſt fee thoſe Words veriticd ; the on ſuing part of the Hiſtory 1n the next Chapter, ca ny
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The Rulers bring Jeſus bound before Pilate, to have tim 0 N65 1-—14. Pilate, topleaſe the People, ſcourgeth and doljyuy,e,*, to be Cructfied : Simon the Cyreman beareth Is Crois - Rc þ cifie him, and part his Garment : Two Thieves cruciand with 1) all revile him, 15—32. Hu Cry and Death, 33==33. _ turion confeſſeth him to be the Son of God, 39— 11.
mathea burieth him, 42-—47»
: The Ce. Joſeph of ai.
N D ſtraightway in the morning the chies
prieſts * held a conſultation with the elders * Fi. and ſcribes, and the whole council, and bound Jeſs, Macy, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate, ©
See the Notes on Matth, 27. 1,2. Pontizs Pilate was the R: man Governour in Jadea at this time, Tub, 3. 1, The Reatons p their carrying Chriſt to him, when thev had condemned him +. Death for Blaſphemy, (a Crime cogneicible betore them, 2 4... peareth in the Caſe of Stephen, A&s 7.) lee in our Notes : i »4 thew, What time in the Morning they carried him het .ro 1: late, 18 not ſaid, only Jn f:ith it was early ; and wo _ was about the S7xth hiar when Pilate difrtled him TOM : him condemned, (that is, with us, twelve of the Clock, ) f> |;.; bably they were with Plate by fix or ſeven in the Mm; This Morning was the Morning after the Evening in which a had eatcn the Puſſpwver, and ti firſt Day of their Feaſt of V Ss
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vened Bread : So little did they regard God's Ordinaace. | 2 * AndPilateasked him, Art thou the ki:> of 1% 22-1
the Jews? And he anſwering, faid unto him, Jy
ſayeſt it.
3 And the chief prielts accaſed him of many thirs;:
but he anſwered nothing. : 4 * And Pilate asked him again, faying, Anfiverep © **
thou nothing ? behold how many things they witrer, .."
againſt thee. rs 5 But Jeſus yet anſwered nothing ; ſo that Pit; ©
marvelled. '. _e : E * Now at that feaſt he releaſed unto thei oro. ©» AC.
priſoner, whomſoever they deſired. _
7 And there was oze named Barabbas, which ly
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bound with them that had made inſurrection within, i the who had committed murder in the inſurrection. : 8 And the multitude crying aloud, began to del: 5 7ini to do as he had ever done unto them. _ 9 Burt Pilate anſwered them, ſaying, Will ye tht ak releaſe nnto you the king of the Jews ? , 32 10 (For he knew that the chief prieſts had delivered LECT him for envy.) | vere( 11 But * the chief prieſts moved the people;that he © us ſhould rather releaſe Barabbas unto them. F Carkni i2 And Pilateanſwered, and faid again 1nto then, 34