71 And they ſaid, What need we any further witneſs? 6 for we our ſelves have heard of his own mouth. - | Our bleſſed Lord before his Death paiſed two Trials or Examinz hi tions. The one before the Jewiſh Sanhedrim, whoſe proper Province was to try ſuch as were accuſed as falſe Prophets, or Blaſphentr, R This was a kind of Ecclefiaſtical Court, The High Prieft was the = chief Zudze in it, and we are told that they uſed to fit in his Pilace, | The other was before Plate the Roman Governour of Fudea, at thit | time, he principally took cogniſance of criminal things, ſuch eſpeci "x ally as concerned the peace of the Country, conſidered as a pur of _ the Roman Empire, Theſe verſes give an account only of the former, Th Blaſphemy was the crime they charged upon him. We cannot from d ' any one Evangeliſt have a full account of either of them. In cur = Notes on Matthew 26. from wv. 57. to 697. we have fully conft- 2, dered what all the Evangeliſts ſay. See the Notes on that place. , -
CHAP. XXII. Pen Chriſt accuſed before Pilate, is fund guiltleſs, 1—5, He i (at # ns Herod, 7—1o. Is mocked and ſent back, again, 11, 12. Pilatehy Gap the Importunity of the Fews, delivereth him to be crucified, and in Wh his ſtead releaſeth Barabbas, 13—25. They compel Simm a Cytt- Law nian to bear his Croſs, 26. He is crucified between two Tyieves, ant Cap he prayeth for them : He 4s reviled on the Croſs, 27—37. The and perſcription of the Croſs, 38. One of the Thieves revile him, tht ſaid other converted, and comforted by him, 39—43. Chriſt's Death and the
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N D the whole multitude of them aroſe, and led o_ hun unto Pilate, | ble,
2 And they began to accuſe him, ſaying, We found his this fe/ow perverting the nations ; and forbidding t0 give wa tribute to Ceſar, ſaying, that he himfelf is Chrilt BE King. | Ver 1
3 And Pilate asked him, ſaying, * Art thou the King # wit oo ofthe Jews? And he anſwered him, and faid, Thou fay- 27 wy eſt it. | w thief
4 Then ſaid Pilateto the chief prieſts, and to the peo- 1h 7h ple, I find no fault inthis man, _ ing,
5 And they were the more fierce, ſaying, He ſtirrech VP |, Dye, the people, teaching throughout all Jewry ; beginning from: Fs Galilee to this place. : wt _
6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether {9% and fe man were a Galilean. | 1.*( f0 del - 7 Andaſſoonas he knew that he belonged to * __ Fe juriſdiction, he fent him'to Herod, who himſelf was 3119 © _ -
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ly accuſed him. 2
11 And Herod with his men of war fet him at nought, and mocked him, and arayed him in a gorgeous robe, and ſent him again to Pilate. | 12 And the lame day * Pilate and Herod were made friends rogether ; for before they were at enmity between
themlelves.
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prieſts and rulers, and the people,
14 Said unto them, ye have brought this man unto me, as one that pervertech the people ; and behold, 1 having examined h1m Lefore you, have found no fault - this man touching thoſe things whereof ye accuſe im},
' 15 No, nor yet Herod : for I ſent you to him, and lo» nothins worthy of death is done unto him.
16 | will ckerefore chaſtiſe him, and releafe hi.
17 o * of neceſſity he muſt releaſe one unto them at the fealt. =
13 And * they cried out all at once, ſaying, Away with this 127, and releale unto us Barabbas :
i9 (Who fora certain fedicion made in the city, and for murder was caſt inco priton)
20 Pilate therefore willing to releaſe Jeſus, ſpake agarn to them, |
21 But they cried, ſaying, Crucifile hizz, crucifie him, | 22 And heſaid unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done ? I have found no cauſe of death in him: I will therefore chaſtife him, and ler him go :
23 Andthey were inſtant with loud voices, requiring thar he might be crucified : and the voice of them, and of the chief prieſts prevailed.
bis 24 Aud X Pilate gave ſentence th:t it ſhould be as they
required.
25 Andhe releaſed unco chem, him that for {edition and murder was calt into priſon, whom they had defired ; bur hedelivered Jelus ro their will.
The fatory of our Saviour's Examination and Tryal, before P7- late the Roman Governms of Juzea, is recorded by all four Evange- ++, nor can it be dittin&y and perfeftly underſtood, without the »2r13g together of what they all ſay, which we did 1n our Notes »:,1t/v. 27. from wv. 1. to v. 27. where our Reader will fad ail ſuch paſſages opened, as occur in any of the Evangeliſts about it, and ftand in need of explication, See the Notes there. The High Prieſts, and the Chief Priefts, and the Elders, had before d&termined our Saviour Gailty of Death for Blaſphemy; they ſtoned Steen 1n that caſe, A#s 7. 59, witkout carrying him before the Roman Governou#? at all, that we read of in that Hiſtory z how came it to paſs that they did not ſo by our Saviour, but make a double work of it 2 1. Some think fir that that was rather done in a tumult, though he was carried before the Council, 4:fs 6. 12. than 1na re- gular judicial wav, for Conquerors in thoſe times, though they ſoinctimes a!lowed the Nations conquered Courts of judicature herein they jadgcd in ordinary matters according to their own Las, and had judges of thcir own Nations, yet ordinarily reſerved Capits! Ca/zs to the cogniſance of Governours conſtituted by them and this ſeemeth confirmed by Foha 18, . 31. where when Plate ſaid, Take ye Lim, and judge him according to your Law, we read that the Jews replyed, It is not Lawfal for us to put any to Death. 2. Others thizk that they had a Power to put to Death, but 1t was not Lawful for them to Put any to Death 4þ9n the Feaſt Day. _ It was now he firſt day of Unleavened Bread, But the former ſeemeth more proba-
C 3. Or was it becauſe they had Sedition and Treaſon - to lay to his charge, which were -crimcs cognoſcible only before the Roman Governoyy ? and pofiibly they were willing enough (knowing the Reputation our Saviour had with the People) to lay the Odium of his