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Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679 • SECTION 1081

Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2 — Section 1081

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eat) upon Pilate, rather than take it upon themſelves, 4. Whate- ver were the cauſes, it is moſt certain that it could be no otherwiſe hat all Rightcouſneſs might be fulfilled, not a Word of what our Sa- VIouriaid could paſs away 3. he ha-' roretold Matth. 20. 19. Mark IC. 33. Like 18. 32. that he ſhould not only be betrayed. to the bref Prieſts and Scribes, and by them be Condemned ty Death, but that he ſhould be delivered to the Gertiles, to Mich. and to Scourge, and to Cructfiez and indeed that way of putting to Death by Crucify- _ could only be done by the Gentzles, and that Death he was to __ In the Hiſtory of our Saviour's examination before Pilate in h— 1. How much more Juſtice and Equity-our Saviour

rom a Heathen, than- from the Jewiſh Church-men, tne latter 2 o_—_ him without any Proof after all attempts of ſfubornation, ry _— him and ſer himat liberty, 2+ How deſperate the hatred ; ” groweth: upon the account of Religion, 10 the hearts of wick- ang wn they prefer a Perſon guilty of the higheſt Immoralities, ebaucheries, ' viz, Seditim and Zurder, before the: molt irino-

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' 26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Fe WE 3-4] —_ a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on { Wh A im they laid the croſs, that he might bear j+ after 1 WR.) ib! Re Jeſus. Tins. UL ſid

See the Notes on Matth. 27. 32. Mark

27 And there followed him a ple, and of women, which alſo him,

= Bur Jeſus —_— unto 'nem, ſaid, Daughters of Te- rutatem, Weep not for me, but weep for ſelves ; and for your children. ; s PE OT En

29 For hehold, the days are coming, in the which the ſhall ſay, Bleſſed are the barren, and the wombs that iv bare, and the paps which never gave ſuck.

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{eek ta deſtroy him right or wrong. Pilate u{eth all endeavours'

30 * Then ſhall they begin ro ſay to the MOUNtatns, * ify, >, x5. Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover vs. Hoſ. 1c. 8. 31 * Forifthey do theſe things in a green tree, what 8ev- 5- 16. ſhall be done in the dry ? oy 9. 6 |

What is in theſe verſes is only found in this Evanzeliſt ; but being 3 25 part of what happened in the way, while our Saviour was leading to | his Croſs, we hive before opened what is here in the Notes, on Matth, * a ein BR OT Oh 25. 31, 32. They are another Prophecy of the dreadful Calami- &l 1 ABI fy

tie*, which happened about forty years after this, at the Deſtruction TOR the wet. of Feruſalem. | | +.

32 And there were alſo two other malefaCtours, lcd m4! wich him to be put to death. |

33 And * when they were come to the place which is * Joh. 19. v called || Calvary, there they crucified him, and the ma- 17> 18

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Mark faith here, The Scripture was fulfilled, which ſaith, And he was numbred with the Tranſgreſſms. We met with this before, both 1n Matthew and Marh, See the Notes on Matth, 27. 33, and 38. andalſoon Mark 1 5. v. 27, 28.

34 Then faid Jeſus, Father, forgive them ; for they * * At. 7. 60. know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and '©%'-4+ 12: caſt lots. . AWY

35 And the people ſtood beholding : And the rulers allo john 19. with them derided him, ſaying, He faved others; ler him 23, lave himſelf, if he be Chritt che choſen of God.

36 And the foldiers allo mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

37 And ſaying, If chou be the king of the Jews fave thy elf.

58 * Anda ſupericription alſo was written over him in * Mars 15- letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, T H1S IS -—

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39 And one of the malefactors, which were hanged, railed on him, ſaying, If thou be Chriſt, ſave thy ſelf and US. 40 But the other anſwering, rebuked him, aying, Doſt not thou fear God, ſeeing thou art in the fame candemna- tion ?

41 And we indeed juſtly ; for we receive the due re- ward of our deeds : but this man hath done nothing amiſs.

42 And hefaid unto Jeſus, Lord, remember me when thou comeſt into thy kingdom,

43 And Jeſus {aid unto him, Verily I fay unto thee, To day ſhalt thou be wich me in paradiſe.

44. And it was about the ſixth hour, and there was a darkneſs over all the ||earch, until the ninth hour.

45 And the ſun was darkened, and the vail of the tem- ple was rent in the mids,

46 And when Jeſus had cried with a loud voice, he faid, * Father, into thy hand I commend my ſpirit ; And having « pgy,.,_. ſaid thus, * he gave up the ghoſt. * Mat. 27.

See the Notes on Matth. 27. 35, 35, tO Us 50. and on Maik 14-

23. to 38. This part alſoof the Hiſtory of our Saviour's Paſſion, J0h-19+ 30> is beſt underſtood, by comparing together what all the Evanzeliſl s ſay, which W have before done in our Notes on Matthew, fo as we ſhall only obſerve ſome few things from it, as here recited, v. 35» And the People ſtood beholding, and the Rulers alſ» derided him, {aying, \ Matthew ch. 27. The chief Prieſts, Scyibes, and Elders, were there Rk mocking. So ſaith Mark 15. 3i. How doth Malice and Hatred for y Relivion ſake, not only outſhew Mens reaſon, but alſo all their M- 4 ral Virtue - and make nothing accounted uncharitable, unjuſt, or 1n- decent to them, into whom this Devil hath once entred. To fav "14 nothing of the injuſtice, and indecencies obvious to every Eye, which 2

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