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Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence ».
£ That 15, I cannot deny, but that I am the Kg of the Jews, but not 1n the ſenſe they takeit ; nor ſuch a King as they look for in their {cab ; my Kingdom 1s ſpiritual, over the Hearrs and minds of men, not Earthly and Worldly, And of this thou thy ſelf mayeſt be convinced ; « for was there ever an eazrhly Prince apprehended, and »ounged,for whom none of his Subjes would take up Arms? Here's none of my Difciples rakes up Arms, or offererh ro fight for me ; which is a plain evidence, that I pretend to no Kingly power in di- Rurbance of the Roman Governmeht.
37 Plate therefore ſaid unto him, Art thou a Ring then w? Jeſus anſwered, Thou ſayeſt thatI am a King x. To this end was I born, and for this cauſe came 7 into the world, that I ſhould bear witneſs unto the truth y. VOICE Z.
w Pilate ſeerns to have ſpoken this, rather in deriſion and mocke- rv, than out of any deſire to catch him in his words : x Chriſt NCI ther owneth himſelf to be'a King, nor yet denieth it, but tells P:lare raat he ſaid ſo; and to this end he was born, and for this cauſe he came into the world, to bear teſtimony to the truth, z. e. I cannor denv bur that T have a Spiritual Kingdom, that is :9uth, and I muſt atteſt the truth ; » Ic was a part of my errand into the World ; z and | t every one who ls by Divine grace diſpoſed to believe, and love the truth, will hear and obey my DoQtrin. |
38 (| Pilate ſaith unto him, What is truth a? And when he had ſaid this; he went out again unto the
*/: Jews, and faith unto them *, I find in him no fault at
a Pilate (as prophane perſons uſe to do ) thought that our Savi- our ſpeaking of 7ruth, and a Spiritual Kingdom, did but Canr, and therefore asking him, what he meant by truth, he never ſtays for an anſwer, but goes out againto the Fews, whom he had left without the door of the Judgment-hall, and 5 tells them he fornd no fault in him. Whatever the quality of the Kingdom was, of which our Sa- | 2 viour ſpake, he judged that his pretenſions to it were not prejudicial to the Authority of the Emperor, nor the Tranquility of the State ; and would have diſmiſt him from their unjuſt proſecution.
39 * But ye have a cuſtom that I ſhould releaſe unto you one at the paſſover : will ye therefore that 1 releaſe unto you the King of the Jews c ?
c Whence this cuſtom came is uncertain ; moſt probably from the Romans, who in ſome honour of this great Feſtival of the Zews, and n humor of them, granted them the life of any Criminal whom they deſired. Pi/ate propounds Chrif as the priſoner whom he had moſt
mind to releaſe, perceiving thathis proſecution was of malice, rather than for any juſt cauſe. Fi
4- 40 * Then cried they all again, ſaying, Not this 3- man but Barabbas. Now * Barabbas was a robber 9d.
a But ſuch was the malice of his Adverſaries, that tho Barabbas was one that had committed murder in an Infurre&ion,yet they chuſe him rather than Chriſt. (See the notes on Marth. 27. 15,16,17,18.)
Chrift is ſcourged, mocked and abuſed by the Soldiers, 1-— 5. The Rulers would have him Crucified ; but Pilare, releaſed. 6. The Jews appeal to Their Law.7. Wherefore Pilate examinerh him more ftrictly,8—11.and feeking toveleaſe, us threatned with Ceſars diſpleaſure. 12—1 5. Where fore he delivereth Chriſt to beC rucified. 16, Chriſt beareth his Croſs, and Crucified between Thieves. 1 7,18. The ſuperſcription of the C roſs. 19—22. The Solgiers part his garment, 23—24. He commendeth hu Mother to the Diſciple whom he loved, 2 F—27. Giveth up the Ghoſt. 28-30. They break the Legs of the Thieves, but peerce Chriſt;
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thorns, and the purple robe. them, Behold the man e.
Every one that is of the truth, heareth my —_— mock-dreſs, brings him out again to the people to may y.
. 6 When the chief prieſts, therefore, and officers ſax him, they cried out, ſaying, Pilate faith unto them, for I find no fault in him g..
by our law he ought to die, the Son of God 7. h The Law they mean,is the Law for putting falſeProphers to dexth,