bh The Sanhearimor great Council. 5 The Magiſtrates of the City, Scribes, Do&ors, or Teacher, of the Law, &c howſoever theſe mich: be diſtinguiſhed, they are all as one againſt the Doctrine of the (0. ſpel, and endeavour to pur out ti:e light, as foon as it began to ſhine, as Herod would have killed Chrift in the manger.
6 And * Annas the high prieſt, and Caiaphas &, and * John /, and Alexander 2, and as many as were of the kindred of the high prieſt », were gathered together ac * Jeruſalem 0.
k Both theſe are ſaid to be High Prieſts, Zuke 3. 2- whether they bare this Office by turn each other year, as ſome think ; or that the Reman Power, pur in and out whom they pleaſed, and in cour- tefie he that was laid aſide, ſtill retained the title during kis life, is not very material. / Thought to be the Son of Awmmzs. m A man of great repute amongſt them, as Joſephus ſays. n Their relation many times preferring them toa place in their great Conncil or Sanhedr:im. o Or in Feruſaler ; either ſuchas were in the Ciry, being called co- gether on ſuch an extraordinary occafion ; or elic they ſent alſo un- to men of greateſt note, that lived nigh thereunto.
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& Then Peter filled with the holy Ghoſt 5, faid unto them, Ye ruiers of the. people, and elders? of Ifrael,
s Guiding, and frengrhaing of him, in what he did ſpeak, by which ſo mightily Peter differed from himſelf, that though formerly he was afraid of a ſervant, and denied our Saviour, new he 15not afraid betore the Rulers ro confeſs him. # See wer. 5. Theſe were cipecially the great Council, in imitation of the Sevenry, which Moſes appointed by God's command to help bim in the burden of his Government, N»mb. 1. 16, 24.
9 If we this day be examined # of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means x he is made whole;
# Juridically called in queſtion ; 'ris a forenfical word. Of zhe zood geed ; though they ditputed not the Authority of the Court, yet they afſert their int-gricy 3 that it was no other than a good deed they bad done, which Rulers ought not to be a terror unto, Rom. 13. 3. x That isin the words ofthe queſtion which was propounded unto them, ver. 7, By what Power, or by what Name he us maae W#I91e £
10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Ifreel y, that by the Name of Jeſus Chriſt of Na- zareth z, whom ye crucified, whom God raiſed s from the dead, even by him doth this man ſtand 6 here before you who'e. © » The Apoſtles are not diſmayed, but make their boldneſs ſpoken of, ver. 13. to appear ; they Preach Chriſt ro all of them, and wiſh they couid make bim known to all others, z See Chap. 2.22. 8. e. 4 God the Father : our Surety was diſcharged by God himſelf, who had laid him in the priton of the grave forour depts. This6 the lame man that was made whole being prefent, was an ocular demonſtration ofthe Miracle wronght upon him.
11 This is the ſtone c which was ſet at nought of you
builders 4, which is become the head of the corner e.
c Alluding to the Pſal. 138. 22. in which there is a Praphecy of what was now fulfilled, fee Chap, 2. 23. d So by their Office they were, and ought to have been fo indeed, and ate here ſo called, that they might be minded of their ducy, viz. to increaſe, ſtrengthen, and beautifie the building, and not to demoliſh, weaken, or de- tice it. e Or the corner-ſtone ; Chriſt is frequently fo called, Mzaz. 21. 42. Mark 32.19 and thar, upholds the whole building . 2. He 1s a Rock or ſtcne of cfience
3. He i- moſt precious, 1 Pez. 2. 6. as the corner-ſtones are uſually the Jargelt, fineft, and beſt. 4. Chrift 1s a light co lighten the Gen-
tiles, as well as the glory Of th? peo. of lirael ; and both Gentile and Jew are unitcd in him, nd favea by tm, as the corner-ſtone is |
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f For Soul or Body. g Paſcn or thing. + Becauſe in diſtreſs men did utually call upon, their many faile gods by name, as O Eaal hear us, s K:7gs 18. 26. Pricſt or King ; efpecially referring unro Moſes, in whom they did
truſt, and therefore under the Golpcl eſpecially, we muſt lift up |
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"Nd larger iphrc, than the walls of theirown houſe ; having never | been Magittrates, or Teachers ofthe Law, or any way publick per- ' ons; and ipake onely their mother Tongue. » Which theſe Rulers | might ealily take notice of ; many of them frequenting his company ! to9, Matt. 21, 23, Like 18. 8, John 12. 42. |
14 And beholding the man which was healed ftand- | Ng » with them, they could ſay nothing againſt ico. {| © Whereas, before he was either carryed, or was forced to lay gown. # They conld not deny but that it was a good deed, and j thas it was miraculouſly done.
15 But when they had commanded them to go aſide our of the council p, they conferred among them- ſelves q.