r~49 Bo~k IV. l!..OOl\fttg ttnto 'jlcfu.S. Chap. t. ~-~-a.~ ·- a Moneth, ~s wheri-lightprcva'iTSagainfl: darknef;, and eiietTthlng revives :ind fpr}n ; fo Chrdt by hts fuffermgs was ro chafe away ourdarknefs anddea.th, and to brin!·' light and life, ;vtd :rtrlefl'f(\.-fpri}11Jof ~e ~~d1 Glory ; .and ~ i~ \~as t<ibe Jlain;,~,;,~ evening, or benvee~e e.feding-;~f? mUIK:hnfr-the~~ue PafdtaVlainb be fa'i:riliced about the very fame hour th:t .the My{bcal Lamh was flam.: to underfiand which, we muft know; ~hat the Jew'S-d)fimgur~ thetr Atltfittal day mto four paqs, from J·ix to niw from niil§;to tw-elve, frpm twell\f to three, fron.' three to eight,; this.Jafi part was counted the.E~mgof the I),a~, and flk next thre~ hours the Evenmg of the Night ; now in thtifall: pm of the lJ~y ufeq:the Pafchall;amb to be Jlatn ; and after it was !laic fome tim~~ken up t92Wel<i;U':Jvhole for Supper ; fo Cluifl: ?t the fomth part of d;e day. at the1r mmh hour, that ts, at our three of the clock 111 the afternoon bmveer. tf, Evenin.~s, with aloud voiceyie/ded'un. the~ho111 . ' c Mat.>7·1o. ~ 1.-t-.<~, \ J'. For the whole ti,ne of thefe hfl: anu -extreani ftifferlngs of Chrift, I Jl~all reduce them to fomewhat lefs than one natural day; or if we may take the whole day before us con– fi£!!n£ oftwenty four hours, and begin with the Evening, according to thebeainnina of Gen. 1. ); Mtural dayes from the 'Creation (as it is faid. the evening and the rr.orning n:'ad: the ftrfl day ). In this revolution of tilDe_, I ~~ll obfe-rve r.hefe feveral paffages.---- As,-- 1B · · I. About fix in the Evening Chrill: celebrated, and eat the Pafsover with his Difci– ples, at which time he inflituted the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, and this continue<! tilltheeigluhhour. 2. About Eight in the Evening hew~ed- his Dili:iples feet, and then leanin<> on the Table, he pointed om [uda< that thould betra-y him; :md this continued until rh,e ninth hour. 3. _e.~oi\t Nine.in tlie·.£¥ening (thc;.fecond Wateh in rh~ night} Jnda< that Trayror, weni from the Difciples ; and .in th'e mdtl 'time Chrifl: tbaile that fpiritual Sermoo, and afterwards that fpirimal Prayer recited only by 7ohn; John 14, 15, r6, 17 chapr. and this, (together with a Pfalm they fung) continued at leafl: until rhe tent!< hour. Jhu; far.we' p'ro\:eeded befotewe had don~ro.tl;l the;- Life pf Chrift. Tlm which concer 09 his Paffion, follows immediately upon this; and upon that only I lhalltake notice inmy following Difcourfe. • ' This Paffion of Chrift I /hall divide between the night and day. r. For tlte night, and his fulferings therein, we may obferve thefe periods, or thereabouts. As_ r. From ten to twelve he goes over the Brook Cedron to the Garden of Gcihfemani, where heyrayed earnefily, and fweat water and bloud. 2. From twelve tlll three he is betrayed, and by the fouldiers and other Officers, he is bound, and brought to Jerufalem, and carried into the houfe of .AmtM, who was one of the chief Priell:s. 3- J'rqmthree tillfi~ they led him frpm· .AnnM to Ct~iapha<, when he and all the Priell:s ·oQ {erufolemfate.upon JefusCh~iil; and there it was that Peter denied Chrift, a.qd. at la~ the whole Senbedrim of the {ews gave their confenr to Chrifi s Condemna– tion. · ~·::J;')),e-Night thus difpatcht, at fix in the morning, about fun-rifing, our Saviour ~as bro11ght unto Pil~tte, ·and Jt<da< Ifcariot han&ed hi~felf,. beca~fe he had berrayed 1nnocem Bloud.-About feven in the fame mormng Chnll: IS earned to Herod, that crue) Iyr~nt, who the year before had put 7ohn the Bapri!t to death,- At eight of tl1e fame day our Saviour Chri!tis returned to Pi/ate, who propounded to the Jews, whe– ther they would have !eft« or BarabbM let loofe unto dtem.--.About the ninth, ( whi~h the Jews call the third hour of the day) Chnfl was whtpped, and crown– ~d with Thorns. About ten, Pomim Pi/ate brought forth J efus ouc of the Common Hall, faying, Behold the man; and then in the place called Gabbat~a, !te publickly con– demned Chrifl: eo be crucified, About eleven our SaviOur earned Ius Crofs, and was brought ro the place called Go(g-otha, where he was fafined on th~ Cro~s, and ltfted up, M Mofes lifted"P the Serpent in the wildernefs.--A~out twelve (m that .Mendun which the Jews call the !ixch hour) thatfupernatural Ecltpfe of the Sun happened.– And about three in the afternoon (which the Jews call the ninth hour). the Sun n.ow beginning to receive his Light , Chrifl: cried , It i;, fini(hed; and commendmg his Spirit into his Fathers hands, he gave up the Ghofi ·-:--I flta.ll adde to thefe; that about four in the Afternoon, our bldfed Savwur was pterced With a Spear, and there ilfucd. out of his fide both Blond and Water.--And about live (whiCh the - ---- ---- · · ·· .. - Jews
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