362. BookiV. Jtoolttng unto 'Jltfu.s. Ohap. 2. Secr. 2 • SE C T. It. Of Chrift's Mi(jion to Herod, and the Tranfaflions there. ABoutfeven inthemornicg, Jefuswas _fem to Herod, whohimfolf alfo w.u at Jem~ Luke >J· 7! f4lem atthatt•me. The reafonof this was, becaufe Pi/ate had heard that Chriil: was a Gali~"'!' ;, a~d. Herod being Tetrarch of Galilee, he concludes that Chriil: mull: Ver. 8• be under Ius JUrtfdH~hon : Herod was glad of the honour done to him; for he w.u de– jiroUJ to fee Chrift of a long feafon, becaufe he had heard many things of him, and he ho– ped to have fe,en fome Mi~acle done by him• . That whichI ,lhall obferve in this paffage, is, Vcr. 9 • z. Her,ods 9uelbomng of ~e;us .ch.nil:. 2. Chn.il:s filence to all his QgeHions. 3. Herod s denlien; and Chn!t s dJfmiiiion back aga.m to Pi/ate. . Luke. >;. 8. J. Herod qmf1ionedwith hfm in many words; what thofe words were, are not expreffed; onlywehavefomecon}eduresfromLuk$23. 8. q.d. What! arttho~<he concern– ing whom my Fathenv.u fomocb_sd of the Wife men? and for whofe fak! my FAther flew allthe Children that were in Ilethlehem? I have heard thou haft changed water into wille, andhaftmulttplud Loaves whereon fo many thoufands fed; come, do {omething mmy re– tj~<eft, which elfnvhere thot< haft done without requeft, •f any; com~ jatisfie my defire, tvurl{. now butonem•>~~ele before me, that Imaybeconvmc d of thy Dwmuy. I dare not deliver thefe words as certain trUths, becaufeof that iilence that is in Scriptt'lre; only we.read that he hoped to h~ve fcm fome Miracle done by him. Herod could not abide to hear his \Vord, and to bear his yoke: but he was well content to fee the works and miracles of Jefus Chriil:. · Vcr. 9 • • 2. W~ltever his .Q!:eltions wue, .he an[ were~him niJthing : M~y reafons are given m for this; as, I. Becaufl he enqmred only m cunolity, and wuh no true intent or Pwv.t6.~. end ;·concerning which.fa!th the Wife man,Anfwer not a Fool according to·his folly: Al\d,' J•m. 4· 3· ye"'"- andrereive not (faith [limes) becmifC ye Mk.,amifs. 2. Becaufe Chrift had no need of defence at all: let them go about to apologize, that are afraid , or guilty of death ; as for Chri!t, he defpifeth their Accufations by his very lilence. 3. Becaufe Herod had the year before put [ohn the Baptifi to death, who was that Voice crying in theWildernefs; nowthatVoicebeinggone, Chrilt,theWord, will belilent; he will not\ give a Word. 4· Becaufe Hmdhad been fottill1ly carelefs of Jefus Chriil: ; he lived in the place where Jefus more efpecially had converfed, yet never had feen his perfqo, or heard his Sermons. It gives m to learn thus much; that if we neglect rhe opportu– nities of Grace, and refufe to hear the voice of Chri!t in the time of mercy, Chrifr may refufe to fpeak one word of comfort to us in our time of need ; if we, during our time, il:op our ears, God will, in his time, frop his month, and lhut up the Springs of Grace, that we ll1all receive no refrelhmelit, no infrruction, no pardon, no falvation. f. Be– caufe Chrifi was refolved to be obedient to his Father's Ordinance, he was refolved to fubmit to the doom ofdeath ll(ith patience and li(egce ; for this purpofe he came into the world, that he might fuffer in our !lead, and for our fins; and therefore he would not plead his own caufe, nor defend his own innocency in any kind ; he kuew that we were guil<y, though himfelf was not. • • 3. This fUence they interpret for limplicity; and fo, I. They defpifed him. An<f. Luke 'i· 'r. 2. Theydifmit\ him; And Herod 11•ith his men of war Jet him"t nought, and mock§dhim, and arrayed him in a gorgeom robe, tJnd fent him again to Pi/ate. They arrayed him with a white, glittering, gorgeous raymenr: the word M;<ore~<,lignifies gorgeo~~<, brigkt, rcfplendent, fuch as Nob!es ~nd Kmgs ufed to wear : The Lattnes fomeumes rendenr, fplendidam veflem, and fomeumes candtdam, or alba>n veflem, we tranllate Jt a gorteoiU robe. and the Ancients call it a white r.be; in imitation whereof the Baptized were wont to p~t on a whire raymenr, which they called "~;<"m": <LV; but whether it were white or no, I flull not controvert: The Original yields thus far, that it wa•. abrig;kt and re{p/endent garment fnch M came ntW/y from the {telling: many myfiel'leS r Jt lt be white) are found ot;t here; fome fay, tllis held forth rhe excellency ?r dign1ty of Chrilt: Whitecolour is mofl: agreeable to the H1ghefi ~od ;_ he many times _appear– ed in whi.e, but never in any orher colour; and the Saum m heaven are fa1d to be •lumhed in Ion'! white 1/nbes: and Peers, Kings, and C£rars were ufually c. loathed Rcv.4·4· 1 • f h JJ. d in white, iairh {anfcilim: Others fay, this held forrb the innocency o_ C nu, an - iliH
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