578 Book IV. Part. 3• Lo~king ~nto 1-eftu. Chap.t.Sed.7 2. They buffet him ; we heard before that one of the officers fr.rook Jefus with th~ palme of his ha~d, ~ut now they buffet b1m ; fomc obferve tl11S dtfference betwtxt ~"'u'f'-'L, and ~oA<t.~o; : the one is given with the open hand, but the other with the fift {hut up ; and thus they ufed him at this time, they ftruke him with their fifis, and fo the ftroke was greater, and more offenftve· · ColJpbis illt tn- By thi.; mcanes they rJJa~de ~~face to fwe/!0 and to become ju{l 6J bcr totmn,aput, bunche.r sf! over. One gtves tt li1 thus, by theje blows .of their fifls> fa ;ics livid11 ~ his whulc head wM fwo!Len, hu face became biack_and blew, tmd hu forte 'f!J' cxcuffe teeth ready to fall out of his j .. wes. Very probable it is . that Ileum. with the violence of their ftrokes they made him reele and fiag· ger, they made his mouth, and nofe, and face to bleed, and his eyes to itartle in his head. , MJrk.r 4 .65.; 3· Theycoveredhisface, rJJfar~ 14.65. feveralreafonsare rendered for it,i\s, 1. That they mightfmite him more boldly, and without {hame. 2. That they might not have that object of pity in their view; it is fuppofed that the very fight of his admirable forme, fo lamentably abufed woutd·have mollified the hardeft heart under heaven, and therefore they veyled and hood· winckt that alluring, drawing countenance. 3. That they might not fee their own fi'lth in his face, however his beauty-Was winning, yet they had fo bedawbed it with their beaftly [pitting, Nau[oam ipfis that they began to loath to look upon him, it n<M a naufeozu fpeClatoribus fight (faith one) and erwugh_to makf one [pew to look.t:pon it. But f~t.ditcs illa pro- whether his fplendour, or hts horrour occaftomd thts veyle over- "~~-'~bJt. his. face, this is moil certaine , that it veyled not their cruelty, but rather revealed it, and made it manifeft to all ~he world. 4· They fmote him with the palmes of their bands, faying, prophefle uwto us thou Chrift, who is he that fmotf thee? to pa1fe away that doleful tedious night, _they_intmhangably fport at him. firft one , and then another gtves h1ma ftroke, (weufuaHy~' c;all i't a box on the eare) and being hudwinckt they bid him .cread, who it is that [mote him. Some reckon thefe taunt$ amongft the bitterd1: paffagesof his p~ffion, nothing is more roiferable event{) the greateft mifery, th:m to fee it.felfe [corned· of enemies. It was our Saviour~ cafe, they ufed this defpight for their defport ; with a wanton and merry malice they aggra• va~l! thdrinjl)ry withfcorne, q_. d. come on, thou fayff thou art - · · · Chrij!-.
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