Ch. rf. Chril St. away into the hail called Pretorium ; and they call together the whole band. t7. And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crownof thorns andput it about his head, r 8. And began to falute him, Hail King of the Jews. 19. And they fmote him on the head with a reed, and did fpit upon him, and bowing their knees worfhipped_ him. 20. And when they had mocked- him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucifie him. 16. As the l'riefts are the chic£ contrivers of the Murder, the Soldiers are btteß for ex,. ecution fiuhufùally bring hardened byblood andwickednefs into a deftroying inclination, the executioners ofthe Oebilfor the ruine of the World. Alas, madSinners, little know you whom you fcorn, and how your fport will end at late ! Reader, fee here what fin is : and, what thou and I have deferved, that needed fuch a Sacrifice. a r. And. they compel one Simon a Cyrenean, who 'paffed by coming out of the Country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his crois. 22. And they bring him un- to the place Golgotha, which is, be- ing interpreted, the place of a fcull. 23. And they gave him to drink, wine mingled with myrrhe but he received it not. 24. And whenthey had crucified him , they parted. his garments , cafting lots upon them, what every man fhould take. 25. And it was the third .hour, and they crucified him. 26. And the fuperfcription of his accufatiots was written over, THE KING OF THE .JEW S. See on Mar. 27. 24. See on yob. 29. 24. 26. Meaning that they put him to death, for proclaiming his Kingdom, (though it was a fpiritual one.) a . And with him they crucifie two thieves ;. the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. 28., And the fcripture was fulfilled, which faith, And he was numbred with the tranflreffours Mark. cruci'erl Ch. If. 27. Note, Men- imputed Sin it felfto him a God_oitly reputed him a fàerifice for our fina. 29. And they that paffed by rai- led on him , wagging their heads, and laying, Ah thou that deftroyeft the temple, and buildePe it in three days, 30. Save thy feif, and come down from the crofs. '3 r. Likewife alto the chief priefts mocking, Paid among themfelves; with the fcribes,. He faved others, himfelf he cannot, fave. 32. Let Chrift the king of Ifrael defèend now from the crofs, that we may fee and believe And they that were crucified with him, reviled him. 29. Nte, All this tells ua what Sin is r And when his l evants follow him in fufferings, Prreff,, Soldiers, and Rabble will infult with (Coins' 3 3 And when the fixth hour was come; there was darknefs over the whole land, until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jefus . cried with a loud voice, Paying, E- loi, Eloi, lama fabachthani ? which . is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why haft thou forfaken me? 33. Note, Chriß was forfaken fo far as to he left to the power of Satan's Servants, and deprivedof life, and to havethe fenfe ofGod's Jtißice againft Man's fin : And this fo(hew that we deferved to be forfaken, and to keep us, from being utterly forfaken. But God's love and efteem of him was not abated, but his. Suffering was meritorious. ` 3 ç, And fome of them that flood' by, when they heard it, Paid, Behold, he calleth Elias. 36. And one rain and filled a fpunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and, gave him. to drink, Paying, Let alone ; let us fee whether Elias will come to takg him down. 86. in fcorn they Bill infult. 37. And Jefus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghoft 37. Saying, basher into thy hand I commend my Spirit. 38. And the vail of the temple was rent in twain, from the top to the bottom. 39. And when the centurion which frood over againft him.
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