A Commentary upon the Gofßel Chap. z9 CHAP. XI X. Verfe t. Took7efus andfcourgedhim] CO God fcourgeth everyfonne whom he receiveth , Heli. rz. 6. One fonne he had thatwasfine s corruptione flagitio, but none thatwas fine corruptione & flagdllo. Inhim therefore that rule held not,Flagitium& flagellum,ficur aces & filum, Punifhment follows fin, as the threed followes theneedle. Verfe z. eflnd the fouldiers platteda crown of thorns.] Prickly AscycvGi videtur and fharp as the point ofa fword (fo the word fignifieth ] And mum?, voce our Saviour being of the fine(' conftitution , muff needs be ex- áui,,cu.tyts,aci- treme fenfible. The fouldiers did this (its thought) by thecoin- es,mucro.Pafor. mand ofPilate , togive content tothe Jews , and to move them thereby(if it might be) either to contemnhim , or commiferate him. But nothing would do but his death; thefe blond-hounds wouldnot other waies be fatisfied. rodfrey of Bullen, firft King of Hierufalem, refufed to be crowned with a crown of gold, rkrk.hì¡t.f.24. faying that it became not a Chriffian there towear a crownof gold,where Chrift, forour falvation had fonietime worn a crown ofthorns. Some report,thathe would not be otherwife crowned, then with acrownof thorns, as he kneeled at our Saviours fepul- rradHnt coroni chue : To teftifie ( perhaps) that he-did dedicate his head and life mpojtam=fiçze toChrift crucified; and defpifednot for his fake a crown ofthorns rs etnibus ad fe- here , fo he might wear a crown of glory withhim inHeaven. puichrumDo- Camour, for like purpofe, fet his Crown upon theCrucifix. It is minicumpro not fit, 11th the head was crowned with thorns , that the members cunbenti,dac. íhouldbe.crowned withrofe-buds, faithZanchius. Bucholcer. Verfe 3. end Paid , Hail , King of the 7ews ] They fcoffe at him., as a ridiculous and ffage-play-King, whom therefore they cloathed with purple which was a colour aff'e&ìed by the É "-7 , Emperours andNobility ofRome : as Herod, for like caufe cloath- edhim in white, a colour much worn bythe Nobility of the Jews, lam. 2.2. And theyfmotehimwith their hands.] So do hypocrites ftill by Verba tut Tei their unchriffian pradice, when they bend the knee to Chrift with planefunt,faaa ludibrious devotion. Theyhave the voice of7ccob, but thehands verb diaboli ofEfau. Their words are Gods, their deeds thedevils , as ?ohn wideantur. Capocius toldPope Innocent the Third,preaching peace,and fowing difcord. Verfe 4. That ye may knots that I find no fault ] But did
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