THE HISTORICAL CATECHISM. 295 death, which made him sweat drops of blood ; Mark xiv. 33, 34. Luke xxii. 44. 27. Q. What kind of death did he die ? A. He was cruci- fied, that is, his hands and feet were nailed to a wooden cross, and there he hung till he died in extreme pain ; Mark xv. 24. John xx. 25. 28. Q. When Jesus Christ had honoured God so much in his life, how carne he to die so shameful and painful a death ? A. He was appointed of God to be a sacrifice, to take away the sins of men who had deserved to die ; Acts ii. 23.2 Cor. v. 21. Heb. ix.26. 29. Q. But what reason bad men to kill him ? A. No just reason at all ; but the teachers and the rulers of the Jew hated his doctrine and reproofs, and were much enraged to see the people follow him ; Mat. xxi. 45, 46. Mark xv. 10. 30. Q. How did they lay hold of Jesus ? A. They bribed Judas one of his apostles to betray him into the hands of their officers, and he led them to his Master by night, and shewed whichwas he by kissing him ; Mat. xxvi. 14, 15, 47, 49. 31. Q. Did none of the disciples defend their Lord and Master ? A. Peter at first defended him with the sword, but afterwards his courage failed him so far as to deny that he knew him ; John xviii. 10, 25, 27. Mat. xxvi. 72. 32. Q. Did Peter continue in this sin, or didhe repent ? A. Jesus cast his eye upon him, and he repented and wept bitterly ; Mat. xxvi. 75. 33. Q. Who condemned Christ to die ? A. Caiaphas the high-priest condemned him as worthy of death, and Pontius Pilate the Roman governor, at the desire of the Jews gave him up to be nailed to the cross ; Mat. xxvi. 57, 65, 66, and xxvii. 24-26. 34. Q. Was he crucified immediately, or did he suffer other injuries before his death ? A. He was mocked, he was spit upon, he was crowned with thorns, he was scourged and wick- edly abused ; Mat.,xxvii. 29 -31. 35. Q. In what company was he crucified ? A. He was crucified in a most shameful manner between two thievès, as if he had been the chief of sinners ; Luke xxiii. 33. 36. Q. What miracles attended his death ? A. The sun was darkened at noon for three hours together ; there was an earthquake which opened many graves, and the veil of the tem- ple was rent in two pieces ; Mat. xxviii. 50---54. 37. Q. Who took care of his burial ? A. Joseph of Arima- thea, a richman and one of his disciples, buried him in his own new tomb, and Pilate and the Jews set a guard of soldiers about it ; Mat. xxvii. 57-66. 38. Q. When did he rise from the dead? A. On the first day of the week after he had lain three (lays in the grave, that is, part of three days ; Mat. xxviii. 1 -5.
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