562 A SHORT VIEW or SCRIPTURE HISTORY. Jerusalem ; Mat. xxvii. 51-53. 4. The centurion who guard- ed the crucifixion of Christ, seeing these things, was constrained to confess, " Surely this man was the Son of God ;" Mark xv. 39. 37. Q. What was done to the body of Jesusafter his death? A. When they broke the legs of the thieves who were crucified, that they might die the sooner, and be taken down from thecross before the sabbath, they broke not the legs of Jesus, because he was already dead ; but a soldier pierced his side with a spear,, and there issued blood and water ; John xix. 31-37. 38. Q.' Howwas Jesus buried ? A. Joseph of Arimathea, a rich man, went to Pilate, begged the body of Jesus, wrapped it in clean linen, with spices, laid it in his own new tomb, and rolled a great stone to the door ofthe sepulchre ; Markxv. 43-46. Luke xxiii. 56. John xix. 40. 39. Q. What was done by the enemies of Christ to secure him from rising again ? A. The Jews desired Pilate .to.set a guard of soldiers about the sepulchre ; and that they might know if the tomb had been opened, they seated the stone that was rol- led to the doer of it ;. Mat. xxvii. 62-66. SECT. II. Of the Resurrection and Appearances of Christ. 40. Q. How did Jesus arise from the dead ? A. Early on the first day of the week there was a. great earthquake, an,angel rolled back the stone from the door and sat upon it, his count& trance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow ; -the keepers-shook for fear, andJesus roseand .departed ; Mat. xxvii. I-4. 41. Q. What was the first notice the apostles of Christ had of his resurrection ? A. Early in the morning after the sabbath, some good women came to bring spices and ointments to anoint the body, and they found the stone rolled away from the sepul- chre ; and an angel told them Jesus was risen, and bid them go tell his disciples ; Mark xvi. 1 -8. 42. Q, Which of the apostles came to the sepulchre to examine this matter ? A. Peter andJohn both went to the se- pulchre,. and found the linen cloaths and the napkin, in which the body was wrapped, and were convinced that Jesus was risen ; John xx. 1 -10. 43. Q. What story did the Jews tell concerning theresur- rection of Christ ? A. When the guards told the chief priests what was done, the.priests and elders bribed them largely tosay, that while they fell asleep, his disciples carne by night and stole him away ? Mat. xxviii. 11-13. 44. Q. How then did the soldiers cone off with the go- Tenor ? A. The priestspersuaded the governor to forgive them for sleeping ; Verse 14. 45. Q. To whom did Jesus appear after his resurrection ?
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