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First because Pilate had the authority over judgements of death, and not they: Therefore they are enforced to seek unto his judgement seat to save themselves from blame, and to be delivered out of trouble, if they did usurp any thing upon the Magistrates, Office.

First because Pilate had the authoritie ouer iudgements of death, and not they: Therefore they are inforced to seeke vnto his iudgement seat to saue themselues from blame, and to be deliuered out of trouble, if they did vsurpe any thing vpon the Magistrates, Office.

Then because they might not run unto ⟨p. 887⟩the governor before day without suspicion of tumult, they staid until it was morning: but so soon as they could come, they came post hast, for the Sun did no sooner peep, but even at the very break of day, they were all ready to flock unto the Judge against him.

Then because they might not runne vnto ⟨p. 887⟩the gouernour before daye without suspition of tumult, they staide vntill it was morning: but so soone as they coulde come, they came post hast, for the Sunne did no sooner peepe, but euen at the verie breake of day, they were all readie to flocke vnto the Iudge against him.

This they did without knowledge: but God directed every thing unto a right end. For it was meet that the Son of GOD should be cleared in a solemn manner, by an earthly Judge, to show how we shall be cleared by the heavenly Judge: and therefore, as it appeareth in the seven and twentieth Chapter, and four and twentieth verse of Saint Mathews Gospel, Pilate said: that he found no evil in him before he gave sentence against him, which showeth that he died not for his own sins but for our sins, and therefore though they went to the Judge to save themselves from blame, yet God sent them to the Judge, that his word might be fulfilled.