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Lastly, this Pilate was a Roman governor, which ruled for Caesar, as Zacheus was a Roman collector which gathered for Caesar: For at that time the Romans had brought much of the world unto their subjection: as since that time, they have brought much of the world unto Idolatry: ⟨p. 888⟩and therefore God would have his son to be judged by the Roman policy, and to be condemned by a Roman Judge, and to be slain with a Roman death, as it were joining the Jews and the Romans in impiety together, to show, that these two Nations should be the odiousest people unto him in all the world, and how his servants should be crucified there, where he was crucified himself: for as the Romans then did crucify Christ upon a Cross, so they crucify him now upon their Altar, and resemble the Dragon,¹ which when he could not prevail against Michael himself, then he fought against the woman and her seed, that is, the Church and her children, which are slain in Rome, as the Prophets were in Jerusalem. Thus Rome began with the head, and ends with the members. So much of the Priests and the Scribes, and the Pharisees, and the elders & Pilate, what they did against Christ,² of whom was fulfilled Davids prayer: Lord turn the counsel of Ahithophel unto folly: So their counsel was turned unto folly. For as Paul revived when he was stoned, so Christ rose again when he was buried, to show, that there is no counsel against God, and therefore let all our counsels be for God.

Lastly, this Pilate was a Roman gouernour, which ruled for Caesar, as Zacheus was a Romane collectour which gathered for Caesar: For at that time the Romanes had brought much of the worlde vnto their subiection: as since that time, they haue brought much of the worlde vnto Idolatry: ⟨p. 888⟩and therefore God would haue his sonne to be iudged by the Romane policie, and to be condemned by a Romane Iudge, and to be slaine with a Romane death, as it were ioyning the Iewes and the Romans in impietie together, to shewe, that these two Nations shoulde be the odioust people vnto him in all the worlde, and how his seruaunts should be crucified there, where hee was crucified himselfe: for as the Romanes then did crucifie Christ vpon a Crosse, so they crucifie him nowe vpon their Altar, and resemble the Dragon,