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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 6 › Chapter 2 › Section 1: Of Christ's Indictment, and Judas's fearful end.
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2. For his Examination. Pilate was nothing moved with any of the Accusations, save only the third: and therefore letting all the rest pass, he asked him only, Art thou the King of the Jews? 1To whom Jesus answered, My Kingdom is not of this World, &c. He saith not, my Kingdom is not in this World; but my Kingdom is not of this World; by which Pilate knew well that Christ was no enemy unto Cesar: Christs Kingdom is spiritual, his government is in the very hearts and Consciences of men, and what is this to Cesar?— Hence Pilate useth a policy to save Jesus Christ; they tell him that Christ was of Galilee; and therefore he takes occasion to send him to Herod who was Governor of Galilee. But of that anon.
2. For his Examination. Pilate was nothing moved with any of the Accusations, save only the third: and therefore letting all the rest pass, he asked him only, Art thou the King of the Jews? 1To whom Jesus answered, My Kingdom is not of this World, &c. He saith not, my Kingdom is not in this World; but my Kingdom is not of this World; by which Pilate knew well that Christ was no enemy unto Cesar: Christs Kingdom is spiritual, his government is in the very hearts and Consciences of men, and what is this to Cesar?— Hence Pilate useth a policy to save Jesus Christ; they tell him that Christ was of Galilee; and therefore he takes occasion to send him to Herod who was Governour of Galilee. But of that anon.
1How many Lessons may we learn from hence; 1. Christ was accused, who can be free? The chief Priests and Elders of the Jews accused Christ; no wonder if those that are chief and great amongst us, accuse poor Christians: O there's a perpetual enmity between the seed of the woman, and the seed of the serpent; there is an everlasting, irreconcilable, implacable enmity, and antipathy between Grace and Profaneness, light and darkness, Christ and Belial: As it is reported of Tigers, that they rage when they smell the fragrancy of Spices; so it is with the wicked, who rage at the spiritual Graces of them that are sincere for God.