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2. For the Jews concessions; Josephus, ¹the most learned amongst the latter Jews acknowledgeth, that after Pilate had crucified him, he appeared unto his followers the third day, accordingly as the Prophets had foretold. The Scribes and Pharisees being astonished with the sudden news of his rising again, confirmed by the Soldiers whom they set to watch, found no other way to resist the same, but only by saying (as all the Jews do unto this day) that his Disciples came by night, and stole away his body, ⟨p. 420⟩whiles the Soldiers slept: O strange! if they were asleep, how know they that his Disciples stole away his body? and if they were not asleep, how could a few weak fishers take away his body from a band of armed Soldiers?

2. For the Jews concessions; Josephus, ¹the most learned amongst the latter Jews acknowledgeth, that after Pilate had crucified him, he appeared unto his followers the third day, accordingly as the Prophets had foretold. The Scribes and Pharisees being astonished with the sudden news of his rising again, confirmed by the Souldiers whom they set to watch, found no other way to resist the same, but only by saying (as all the Jews do unto this day) that his Disciples came by night, and stole away his body, ⟨p. 420⟩whiles the Souldiers slept: O strange! if they were asleep, how know they that his Disciples stole away his body? and if they were not asl•ep, how could a few weak fishers take away his body from a band of armed Souldiers?

1. 1Joseph. Antiq. lib. 8. c. 9.