The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

And this is greatly to be observed, that by such time as they were come, Jesus Christ was ready for them, he had ordered and placed his Disciples, he had finished his Soul Agony, and prayers, and he had no sooner finished that great work, but the Traitor and his Crew came, he steppeth out of one furnace into another, he had finished his Soul conflict under the wrath of God, now falleth into the wrathful hand of man, from one suffering into another; the time of his last sufferings was now come. In the management of this matter there be sundry particulars.

And this is greatly to be observed, that by such time as they were come, Iesus Christ was ready for them, he had ordered and placed his Disciples, he had finished his Soul Agony, and prayers, and he had no sooner finished that great work, but the Traitor and his Crew came, he steppeth out of one furnace into another, he had finished his Soul conflict under the wrath of God, now falleth into the wrathful hand of man, from one suffering into another; the time of his last sufferings was now come. In the management of this matter there be sundry particulars.

1. The Company that came to apprehend this Lamb of God to make him a Sacrifice was a band of armed men, with Officers and Arms, Joh. 18.3. and Judas was their Leader, a goodly Crew to follow a Disciple of Jesus Christ, but they are fit enough for a Traitor; they had objected to Judas that they might miss the right person, being night, how shall we know the right party? Judas devised this direction, he told them that he will kiss the man, and whom ye see me kiss, that is he, lay hold on him, and lead him away safely, so Mark expresses his direction, Mar. 14.44.

1. The Company that came to apprehend this Lamb of God to make him a Sacrifice was a band of armed men, with Officers and Arms, Ioh. 18.3