But when they came there, Annas considered, that though they had successively acted thus far, and had got him into his hand and power, yet now their proceedings must be carried on under a fair colour of legal proceedings, the Council must be called together, Caiaphas was high Priest, at his Palace or Hall the Court must be kept, therefore when he had gloried over his Prisoner, and had the honour to apprehend him, he sent him away bound unto Caiaphas, but we read not that he sent him by, or under the hand of Judas, he had acted his part sufficiently. Annas sent him to Caiaphas, because he was a vehement prosecutor of this business of putting Jesus to death. John giveth us that Reason, viz. that it was he that had given the Jews that counsel, that it was necessary that one man should dye for the people, to be made a piaculum for his Country, to please the Romans. which was the manner of some Nations in those days, the record of this politic device of Caiaphas is, Joh. 11.46, ad 54. But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. Then gathered the chief Priests and the Pharisees a counsel, and said, What do we? for this man doth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him; and the Romans shall come, and take away both our place and Nation. And one of them named Caiaphas, being the high Priest that same year, said, unto ⟨p. 75⟩them, Ye know nothing at all. Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should dye for the people, and the whole Nation perish not. And this spake he not of himself, but being high Priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should dye for that Nation, And not for that Nation only, but that also he should gather together in one, the Children of God that were scattered abroad. Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
But when they came there, Annas considered, that though they had successively acted thus far, and had got him into his hand and power, yet now their proceedings must be carryed on under a fair colour of legal proceedings, the Council must be called together, Caiaphas was high Priest, at his Palace or Hall the Court must be kept, therefore when he had gloryed over his Prisoner, and had the honour to apprehend him, he sent him away bound unto Caiaphas, but we read not that he sent him by, or under the hand of Iudas, he had acted his part sufficiently. Annas sent him to Caiaphas, because he was a vehement prosecutor of this business of putting Jesus to death. Iohn giveth us that Reason, viz. that it was he that had given the Iews that counsel, that it was necessary that one man should dye for the people, to be made a piaculum for his Country, to please the Romans. which was the manner of some Nations in those dayes, the record of this politick device of Caiaphas is, Joh. 11.46, ad 54. But some of them went their wayes to the Pharisees, and told them what things Iesus had done. Then gathered the chief Priests and the Pharisees a counsel, and said, What do we? for this man doth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him; and the Romans shall come, and take away both our place and Nation. And one of them named Caiaphas, being the high Priest that same year, said, unto ⟨p. 75⟩them, Ye know nothing at all. Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should dye for the people, and the whole Nation perish not. And this spake he not of himself, but being high Priest that year, he prophesied that Iesus should dye for that Nation, And not for that Nation only, but that also he should gather together in one, the Children of God that were scattered abroad. Then from that day forth they took councel together for to put him to death.
