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

Mark. 14.55. ad 61. And the chief Priests and all the Council sought for witness against Jesus, to put him to death, and found none. For many bare false Witness against him; but their witness agreed not together. And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this Temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. But neither did their Witness agree together. And the high Priest stood up in the mids, and asked Jesus saying, Answerest thou nothing? What is it which these witness against thee? But he held his peace, and answered nothing.

Mark. 14.55. ad 61. And the chief Priests and all the Counsell sought for witness against Iesus, to put him to death, and found none. For many bare false Witness against him; but their witness agreed not together. And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this Temple made with hands, and within three dayes I will build another made without hands. But neither did their Witness agree together. And the high Priest stood up in the mids, and asked Iesus saying, Answerest thou nothing? What is it which these witness against thee? But he held his peace, and answered nothing.

Here see, 1. That though they so abused our Lord Jesus for his Answer, and for putting them upon the right way of enquiring, viz to ask his hearers, to s•e if they could testify any thing against him: for in his Answer he had vindicated himself and his Doctrine, both for matter and manner; therefore if they would find any thing against him, it must be by Witnesses that heard him; yet now they are necessitated to fall to this course, as Jesus had said, though they had abused him for so saying.

Here see, 1. That though they so abused our Lord Iesus for his Answer, and for putting them upon the right way of enquiring, viz to ask his hearers, to s•e if they could testifie any thing against him: for in his Answer he had vindicated himself and his Doctrine, both for matter and manner; therefore if they would find any thing against him, it must be by Witnesses that heard him; yet now they are necessitated to fall to this course, as Jesus had said, though they had abused him for so saying.