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The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…
The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings of Jesus Christ from his incarnation to his death and burial published by John Eliot ...
Boston: printed by John Foster, 1678
The Harmony of the GOSPELS in the holy History of the Humiliation a… › Chapter 11 › Section 6
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5. They blind-folded him, and then boxed him on the face, and with blasphemous mocking and scorn, said, thou Christ prophesy who smote thee, Math. 26.68. such blasphemy would affright a modest heart to hear it, but no doubt they made great sport and laughter at it.
6. It was an aggravation of these abuses, that every base fellow and serva•• had liberty thus to abuse our Lord Jesus, Mark. 14.65. and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands, they devised many ways to put contempt upon him, and to make sport for themselves.
6. It was an aggravation of these abuses, that every base fellow and serva•• had liberty thus to abuse our Lord Jesus, Mark. 14.65. and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands, they devised many wayes to put contempt upon him, and to make sport for themselves.
7. They plucked off his hair, viz. of his face, or head, or both. This abuse is mentioned in the Prophets, Isai. 50.6. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that pluck off the hair, I bid not my face from shame and spitting.