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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. The progress of his repentance, he knowing the Council had appointed to meet early in the morning, resolved to go unto them, and restore unto them their money, and confess his great sin in betraying the innocent blood of his Master.
3. The progress of his repentance, he knowing the Council had appointed to meet early in the morning, resolved to go unto them, and restore unto them their mony, and confess his great sin in betraying the innocent blood of his Master.
Accordingly, so soon as they had confirmed their condemnation of him, and commanded him to be delivered to Pilate, ver. 2. Then Judas appears before them in the terror of his Soul, ver. 3. he justifieth Jesus Christ to be innocent, and himself an horrible sinner in betraying him, which confession of his, accused them also to be horrible sinners in condemning him. He offered them the money with which they had hired him, it scalded his Conscience, he could not keep it.
Accordingly, so soon as they had confirmed their condemnation of him, and commanded him to be delivered to Pilate, ver. 2. Then Judas appears before them in the terror of his Soul, ver. 3. he justifieth Iesus Christ to be innocent, and himself an horrible sinner in betraying him, which confession of his, accused them also to be horrible sinners in condemning him. He offered them the mony with which they had hired him, it scalded his Conscience, he could not keep it.
4. See their answer, the wickedest answer that ever Ministers gave to a distressed soul, but befitting the mouths of wolves in the pursuit of innocent blood, and fit enough for so vile a Traitor, the worst that ever was in the world. Their answer was short and snappish. 1. What is that to us? say you so Caiaphas, Annas and the rest? did not you hire him with that money? 2. They say, look thou to that: is this your care of a soul in distress? is this your care of your flock? 3. They refused to take the money, or meddle with it; nor did they give him one word of comfort or counsel, the Priests lips should preserve knowledge, and is this all the relief he had at their mouth?