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

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?

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 mony? 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?

5. Now Judas is not only distressed but forsaken, there was but one door of hope for relief left, and that was to go to the Temple, and to the Priests that were there attending the service in the Temple, thither he came with a ghastly countenance; there also he confessed his sin, offered them the Soul tormenting money, but they abhorred to touch so execrable a thing, nor had they one word of comfort for him, now he fell into utter desperation, which had these effects.

5. Now Judas is not only distressed but forsaken, there was but one dore of hope for relief left, and that was to go to the Temple, and to the Priests that were there attending the service in the Temple, thither he came with a gastly countenance; there also he confessed his sin, offered them the Soul tormenting money, but they abhorred to touch so execrable a thing, nor had they one word of comfort for him, now he fell into utter desperation, which had these effects.