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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.
4. Therefore I do now declare unto you that I will chastise him and release him. But Pilate, with your favour, why will you chastise an innocent person? is this Justice? If Pilate say, I do it to please and pacify the rage of the Jews against him: But is this a noble Roman spirit to pervert justice to please the people? Fiat Justitia, ruat Coelum, is a Latin Proverb. And further, when ⟨p. 95⟩you had performed your first word in chastising him, why did you not perform your second word to release him? But Jesus Christ and his poor Servants may see what we are to expect from the hands of Man.
4. Therefore I doe now declare unto you that I will chastise him and release him. But Pilate, with your favour, why will you chastise an innocent person? is this Justice? If Pilate say, I doe it to please and pacifie the rage of the Jews against him: But is this a noble Romane spirit to pervert justice to please the people? Fiat Justitia, ruat Coelum, is a Latine Proverb. And further, when ⟨p. 95⟩you had performed your first word in chastising him, why did you not perform your second word to release him? But Jesus Christ and his poor Servants may see what we are to expect from the hands of Man.
Thus far Luke carrieth on the History of this Act which Pilate is now about to do. John carrieth the history of this act of Pilate further.
Thus far Luke carrieth on the History of this Act which Pilate is now about to doe. John carrieth the history of this act of Pilate further.