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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.
2. Pilate contrived to give them their choice of one, but so as that they should be forced to choose Jesus, and so deliver him by their own act. Pilate would have done them good, but they would not. The way that he contrived was, to straiten them in their liberty of choosing among all the prisoners; he would give them their choice but of two, and they were Jesus and Barabbas. Now this Barabbas was a Mutineer, a Robber, a Murderer, Mar. 15.7. Luk. 23.19. Joh. 18.40. But Jesus was an innocent person, had done many good works among them: only the Priests had a spite and envy against him: and all this Pilate knew to be so. Math. 27.18. Therefore the Jews being a religious people, and willing to be accounted so to be, will never choose Barabbas before Jesus. He thought verily to catch them in this Noose. And if they should quarrel him for straitening their Liberty, he would so delay the matter, that the case should be forced to stop, until after the Feast was over, and by that time the•r envy might be cooled. Surely this was a notable Dilemma.
2. Pilate contrived to give them their choyce of one, but so as that they should be forced to chuse Jesus, and so deliver him by their own act. Pilate would have done them good, but they would not. The way that he contrived was, to streighten them in their liberty of chusing among all the prisoners; he would give them their choice but of two, and they were Jesus and Barrabas. Now this Barrabas was a Mutineer, a Robber, a Murderer, Mar. 15.7. Luk. 23.19. Ioh. 18.40. But Jesus was an innocent person, had done many good works among them: only the Priests had a spight and envy against him: and all this Pilate knew to be so. Math. 27.18. Therefore the Jews being a religious people, and willing to be accounted so to be, will never chuse Barrabas before Jesus. He thought verely to catch them in this Noose. And if they should quarrel him for streightning their Liberty, he would so delay the matter, that the case should be forced to stop, until after the Feast was over, and by that time ther envy might be cooled. Surely this was a notable Dilemma.