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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. Here was a great check given unto Pilate before he had passed the Sentence, hitherto he had strove with the Jews (the Spirit of God in common grace assisting him) to stop them from this abominable sin, by behaving himself like a wise, prudent, diligent, just judge; yet they grew the worse by all his pains. But at last they lighted on an Argument that touched him, and overcame him to do unjustice for the sake of man, now God strives with Pilate, that he might still be valiant in doing justly, and not condemn the innocent, and the striving of Gods Spirit was by his wives terrible message sent unto him, Math. 27.19. When he was set down on the Judgment Seat, his wife sent unto him saying, have thou nothing to do with that just man for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. where see 1. The time when the message came, when he was set down on the Judgement Seat, and making ready to pronounce the Sentence. 2. The matter of the message in sundry things
4. Here was a great check given unto Pilate before he had passed the Sentence, hitherto he had strove with the Iews (the Spirit of God in common grace assisting him) to stop them from this abominable sin, by behaving himself like a wise, prudent, diligent, just judge; yet they grew the worse by all his pains. But at last they lighted on an Argument that touched him, and overcame him to do unjustice for the sake of man, now God strives with Pilate, that he might still be valiant in doing justly, and not condemn the innocent, and the striving of Gods Spirit was by his wives terrible message sent unto him, Math. 27.19. When he was set down on the Iudgment Seat, his wife sent unto him saying, have thou nothing to do with that just man for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. where see 1. The time when the message came, when he was set down on the Iudgement Seat, and making ready to pronounce the Sentence. 2. The matter of the message in sundry things