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

Before I finish this sad Chapter, here remaineth another cruel act, to increase the sufferings of our Lord Jesus, which I cannot fully say was an act of Pilate, yet it was done by his permission, and by his Soldiers, and he committed them to their will, and therefore he must give an account of it before Jesus Christ, his judge and ours, at the last day.

Before I finish this sad Chapter, here remaineth another cruel act, to increase the sufferings of our Lord Jesus, which I cannot fully say was an act of Pilate, yet it was done by his permission, and by his Souldiers, and he committed them to their will, and therefore he must give an account of it before Jesus Christ, his judge and ours, at the last day.

1. It is the fourth act of mockery done unto our Lord Jesus. The first act of mockery was done unto him by the Jews, after the Council had condemned him, and committed him to a guard, to be kept till morning, they spent the remainder of the night in mocking of him, Luk. 22.63, 64, 65. Math. 26.67, 68. Mark. 14.65. 2. The second act of mockery done unto our Lord Jesus, was by Herod and his men of war, Luk. 27.11. 3. The third act of mockery was done unto him by Pilate and his guard in the praetorium, where he scourged him, and his people mocked him more cruelly then before, Joh. 19.1.2, 3, 4, 5. 4. The fourth act of mockery is now done unto him, after Pilate had condemned him before they led them away to be crucified

1. It is the fourth act of mockery done unto our Lord Jesus. The first act of mockery was done unto him by the Jews, after the Council had condemned him, and committed him to a guard, to be kept till morning, they spent the remainder of the night in mocking of him,