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

1. They made him to carry his own Cross, upon which he was to be put to death, which was as much disgrace and rigour as they were in a capacity to exercise against him. They had but little time, and were in great haste, which shortened their rigorous dealings. Herein Jesus Christ did superabundantly answer the Type in Isaac, Gen. 22.6. who carried on his back the wood wherewith he himself was to be sacrificed, but that was without any rigour. Jesus Christ carried the Tree on his back, with all rigour they could inflict, on which he was crucified, Joh. 19.17. he meekly took up his Cross, according to his doctrine which he taught the Church, he now teacheth by his Example, added to his precept.

1. They made him to carry his own Cross, upon which he was to be put to death, which was as much disgrace and rigour as they were in a capacity to exercise against him. They had but little time, and were in great haste, which shortned their rigorous dealings. Herein Iesus Christ did superabundantly answer the Type in Isaac, Gen. 22.6. who carryed on his back the wood wherewith he himself was to be sacrificed, but that was without any rigour. Jesus Christ carryed the Tree on his back, with all rigour they could inflict, on which he was crucifyed, Joh. 19.17. he meekly took up his Cross, according to his doctrine which he taught the Church, he now teacheth by his Example, added to his precept.

2. They led him betwixt two thieves, Malefactors justly condemned, to add disgrace unto him, as if he were a Malefactor like them. Luk. 23.32. As they placed them in the execution, so did they in leading them. Jesus was placed in the middle, and the thieves, one at his right hand, and the other at his left, he in the middle, as the worst of them all.