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

The place whither they carry him is Golgotha, the place of a scull, where many dead mens bones were some heaped up, some scattered about, and that made the place ceremonially unclean, and that gave name to the place. And as it was ceremonially a filthy place, so civilly it was no better, a place of reproach, disgrace, dishonour, a place where the worst and vilest malefactors were punished, and executed, the filthiest place in the world. There our Lord Jesus suffered the punishment of our sin, showing us the just desert of our sin.

The place whither they carry him is Golgotha, the place of a scull, where many dead mens bones weresome heaped up, some scattered about, and that made the place ceremonially unclean, and that gave name to the place. And as it was ceremonially a filthy place, so civilly it was no better, a place of reproach, disgrace, dishonour, a place where the worst and vilest malefactors were punished, and executed, the filthiest place in the world. There our Lord Jesus suffered the punishment of our sin, shewing us the just desert of our sin.

When they were come to Golgotha, before they laid hands on the blessed person of our Lord Jesus, they made preparation.

1. They set up the Crosses, the Cross of Jesus they set in the midst, and the Malefactors, one on the right hand, the other on the left, yet set his Cross in the chief place, as the greatest Malefactor: which though they did it out of envy to disgrace him in the vilest manner they could, yet God permitted it so to be done out of infinite wisdom and justice. For by imputation he was the greatest of sinners, seeing all sin met in him, was laid upon him, and laid to his charge, Isai. 53. Their Crosses were set so near together that they could all speak to each other, as appeareth in the sequel.