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

Where see, among the Mockers, Revilers, Railers against Jesus Christ on the cross, one of the Thieves did as he heard others do, though he was hanging on his cross under the hand of justice and Execution. Matthew and Mark impute this to both the Malefactors, because what one in a company doth, is in usual custom imputed to all, unless they bear witness against it. And whether at first or by the way, both of them might be accessary, we cannot say; but Luke is particular in this history, showing that one of them was a true penitent:

Where see, among the Mockers, Revilers, Railers against Iesus Christ on the cross, one of the Theeves did as he heard others doe, though he was hanging on his cross under the hand of justice and Execution. Mathew and Mark impute this to both the Melefactors, because what one in a company doth, is in usual custome imputed to all, unless they bear witness against it. And whether at first or by the way, both of them might be accessary, we cannot say; but Luke is particular in this history, shewing that one of them was a true penitent:

Where 1. we see what his ill words are that are recorded, viz. if thou be the Christ, save thy self and us. wherein he vents his unbelief and hardness of heart, in way of reproach. This he doth when he was dying, yea a shameful death, and that justly, yet so ill minded is he against Jesus Christ.

Where 1. we see what his ill words are that are recorded, viz. if thou be the Christ, save thy self and us. wherein he vents his unbelief and hardness of heart, in way of reproach. This he doth when he was dying, yea a shamefull death, and that justly, yet so ill minded is he against Iesus Christ.

2. His fellow thief rebuked him, whereby he cleared himself from participation with him in his sin, which silence in such a case doth involve men in. In which Rebuke see,