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

2. The second sort of mockers were the chief Priests, Scribes, and Chieftains among them, their mockeries are recorded also, Math. 27.41, 42, 43. likewise also the chief Priests mocking him, with the Scribes and Elders, said, he saved others, himself he cannot save, if he be the King of the Jews let him now come down from the Cross, and we will believe him. he trusted in God, let him deliver him now if he will have him, for he said, I am the Son of God. These upbraidings are deeper, and more blasphemous, yet ignorant and over hasty gloryings over him.

1. It is a great boast, that though he had saved others many ways, out of many perils, and out of the hands of Devils, yet he was not able to save himself out of their hands, O who are you great Grandees! out of whos• han•s Jesus Christ cannot deliver himself? alas for you, had you suppressed this boast but till the morning after your Sabbath, you might have seen the vanity thereof, and that he was able to deliver himself out of your hands, and greater then yours also, even out of the hands of death and Devils too.

1. It is a great boast, that though he had saved others many wayes, out of many perils, and out of the hands of Devils, yet he was not able to save himself out of their hands, O who are you great Grandees! out of whos• han•s Jesus Chri•t cannot deliver himself? alas for you, had you suppressed this boast but till the morning after your Sabbath, you might have seen the vanity thereof, and that he was able to deliver himself out of your hands, and greater then yours also, even out of the hands of death and Devils too.