The Fountain of Life Opened

To manifest the illegality of Christs trial, let the following particulars be heedfully weighed.

To manifest the illegallity of Christs trial, let the following particulars be heedfully weighed.

First, That he was inhumanely abused both in words and actions,§1 before the Court met, or any examination had been taken of the fact. For as soon as they had taken him, they forthwith bound him, and led him away to the High-priests house, Luk. 22.54. and there they that held him, mocked him, and smote him, blindfolded him, stroke him on the face, and bid him prophesy who smote him: and many other things blasphemously spake they against him, vers. 63, 64, 65. how illegal and barbarous a thing was this? When they were but binding Paul with thongs, he thought himself abused contrary to law, and asked the Centurion that stood by, is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned, q. d. is this legal? What, punish a man first, and judge him afterwards! But Christ was not only bound, but horribly abused by them, all that night, dealing with him as the Lords of the Philistines did with Sampson, to whom it was a sport to abuse him. No rest had Jesus that night: no more sleep for him now in this world. O it was a sad night to him. And this under Caiaphas's own roof.

First, That he was inhumanely abused both in words and actions,§1 before the Court met, or any examination had been taken of the fact. For as soon as they had taken him, they forthwith bound him, and led him away to the High-priests house, Luk. 22.54. and there they that held him, mocked him, and smote him, blindfolded him, stroke him on the face, and bid him prophesie who smote him: and many other things blasphemously spake they against him, vers. 63, 64, 65. how illegal and barbarous a thing was this? When they were but binding Paul with thongs, he thought himself abused contrary to law, and asked the Centurion that stood by, is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned, q. d. is this legal? What, punish a man first, and judge him afterwards! But Christ was not only bound, but horribly abused by them, all that night, dealing with him as the Lords of the Philistines did with Sampson, to whom it was a sport to abuse him. No rest had Jesus that night: no more sleep for him now in this world. O it was a sad night to him. And this under Caiphas's own roof.