The Fountain of Life Opened

Thirdly, The attendants who followed the Hearse, were the women that followed him out of Galilee. Among whom the two Maris, and the Mother of Zebedee's children (whom Mark calls Salome) are only named.

Thirdly, The attendants who followed the Hearse, were the women that followed him out of Galilee. Among whom the two Marys, and the Mother of Zebedes children (whom Mark calls Salome) are only named.

Fourthly, The Grave or Sepulchre where they laid him. It was in Josephs new Tomb, which he had prepared in the garden near unto Golgotha, where our Lord died. Two things are remarkable about this Tomb. It was another's Tomb, and it was a new Tomb. It was another's. For as he had not an house of his own wherein to lay his head whilst he lived, so he had not a Tomb of his own, to lay his body in when dead. As he lived in other mens houses, so he lay in another mans Tomb. And it was a new Tomb wherein never man was yet laid. Doubtless there was much of providence in this, for had any other been laid there before ⟨p. 507⟩him, it might have proved an occasion both to shake the Credit, and slur the glory of his Resurrection, by pretending it was some former body, and not the Lords, that rose out of it. In this also divine providence had a respect to that Prophecy, Esa. 53.9. Which was to be fulfilled at this funeral. He made his Grave with the rich, because he had done no violence, &c.

Fourthly, The Grave or Sepulcher where they laid him. It was in Iosephs new Tomb, which he had prepared in the garden near unto Golgotha, where our Lord died. Two things are remarkable about this Tomb. It was anothers Tomb, and it was a new Tomb. It was anothers. For as he had not an house of his own wherein to lay his head whilst he lived, so he had not a Tomb of his own, to lay his body in when dead. As he lived in other mens houses, so he lay in another mans Tomb. And it was a new Tomb wherein never man was yet laid. Doubtless there was much of providence in this, for had any other been laid there before