The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

1. His Accusation. 2. The proceedings of the Judge.

1. His Accusation. 2. The proceedings of the Iudge.

About his Accusation three things may be noted.

1. By whom he was accused viz. By the Chief Priests, and Elders, and Scribes, and Pharisees. They that were erewhile his Judges, are now become his accusers: Saint Matthew notes they did it of envy, Matth. 27. 18. Surely envy is very cruel and very base. It is a cruel thing to pursue a man to the death, for no other cause, but because he is better beloved of God or man than themselves. And it was most base for these great men to turn accusers at the Bar of the Civill Judge, and to do it in their own persons.

1. By whom he was accused viz. By the Chiefe Priests, and Elders, and Scribes, and Pharisies. They that were erewhile his Iudges, are now become his accusers: Saint Matthew notes they did it of enuy, Matth. 27. 18. Surely enuy is very cruell and very base. It is a cruell thing to pursue a man to the death, for no other cause, but because he is better beloued of God or man than themselues. And it was most base for these great men to turne accusers at the Barre of the Ciuill Iudge, and to doe it in their owne persons.