A69028:1864
The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…
The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as it affordeth both milk for babes, and strong meat for such as are at full age / by ... Nicholas Bifield ; ... now published ... by his son, Adoniram Bifield.The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as it affordeth both milke for babes, and strong meat for such as are at full age / by ... Nicholas Bifield ; ... now published ... by his sonne, Adoniram Bifield.
London: printed by G.M. for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, 1626
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The third Policy which Pilate used to acquit Christ, was to make a motion to the people to have Christ given to them, in honour of their great Feast. About which observe
The third Policie which Pilate vsed to acquit Christ, was to make a motion to the people to haue Christ giuen to them, in honour of their great Feast. About which obserue
1. The occasion of this practise, and that was a custom which the Jews had, to have a prisoner delivered at the Feast of the Passover, by the Governor, which they would. Now this custom was either an ancient custom of the Jews, who to signify their deliverance out of Egypt, had devised this custom at the Passover to let a prisoner go free: Or else it was some grant which the Romans had made unto the Jews, after they had reduced the Country into the form of a Province.
1. The occasion of this practise, and that was a custome which the Iewes had, to haue a prisoner deliuered at the Feast of the Passeouer, by the Gouernour, which they would. Now this custome was either an ancient custome of the Iewes, who to signifie their deliuerance out of Egypt, had deuised this custome at the Passeouer to let a prisoner goe free: Or else it was some grant which the Romanes had made vnto the Iewes, after they had reduced the Country into the forme of a Prouince.
2. The manner of Pilates dealing to accomplish his will in this motion: and so he matcheth Christ with one Barabbas that was a murderer and a notorious malefactor, and then gives them power to choose their prisoner, so as they choose one of the two, supposing that the horrible offence of Barabbas would for the very show of it, hinder them from choosing him.