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

The third thing was the manner of the Judgement: and so Saint John reports that Pilate brought forth Jesus, and sate down in the Judgement seat, and after some reproachful speeches to the people about Jesus as their King, and after their last tumultuous cry to have him crucified, he delivered him to be crucified. Oh what heart can by faith see Jesus come out upon the Pavement, and so patiently set himself before the Tribunal of Pilate, and not be dissolved into tears, to see our sweet Saviour after so many indignities, to stand amongst such vile people to receive judgement of death, that was the blessed Author of life! But in this sentence of condemnation lieth one chief consolation: for in that hour, and in that sentence did God our heavenly Judge give sentence upon our sins in him our Surety, and condemned sin in his flesh, that had no sin; and therefore our faith should gather hence assurance of eternal comfort, seeing he was condemned, that we might be saved: and in this sentence upon him, God hath fully satisfied his justice, so as we need not fear the day of Judgement, for Jesus hath been already judged for our sins, Rom. 8. 3. and a part of the judgement it is to be reckoned, that he found no mercy in the Jews, when Pilate said, Behold the Man, but rather with greater rage they called for the sentence to have him crucified: and withal that he was rejected of the chief Priests, and Scribes, and Elders of the people. He found no mercy in the Jews, that he might thereby procure for us the eternal Mercy of his Father: He found no mercy with Men, that we might obtain mercy with God. And he was rejected of the chief Priests, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, ⟨p. 379⟩that had said, That the stone that the builders refused should be made the head of the corner, Psal. 118. 22. And that he might thereby satisfy for us that had refused God, and would not have him reign over us, but yielded our selves to the Devil to rule us.

The third thing was the manner of the Iudgement: and so Saint Iohn reports that Pilate brought forth Iesus, and sate downe in the Iudgement seat, and after some reproachfull speeches to the people about Iesus as their King, and after their last tumultuous crie to haue him crucified, he deliuered him to be crucified. Oh what heart can by faith see Iesus come out vpon the Pauement, and so patiently set himselfe before the Tribunall of Pilate, and not be dissolued into teares, to see our sweet Sauiour after so many indignities, to stand amongst such vile people to receiue iudgement of death, that was the blessed Author of life! But in this sentence of condemnation lieth one chiefe consolation: for in that houre, and in that sentence did God our heauenly Iudge giue sentence vpon our sinnes in him our Surety, and condemned sinne in his flesh, that had no sinne; and therefore our faith should gather hence assurance of eternall comfort, seeing he was condemned, that we might be saued: and in this sentence vpon him, God hath fully satisfied his iustice, so as we need not feare the day of Iudgement, for Iesus hath beene already iudged for our sinnes,