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4. Pilate though a Pagan, yet in prudence so far complied with respect to their Religion, which they proposed and pretended in this case, and condescended to go out of the Praetorium, into some open public place, where the Jews might appear before him, all this see Joh. 18.28, 29. They went not into the Judgement Hall, least they should be defiled, but that they might •at the Passover. Pilate then went out unto them, and said, what accusation bring you against this man? Thus Pilate disappointed them of that device, whereby they thought to have brought him to have believed and obeyed them. Joh. 18.30. They said that if he were not a Malefactor we would not have delivered him to thee. But Pilate would hear and see the cause himself, before he would condemn him.

4. Pilate though a Pagan, yet in prudence so far complyed with respect to their Religion, which they proposed and pretended in this case, and condescended to go out of the Pretorium, into some open pbulick place, where the Iews might appear before him, all this see Ioh. 18.28, 29. They went not into the Iudgement Hall, least they should be defiled, but that they might •at the Passover. Pilate then went out unto them, and said, what accusation bring you against this man? Thus Pilate disappointed them of that device, whereby they thought to have brought him to have believed and obeyed them. Ioh. 18.30. They said that if he were not a Malefactor we would not have delivered him to thee. But Pilate would hear and see the cause himself, before he would condemn him.

5. Now the chief Priests and Elders, who were his Judges before, and had condemned him in their Council, were his accusers, and they accused him of many things, both to vindicate themselves, and their own act in condemning him and to vent their envy against Jesus Christ. That they did thus accuse him of many things before Pilate, we have it from Pilates own mouth,