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The harmony of the Gospels, in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…
The harmony of the Gospels, in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings of Jesus Christ, from his incarnation to his death and burial. / Published by John Eliot, teacher of the church in Roxbury. ; [Two lines from Acts]
printed by John Foster, 1678
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Unto this arguing of Pilate they return a sad answer. 1. They renounce Jesus Christ to be their King and Saviour. 2. They acknowledge no King but Cesar, Joh. 19.15. the chief Priest answered, we have no King but Cesar, thus they renounce Jesus Christ, yea, and the government of God, and put themselves under the government of the world, Act. 3.13, 14, 15, 16. The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our Fathers hath glorified his Son Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go, but ye denied the holy one, and the just, and desired a Murderer to be granted unto you, and killed the Prince of life whom God hath raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.
Vnto this arguing of Pilate they return a sad answer. 1. They renounce Jesus Christ to be their King and Saviour. 2. They acknowledge no King but Cesar, Joh. 19.15. the chief Priest answered, we have no King but Cesar, thus they renounce Iesus Christ, yea, and the government of God, and put themselves under the government of the world, Act. 3.13, 14, 15, 16. The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our Fathers hath glorified his Son Iesus, whom ye delivered up, and denyed him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him goe, but ye denyed the holy one, and the just, and desired a Murtherer to be granted unto you, and killed the Prince of life whom God hath raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.
Yea, further they retort and reflect the Argument upon Pilate, Joh. 19.12. If you refuse him you are no friend to Cesar, he that maketh himself to be a King, is against Cesar, he is the only King in the World.