The harmony of the Gospels, in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

4. Here was a great check given unto Pilate before he had passed the Sentence, hitherto he had strove with the Jews (the Spirit of God in common grace assisting him) to stop them from this abominable sin, by behaving himself like a wise, prudent, diligent▪ just judge; yet they grew the worse by all his pains. But at last they lighted on an Argument that touched him, and overcame him to do unjustice for the sake of man, now God strives with Pilate, that he might still be valiant in doing justly, and not condemn the innocent, and the striving of Gods Spirit was by his wives terrible message sent unto him, Math. 27.19. When he was set down on the Judgment Seat, his wife sent unto him saying, have thou nothing to do with that just man for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him, where see 1. The time when the message came, when he was set down on the Judgement Seat, and making ready to pronounce the Sentence. 2. The matter of the message in sundry things 1. She eminently asserts the innocency of the person of Jesus that just man▪ 2. She warneth and exhorteth Pilate her husband to have nothing to do with, or to do nothing against that just man, in judging or condemning of him to die. 3. Her reason, because she had suffered much in a dream that day about him, which had terrified her, stirred up her heart to send this sad warning unto him, a faithful part of a wise good wife,

4. Here was a great check given unto Pilate before he had passed the Sentence, hitherto he had strove with the Iews (the Spirit of God in common grace assisting him) to stop them from this abominable sin, by behaving himself like a wise, prudent, diligent▪ just judge; yet they grew the worse by all his pains. But at last they lighted on an Argument that touched him, and overcame him to do unjustice for the sake of man, now God strives with Pilate, that he might still be valiant in doing justly, and not condemn the innocent, and the striving of Gods Spirit was by his wives terrible message sent unto him, Math. 27.19. When he was set down on the Iudgment Seat, his wife sent unto him saying, have thou nothing to do with that just man for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him, where see 1. The time when the message came, when he was set down on the Iudgement Seat, and making ready to pronounce the Sentence. 2. The matter of the message in sundry things 1. She eminently asserts the innocency of the person of Iesus that just man 2. She warneth and exhorteth Pilate her husband to have nothing to do with, or to do nothing against that just man, in judging or condemning of him to dy. 3. Her reason, because she had suffered much in a dream that day about him, which had terrified her, stirred up her heart to send this sad warning unto him, a faithful part of a wise good wife,