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

The occasion that moved Pilate to command, that they should be so killed, and hastened to their death, was, the Jews request that their legs might be broken, the reason which they proposed was, because of the approach of the Sabbath, and it was the time of their Passover feast.

The occasion that moved Pilate to command, that they should be so killed, and hastned to their death, was, the Jews request that their legs might be broken, the reason which they proposed was, because of the approach of the Sabbath, and it was the time of their Passover feast.

God commanded in the institution of the Passover, that a bone thereof should not be broken, Exod. 12.46. Numb. 9.12. which the Jews religiously observed in all ages & generations, but never knew the reason of this branch of the divine Institution. The infinite prescience of God had respect unto this history of the sufferings of Christ, which we are now treating off. These Jews possibly might see the reason of this branch of this Institution; I dare not say they did see it because the Text doth not say so. But if they had any such intent to get his legs broke to blemish him, who is the true Paschal Lamb? Then I say

God commanded in the institution of the Passover, that a bone thereof should not be broken, Exod. 12.46. Numb. 9.12. which the Iews religiously observed in all ages & generations, but never knew the reason of this branch of the divine Institution. The infinite prescience of God had respect unto this history of the sufferings of Christ, which we are now treating off. These Iews possibly might see the reason of this branch of this Institution; I dare not say they did see it because the Text doth not say so. But if they had any such intent to get his legs broke to blemish him, who is the true Paschal Lamb? Then I say