The new and complete life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: containing an authentic and full account of all the wonderful transactions, sufferings, and death of our glorious Redeemer . f his attendants. The great Redeemer of mankind^ wasbrought before this tribunal; and the prieftsand elders having taken their places roundthe pavement, the governor afcended thejudgment feat, and afl^ed them whataccu^fation they brought againft the prifoner ?Though nothing could be more naturalthan for the governor to aflc this queftion,yet the Jews thought themfelves highl) af-fronted by it. They p
The new and complete life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: containing an authentic and full account of all the wonderful transactions, sufferings, and death of our glorious Redeemer . f his attendants. The great Redeemer of mankind^ wasbrought before this tribunal; and the prieftsand elders having taken their places roundthe pavement, the governor afcended thejudgment feat, and afl^ed them whataccu^fation they brought againft the prifoner ?Though nothing could be more naturalthan for the governor to aflc this queftion,yet the Jews thought themfelves highl) af-fronted by it. They probably knew hisfentiments concerning the prifoner, andtherefore confidered his queftion as intend-ed to infinuate, that they brought one tobe condemned, againft whom they couldfind no accufation. Pilate might indeedfpeak to them in a ftern manner, and bythat means fufficiently indicate his dilplea-fure: but, however that be, the Jewshaughtily anfwered, if he had not been avery great and extraordinary malefaftor,we fhould not have given thee this troubleat all, much lefs atfo unfeafonable an houras the prefent. Jesus was then examined by Pilate, whofinding he had not been guilty eji . ; of. AND LIVES OF HIS AP0S7 LES. 227 rebellion or fcdltion, but tliat hewasac-;cufed of particulars relating to the religion |and cuftoms of the Jews, grew angry, and ]faid, What are thele things to me ? Takehim yourfelves, and judge him accordingto your own law; plainly infinuating, thatin his opinion, the crime they laid to theprifoners charge, was not of a capital na-ture ; and that fuch punifiiraents as theywere permitted by Ca^far to inHift, wereadequate to any mifdemeanor that Jesuswas charged with. But this propofal ofthe Roman governor was ablolutely re-fufed by the Jev/tfh priefts and elders, be-caufe it condemned their whole proceed-ing, and therefore they anfwered, We haveno power to put any one to death, as thisman certainly deferves, who has attemptednot only to make innovations in o
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