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kMat. 20. 19. [They] fhall deliver him to the Gentiles, to mock, and to fcourge, and to crucifie him. Joh. 12. 32. And I, if I be lifted up from the Earth, will draw all Men unto me.

1 Mat. 27. 11. Jefus ftood before the Governour; and the Gover nour asked him, faying, Art thou the King of the Jews? and Jefus faid unto him, Thou fay ft. Mar.15. 2. Pilate asked him, Art thou the 15 King of the Jews? And he anfwer ing faid unto him, Thou fayft it.

mt 1 Tim. 6. 13. I give thee Charge in the Sight of God, who quickneth all Things, and † Mar. 15. 1. 20 before Chrift Jefus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good Confeffion.

My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom we of this world, then would my fervants fight, that I fho not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom from hence. 37. Pilate therefore said unto him, Art th king then? Jefus anfwered, Thou fayft that I am a To this end was I born, and for this caufe came I into world, that I fhould bear witnefs unto the truth. E one that is of the truth, heareth my Voice. 38. faith unto him, What is truth? And when he had fal he went out again unto the Jews, and faith unto de I find in him no fault at all. 39. But ye have f custom, that I fhould release unto you one at the fover will ye therefore that I release unto you king of the Jews? 40. Then cried they all agai ing, Not this man, but Barabbas. h Now Barab

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Luk. 12. 14. He faid unto him, Man, who made me a judge, or a divider over you? † Joh. 6. 15. When Jefus therefore perceived that they would come and take 5 him by force, to make him a King, he departed again into a Mountain himself alone. Joh. 8. 15. Ye judge after the Flefh, I judge no Man. See on Luk. 1. 33.

b Luk 1. 32. He fhall be great, and fhall be called the Son of the Higheft; and the Lord God fhall give unto him the Throne of his Father David.

Joh. 7. 17. If any Man will do his Will, he fhall know of the DoErine, whether it be of God, or whether I fpeak of my felf. Joh. 8. 47. He that is of God, heareth Gods Words. Jch. 3. 19. Hereby know we that we are of the Truth, and fhall affure our Hearts before him. 1 Joh. 4. 6. We are of God: he that knoweth God, heareth us

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And Pilate faith unto them, Behold the man. 6. the chief Priefts therefore and officers faw him, they ut, faying, Crucifie him, crucifie him. Pilate faith un n, Take ye him, and crucifie him, for I find no fault in 7. The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of 8. When Pilate therefore heard that faying, he e more afraid; 9. And went again into the judgmentad faith unto Jefus, Whence art thou? but Jefus im no anfwer. 10. Then faith Pilate unto him, ft thou not unto me? knoweft thou not that I have to crucifie thee, and have power to release thee? fus anfwered, Thou couldst have no power at all ame, except it were given thee from above: therefore at delivered me unto thee hath the (1) greater fin. nd from thenceforth Pilate fought to releafe him: e Jews cried out, faying, " If thou let this man go, Gg 2 thou king himself equal with God. †Joh. 10. 33. For a good Work we ftonethee not; but forBlafphemy,and because thatthou being a Man,makest 5 thy felf God. Joh. 10. 36. Say ye of him whom the Father hath fan &tified and fent into the World, Thou blafphemeft; because I said, I am the Son of God?

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Lev. 24 16. He that blafthe Name of the Lord, 1 furely be put to death.

Mat. 26. 65. The high rent his Clothes, faying, he 10 poken Blafphemy-t Joh. The Jews fought the more 1 him, because he not only roken the Sabbath, but faid hat God was his Father, ma- 15 a King.

n: Luk. 23. 2. They began to accufe him, faying, We found this fellow perverting the Nation, and forbidding to give Tribute to Cefar, faying, that he himself is Christ

I take the Senfe of this Verfe to be this: I readily acknowledge ower over Malefactors and common Men; but thou couldst have ower over me, who am the Son of God, and free from thofe Crimes h are laid to my Charge, unless it were given thee, or permitted above. Therefore he who knew my Perfon, and was a Witness of my ent and inoffenfive Behaviour, and notwithstanding delivered me unto that I might be crucified as a Malefactor, is guilty of a greater Siri thine will be in Condemning me.

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thou art not Cefars friend: whofoever maketh himself a king fpeaketh against Cefar. 13. When Pilate therefore heard that faying, he brought Jefus forth, and fat down in the judgment-feat, in a Place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew Gabbatha. 14. And it was the preparati on of the paffover, and about the fixth hour: and he faith unto the Jews, Behold your king. 15. But they cried out, Away with him,away with him,crucifie him. Pilate faith unto them,Shall I crucifie your king? The chief Priests answered, We have no king but Cefar. 16. Then f delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jefus, and led him away. 17. And he bearing his cross, went forth into a place called the place of a Scull, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha. 18. Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either fide one, and Jefus in the midft. 19. And Pilate wrote a i title, and put it on the crofs. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20. This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jefus was crucified was nigh to the city and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. 21. Then faid the chief Priefts of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The king of the Jews; but that he faid, I am the king of the Jews. 22. Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written. 23. Then the foldiers, when they had crucified Jefus,

† A&ts. 17. 7. Thefe all do contrary to the Decrees of Cefar, saying, That there is another King, one Jefus.

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