I fubmit my felf wholly to thy Divine 37. Then coming back to his Dif- 38. Watch and Pray, that God may deliver you from the Dangers, to which ye are going to be expofed. I know your Minds are fincere, and your Difpofitions good; but the natural Wants and Infirmities of the Body will betray you into Danger, if the Refolutions of your Minds be not ftrong enough to overcome them in Time of Peril and Neceffity. 39. Again, Jefus retired from his 40. And when he came back, he him. them the Third time, and prayed after I 42. Come, rife, let us be going: The Traitor, that comes to apprehend me, is just upon us. 43. Scarcely had Jefus faid these Words, when fuddenly Judas appear ed, with a great Number of Officers and Servants following him, armed with Swords and Clubs; whom the Chief Priefts and Rulers of the Jews had fent to apprehend Jefus in his private Retirement, Judas having under taken to conduct them. 44. Now because the Officers did not know Jesus's Face, and it was alfo Night; Judas agreed to give them this Token, that when they faw him go up to any one and falute him with a Kifs, they fhould thereby know that this was Jefus, and be fure to lay hold on him immediately, and keep him from efcaping. 45. As foon therefore as Judas faw Jefus, he went directly to him, and faluted him with much seeming Respect, and kiffed him. 46. Whereupon the Officers, according to the appointed Signal, prefently apprehended him and held him faft. 47. Which when the Disciples faw, they were affrighted and amazed. But Peter, always couragious and bolder than the reft, drew his Sword, and fmote one of the High Priest's Servants, and wounded him on the Head. 48. But Jefus healed the Man's Wound, and having rebuked Peter for his indifcreet Zeal, he expoftulated mildly with those who apprehended him, faying: Why come ye out at this time of Night, armed and 42 Rife up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. diately, while heyet 43¶ And imme(pake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with fwords and ftaves, from the chief priefts, and the scribes, and the elders. betrayed him had 44 And he that given them a token, faying, Whomfoever I fhall kifs, the fame is he; take him, and lead bim away fafely. 45 And affoon as he was come, he gohim, and faith, Maeth ftraightway to fter, master; and kiffed him. 46 And they laid their hands on him, and took him. 47 And one of them that ftood by, fmote a fervant of drew a fword, and the high priest, and cut off his ear. 48 And Jefus anfwered and faid unto them, Are ye come out as against a thief, flaves, to take me? with fwords andwith 49 I was daily with you in the temple, teaching, and ye took me not: but the fcriptures must be fulfilled. 50 And they all forfook him, and fled. 51 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth caft about his naked body; and the young man 539 And they led Jefus away to the high priest: and with him were affembled all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes. 54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest and he fat with the fervants, and warmed prepared to seize me by Violence; as 49. Did not I ufe to fit conftantly 50. Then all the Disciples, feeing there was no Remedy, and that Jefus would not suffer them to endeavour to rescue him, forfook him and fled. 5152. Among whom was one, a young Man; who having only a loofe Cloth about his naked Body; and the Officers, who fufpected him to be a Difciple of Jefus, laying hold of the Cloth to apprehend him; he let go the Cloth, and fled away naked. 53. Jefus therefore being thus fe- 54. And as the Officers were car- the the Fire; waiting to fee what the E- 55. Now the Chief of the fews 56. For though many came in to witness against him, yet fo frivolous and trifling were the Things they teftified, that even thefe unjust Judges themselves, who had before his Trial refolved to condemn him, could not *ax find therein * fufficient Pretence to give ἦσαν. Sentence against him. tion. 5758. At laft, after feveral others, there came in fome, who maliciously mifreprefenting and mifinterpreting fome Words of his which they did not underftand, witneffed that they heard him fay, He could pull down the Temple made with Hands, and within Three Days build another made without Hands. 59. But neither did this feem ta fufficient Pretence to put him to Death. 60. Then the High Prieft ftood up himself, and asked Jefus, faying: Have you nothing to plead for your felf? What fay you to the Things thefe Men witnefs against you? 61. But Jefus, knowing their Injuftice, and that they watched only to Jay hold of his Words, anfwered nothing. Then the High Prieft fpake again, and asked him with an Adju himself at the fire. 55 And the chief priefts, and all the council fought for fus to put him to witness against Jedeath; and found 61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high prieft asked him 65 And fome began to fpit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to fay unto him, Prophefie: and the fervants did ftrike him with the palms of their hands. 66 And as Peter was beneath in the ration, faying: Tell me the Truth, in the Prefence of God; Art thou the Chrift, the Son of the most High God? 62. To this fefus anfwered; I am; And 63. When the High Prieft heard this, he rent his Clothes in great Indignation, and faid unto the Council; What need we trouble our felves to feek for any more Witnesses? 64. Ye your felves are Witneffes, and this whole Affembly are Witneffes, that he hath spoken manifeft and notorious Blafphemy; What think ye of it? And they all agreed, that for affuming to himself to be the Meffiah, he deserved to be put to Death. |