John 19

John 19:1

SCourged him,] See upon Matthew 27:26.

John 19:2

A purple robe,] see upon Matthew 27:28

John 19:8

More afraid,] fearing on the one side left there might arise some tumult amongst the people; and on the other side being affrighted with the name of Sonne of God, which Christ tooke upon him. And yet he knew him to be most innocent and righteous.

John 19:11

Thou couldest,] thou hast thine office and power of magistrate by Gods appointment, Romans 13:1. Thy power to doe me harme doth therefore come likewise by his permission. Therefore the Iewes sin is so much the greater, that do abuse publick power, to revenge themselves, and vent their spleens against me; and that, which God suffers thee their instrument to doe, evill shall be imputed to them for a greater sinne, who are the first authors of it.

John 19:13

The pavement,] it was some Tetrace or Gallery before the Palace or Hall, which might be paved in squares, or in Mosaick work; where they sat in judgement, and pronounced sentences.

John 19:14

The preparation,] See upon Matthew 27:62 The sixth,] namely, at noone. Now because S. Marke saith, that it was the third houre, which was nine 〈◊〉 clock in the morning, and that the other Evangelists agree in saying. That at the sixth houre the darknesse came which asted all the time that Christ was upon the Crosse and that between this darknesse, and the time in which he was crucified there must be some time, as about some three houres: it hath been anciently thought that it was some errour of the Scriveners of sixth for third: and indeed some ancient texts have it the third. Others think, that because the Iewes divided the day into quarters, S. Iohn meant here by the sixth houre all that second quarter, which ended the sixth houre; namely, at noone and that he meanes that these things hapned entring into the said quarter.

John 19:17

Bearing,] See upon Matthew 27:32.

John 19:19

A Title,] namely, a little table upon which was written the pretended crime. See Mat: 27. 37.

John 19:21

The King,] which seemed to involve the nation in the fault or infamy of the punishment.

John 19:22

I have,] as much as to say, I will alter nothing: words of contempt of all their respects.

John 19:23

His garments,] namely, his outward robe, which was made of foure peeces of cloth, sewed together His coat,] namely, his inward coat which was covered with the upper garment Woven,] not cut out of a peece of cloth and sewed together, but made all of one peece, wrought with a needle or otherwise.

John 19:25

By the Crosse,] Matthew 27:55. and Marke 15. 40. it is said that they looked a farre of; but it may be that having stayed some time a farre off they afterwards came neerer Mary the wife,] the Italian hath it, Mary of Cleophas,] namely his Daughter; as the ancients thought; though it were the same that was called Salome, Marke 15. 40. and so we should expound the precedent word of sister of the blessed Virgin for next of kindred. For the blessed Virgia was the daughter of Matthat. See upon Luke 3 24.

John 19:26

He saith,] as well to comfort his mother, giving her Iohn for a sonne, as also to honour Iohn, etting him in his stead towards her Woman,] See upon Iohn 2. 4.

John 19:28

All things,] namely all his sufferings which were appointed by God, and foretold by his Prophets, were now even accomplished, there wanting nothing but the last act of death I thirst,] an effect of the extreame paine of the body, and a signe of the souls thirst; scorched by the unspeakable feeling of Gods wrath upon finde, the satisfying for which he had taken upon him.

John 19:29

And they,] namely, the souldiers and other assistants Filled,] it is likely, that with the sponge full of vineger, they also tooke a little bundle of Hyssope, and made a kinde of a brush of it. The Spunge was to bring the vineger to his mouth, and the Hysope to sprinkle i in his face; according to the humane office which was done to sufferers. See upon Mar. 27. 34.

John 19:31

The bodies,] whereby the ground according to the law would have bin defiled. Deuteronomy 21:23 For that,] he gives the reason why the day before that Sabbath was a day of solemne preparation, Mat. 27 62. Because the feast of the Passeover fell upon that day, which feast was called the great day, as Iohn 7. 37 Besought,] because that executions not lying in their hands, they could not take away the bodies of those who were executed, but only with the permission of the Roman magistrate Might be broken,] to hasten their death, before vvhich they might not be taken downe from the crosse.

John 19:32

With him,] namely, with Iesus.

John 19:34

Pierced,] to be sure that he was dead: for the place in which the heart is infolded, which is full of a waterish matter, being opened, man cannot live. Now by this bloud and water, is set forth the double benefit of Christs death; namely, the satisfaction for the sinne it selfe, and the cleansing from the spot of sinne. 1 Ioh. 5. 6.

John 19:35

He that,] namely, I Iohn, who write these things.

John 19:36

A bone of him,] this was ordained concerning the Paschall Lambe, which was the figure of Christ in the principall sense, and also in this particular circumstance, so guided by Gods will, because Christ should die voluntarily, Iohn 10. 18. without any hurt at all, which might cause his death, as that breaking of bones might have done. This allegation may likewise be taken out of Psal. 34. 20. according to the secret meaning of the Holy Ghost, aiming at Christ.

John 19:37

They shall,] this allegation is to no other end, but to shew that Christ was to be pierced, and not broken.

John 19:39

At the first,] at the beginning of Christs publike exercising of his office.

John 19:40

Woudit,] for haste, because that the S〈…〉 bath was comming on, they did nothing but stre〈…〉 over the body with those spices, without melting of them, expecting that they might enbalme him perfectly when the Sabbath was past to which purpose it should seeme the women also came, Marke 16. 1. who it should seeme knew nothing of w〈…〉 these men had done. Though indeed Gods providence did hinder this perfect enbalming; for the reason touched upon, Marke 16. 1 The manner,] which was only to apply the spices on the outside either dry, as they did here for haste, or melted a the fire, 2 Chron. 16. 14. and 21. 19. Ier. 34. 5. with linnen clothes dipped therein, as they did purpose to do at more leasure without opening or emptying the bodies, to fill them with spices, as the Egyptians did. See upon Genesis 50:2.

John 19:42

Because of,] they made so much haste, because they were afraid of being overtaken by the latter part of the day; properlie called the preparation; at which time they left off all manner of work, at the least for an houre.