A catholike and ecclesiasticall exposition of the holy gospell after S. Marke and Luke. Gathered out of all the singular and approued deuines, vvhich the Lorde hath geuen to hys church by Augustine Marlorat. And translated out of Latine into English by Thomas Timme minister. Sene and alowed according to the order appointed.

Chapter the fiftenth

ANd a none in the Davvning the hyghe Pryestes helde a Councell vvith the El∣ders, and the vvhole Congregation, and bound Iesus and led him avvay, and deliue∣red him to Pylate.

BV. Now Marke declareth what was done with the Lord before Pilate the Deputy, to whom the Iewes dely∣uered him to be put to death. Al these things are more plentifullye expoun∣ded in the 27. of Mathew.

6. At that Feast Pylate did deliuer vnto them a Prisoner vvhomesoeuer they vvould desire.

BV. The intente of the Deputy is declared in that he goeth aboute to de¦liuer an innocent, and one that deser∣ued no punishment: but in vain, for he was ouercome by the wickednes of y^e Iewes. Furthermore Pilate delte not so seriously and with so great constan∣cy as it was needefull. Yee shall haue a more plentifull Exposition of these Thynges both in Mathewe, and in Iohn. 16. And the Souldiers ledde him away into the Hall, called prae∣torium, & he called together y^e whole band. BV. Fyrst the Euangelyst no∣ted what the Lord suffered of the mi∣nisters of the Iewes in the palaice of y^e hie Priest: & now he teacheth what hee suffered at the hāds of Pilates seruāts a heathē Iudge after he was cōdemp¦ned in y^e Iudgement hall, and finally, ly how hee was led vnto the Death of the Crosse.

All these things are to be sene more at large in Mathew, and Iohn.

And they brought him to a place named Golgatha: whych is if a mā in¦terprete it is the place of deade mens Sculles.

Marke diligently describeth what was done after his condempnation in the place call Caluary. Namely howe Chryste was nayled and hanged on y^e Crosse betweene two Theeues, what hee dyd speake on the crosse, what was done about him, and at the lēgth how he yeelded vp the Ghost.

34. And at the nynth hower Ie∣sus cryed with a lowde voyce, saying Eloy, Eloy, Lamasabacthani, whych is, if one interprete it. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me.

The Euangelyste Marke bryngeth heere many woordes which were then vsed of the most of the People amonge the Iewes. Notwithstanding they wer corrupted by the longe Captiuitye of Babilon: Among which also he wrote this Eloy, Eloy. The Hebrewes saye Eli, Eli, as Mathew also hath.

Many affirme that Marke wrote Eli, Eli, But what this word Eloi sig∣nifieth read the 27. of Mathew.

37. But Iesus cryed with a lowde voice, and gaue vp the Ghost.

(And gaue vp the Ghost)

After that Chryst had thus geuen vp the Ghost, and committed his soule into the Handes of the Father, some haue written that he then descended in to hell, which they call Limbos Patrū where (as they dreame) the soules of the Fathers reste: to whom (say they) he preached, vntill he rose a gaine, be∣ing moued so to affirme, by this place of Peter, wher it is sayd: In the which Spyrite also, he wente and preached to the spyrites that were in pryson.

And the Vayle of the Temple did rente in two partes, from the Toppe to the Bottome.

BV. Marke now maketh mention of certaine things which followed the death of the Lord which do commende the Pryce of his Deathe, and doe set forth the Maiesty of him beinge nowe a Dying. Straighte way after y^t deth of the Lord sayth Marke the vaile of the Temple rente in two from y^e Top to the bottome. The Vale was that which wente betweene the sight of the People and the Holy thynges whych were in the Temple. Whereby wee haue to learne that shadowes vanishe away so sone as the light of the truth shyneth. The rest concerneth the Ex∣position of this Verse, and that whych followeth yee shall finde in the seuen and twenty Chapter going before.

FINIS.

Notes

• 1. Pet. 3