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Consider what a contempti∣ble conceipt the wicked Iewes had of our sweete Sauiour, not only equalising a wicked rogue, with him, but without all hesitation and delay, preferring him before him, straight answering Pilat; non hunc sed Barrabam. We demande pardon not for this man, but for Ba∣rabbas. O strange blindnes! ô vn
happie choice; non hunc sed Barrabam; not a louing Sauiour, but a damnable villaine; not the mildest of creatures, an innocent, noe; but a nocent, a rogue, a theefe. See the iudgment of the world, and learne hence what credit you are to giue to it, the treasure of heauen once before sold for 30. pence, now esteemed at lesse then nothing, the price of a Rogue: for harke, they persist in their vngracious choice, crying out with one voice; tolle, tolle; Crucifige, Crucifige. Away with him, away with him, Crucifie him, Crucifie him.
[Affect.] Haue we not good reason then, alwaies to suspect, yea neuer to trust the worlds opinion, for verily one is exceeding blind that cannot discerne the sonne by his splendant rayes. Well could I curse their sinfull and foule mouthes, their hellish harts, their blind choice, but woe is me! the conscience of a like contempt stopps my mouth; for haue we not, my soule, in earnest haue we not, or at least, haue not our actions often said; non hunc sed Barab∣bam? while this or that fond affection, this, or that light and momentarie de∣light,
hath been deliberately preferred before Gods pleasure; or at least, these imbraced, that neglected; ay mee there∣fore!