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Noble and rich men who were of the degree of Senators, Ioseph of Arimathea (which some thinke to be the same with Rama∣thaime 1.1) and Nicodemus who were the Disciples of the Lord, but in srcret, through the feare of the Iewesf 1.2, and who as gratefull Disciples performed to their well deseruing maister the honour of
buriall, when as there appeared no danger, or but very little, whom whilest he liued he durst not confesse. For when the open and professed Disciples of Christ were dispersed and hid them∣selues for feare, they then, stirred vp & confirmed by God, tooke the bodie of Iesus, being giuen them by Pilate, that it should not fall into the hands of the rascall, executioners, who were wont to cast the bodies of theeues into stinking pits. whereby it appea∣reth: how great the power of Christs death was, who made these men so coragious, as they feared not to attempt an enterprise most base and daungerous: namely, to take downe from the crosse a man condemned by the authoritie of the whole councill, and the President, and by this their deed to accuse their iudgement of iniustice and impietie, whereby also they incurred extreame dan∣ger for his sake, and in the extremest ignominy which Christ suf∣fered, what time he was hanged betwixt two theeues, they profes∣sed themselues his Disciples: how much more doth it now be∣come vs so to doe when he raigneth in glorie.
1. Sam. 1.1
Ioh: 3 2, &. 19, 38