Select Works of Robert Rollock, Principal of the University of Edinburgh

By: Rollock, Robert

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE FIRST LECTURE. OF THE PASSION OF CHRIST. John, Chap. xvm. 1. When Jesus had spoken these things, he went forth with his disciplet over the brook Cedron, where u-as a garden, into the which lie entered, and his disciples. 2. And Judas, who betrayed him, knew also the place: for Jesus oft- times resorted thither with his disciples. 3. Judas then, after he had received a band of men and officers of the high priests and of the Pharisees, came thither with lanterns, and torches, and weapons. 4. Then Jesus, knowing all things that should come unto him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye ? 5. They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said unto them, lam he. Now Judas also, who betrayed him, stood with them. 6. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went away back wards, and fell to the ground. Unto this part of this Gospel (beloved in the Lord Jesus) the Lord hath done the office of a prophet and doctor, going about to instruct the people of the Jews in the way of life and salvation, and to instruct and comfort his own disciples especially in these last chapters. Now, in the eighteenth and nineteenth chapters following he doth the office of a priest. Ye know the Lord he is a King, a Priest, and a Prophet. He playeth the part of a Priest in offering up himself. He offered up none other sacrifice than his own body for the world, and for the redemption and salvation of mankind. As concerning his Passion and Suffering, which is re chapter{Section 4hearsed in these two chapters, the history divideth itself very clearly: First, we have his passion and suffering iu the garden; next, we have his suffering in the hall of Caiaphas the high priest; thirdly, we have his suffering before Pontius Pilate the judge; fourthly...

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