dicens, Innocens ego fum a fanguine jufti hujus; vos videritis. Et refponderunt Judæi, dicentes, Sanguis ejus fuper nos et fuper filios noftros. Tunc juffit Pilatus adduci Jefum ante fe, et profecutus eft eum his verbis; Genus tuum comprobavit te ut Regem; propter quod, ego Herodes præcipio flagellari te fecundum ftatuta priorum principum ; et in principio te alligari, et in cruce fufpendi in eo loco ubi tentus es, et duos malignos tecum, quorum nomina funt hæc, Dimas et Geftas.

X. Et exivit Jefus de prætorio, et duo latrones cum eo; et quum perveniffent ad locum qui dicitur Golgotha, exfpoliaverunt eum veftimento fuo, et præcingunt eum linteo, et coronam de fpinis imponunt fuper caput ejus, et dant arundinem in manu ejus. Similiter et duos latrones fufpendunt cum eo, Dimam a dextris, et Geftam a finiftris ejus. Jefus vero dixit, Pater mi, parce illis, quia nefciunt

a Matt. xxvii. 24, &c.

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and faid, I am innocent of the blood of this juft person; look ye to it. The Jews answered and faid, His blood be upon us and our children. late commanded Jefus to be brought before him, and spake to him in the following words; Thy own nation hath charged thee as making thyfelf a king ; wherefore I Herod fentence thee to be whipped according to the laws of former governors; and that thou be first bound, then hanged upon a cross in that place where thou art now a prisoner; and alfo two criminals with thee, whose names are Dimas and Geftas.

X. Then Jefus went out of the hall, and the two thieves with him; and when they came to the place which is called Golgotha, they stript him of his raiment, and girt him about with a linen cloth, and put a crown of thorns upon his head, and put a reed in his hand. And in like manner did they to the two thieves who were crucified with him, Dimas on his right hand, and Geftas on his left. But Jefus faid, My father, forgive them; for they know not

b Matt. xxvii. 33.

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quid faciunt. Et diviferunt veftimenta ejus, fuper veftem ejus mittentes fortem. Et fteterunt populi, et irridebant eum principes facerdotum et feniores Judæorum, dicentes, Alios falvos fecit, nunc feipfum falvum faciat, fi poteft; fi filius Dei eft, nunc defcendat de cruce. Deludebant eum ergo milites, et accipientes acetum et fel, offerebant ei bibere, et dicebant ad illum, Si tu es Rex Judæorum, libera temetipfum. Accipiens autem Longinus miles lanceam, aperuit latus ejus, et continuo exivit fanguis et aqua. Scripfit autem Pilatus titulum fuper crucem, literis Hebraicis, et Latinis, et Græcis, continentem hæc, Hic eft Rex Judæorum. Unus autem de duobus latronibus, qui crucifixi erant cum Jefu, nomine Geftas, dixit ad Jefum, Si tu es Chriftus, libera teipfum et nos. Refpondens autem latro, qui a dextris ejus fufpenfus erat, nomine Dimas, increpavit eum, et dixit, Non times tu Deum, qui in hoc judicio es ex damnatis? Nos autem digne et jufte, fecun

what they do. And they divided his garments, and upon his vefture they caft lots. The people in the mean time stood by, and the chief priests and elders of the Jews mocked him, faying, He faved others, let him now fave himfelf if he can; if he be the Son of God, let him now come down from the cross. The foldiers also mocked him, and taking vinegar and gall, offered it to him to drink, and said to him, If thou art king of the Jews, deliver thyself. Then Longinus, a certain soldier, taking a fpear, pierced his fide, and prefently there came forth blood and water. And Pilate wrote the title upon the cross in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek letters, viz, This is the king of the Jews. But one of the two thieves who were crucified with Jefus, whose name was Geftas, said to Jefus, If thou art the Chrift, deliver thyself and us. But the thief who was crucified on his right hand, whose name was Dimas, answering, rebuked him, and said, Doft not thou fear God, who art condemned to this punishment? We indeed receive rightly and

dum ea quæ fecimus, recepimus mercedem: hic autem Jefus, quid mali fecit? Et poft hæc fufpirans dixit ad Jefum, Memento mei, Domine, dum veneris in regnum tuum. Refpondit autem Jefus, dixit ad illum, Amen dico tibi, quia hodie mecum. eris in Paradifo.

XI. Erat autem hora quafi fexta, et tenebræ factæ funt super univerfam terram ufque ad horam nonam. Sole autem obfcurante, ecce velum templi fciffum eft a fummo ufque deorfum, et petræ fciffæ funt, et monumenta aperta funt, et multa corpora fanctorum, qui dormierunt, furrexerunt. Et circa horam nonam exclamavit Jefus voce magna, dicens, Hely, Hely, Lama zabathani? quod eft interpretatum, Deus meus, Deus meus, ut quid dereliquifti me? Et poft hæc dicit Jefus, Pater, in manus tuas commendo fpiritum meum; et hæc dicens, emifit fpiritum. Videns autem Centurio quia Jefus fic clamans emififfet fpiritum, glorificavit Deum, et dixit,

justly the demerit of our actions; but this Jefus, what evil bath he done? After this groaning, he said to Jefus, Lord, remember me when thou comeft into thy kingdom. Jesus answering, said to him, Verily I fay unto thee, that this day thou shalt be with me in Paradife.

XI. And it was about the fixth hour, and darkness was upon the face of the whole earth until the ninth hour. And while the fun was eclipfed, behold the vail of the temple was rent from the top to the bottom; and the rocks also were rent, and the graves opened, and many bodies of faints, which flept, arofe. And about the ninth hour Jefus cried out with a loud voice, faying, Hely, Hely, lama zabathani? which, being interpreted, is, My God, My God, why haft thou forfaken me? And after these things, Jesus faid, Father, into thy hands I commend my fpirit; and having faid this, he gave up the ghoft. But when the centurion faw that Jefus thus crying out gave up the ghoft, he glorified God, and said,

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Vere hic homo juftus erat. Et omnes populi circumftantes conturbati funt vehementer ad fpectaculum illud; et confiderantes quæ facta funt, percufferunt pectora fua, et tunc revertebantur in civitatem Jerufalem. Centurio veniens ad præfidem, retulit illi omnia quæ facta funt. Quum autem præfes audiviffet omnia quæ facta erant, contriftatus eft nimis; et convocans Judæos fimul, dixit ad illos, Vidiftis figna quæ facta funt in Sole, et cætera omnia quæ facta funt, dum Jefus moriebatur? Quod quum audiffent Judæi, refponderunt præfidi, Eclipfis facta eft Solis fecundum veterem confuetudinem. Stabant autem omnes noti ejus a longe, fimiliter et mulieres quæ fecutæ fuerant Jefum a Galilæa, hæc videntes. Et ecce vir quidam ab Arimathæa, nomine Jofeph, qui etiam erat difcipulus Jefu, occulte tamen propter metum Judæorum, venit ad præfidem, rogavitque præfidem, ut permitteret illi, ut tolleret corpus Jefu de Et præfes permifit.

cruce.

Of a truth this was a juft man. And all the people who ftood by, were exceedingly troubled at the fight; and, reflecting upon what had paffed, fmote upon their breafts, and then returned to the city of Jerufalem. The centurion went to the governor, and related to him all that had paffed; and when he had heard all these things, he was exceeding forrowful; and calling the Jews together, faid to them, Have ye feen the miracle of the fun's eclipfe, and the other things which came to pass, while Jefus was dying? Which when the Jews heard, they answered to the governor, The eclipfe of the fun happened according to its ufual cuftom. But all those who were the acquaintance of Chrift, ftood at a distance, as did the women who had followed Jefus from Galilee, obferving (all) these things. And behold a certain man of Arimathæa, named Jofeph, who also was a difciple of Jefus, but not openly fo, for fear of the Jews, came to the governor, and intreated the governor, that he would give