Church History: The time drew near that Jesus must die. We learn here the circumstances of his sufferings. How Christ was arrested in the garden and surrendered himself a prisoner. How he was abused in the high priest's court, and how Peter, in the meantime, denied him. How he was prosecuted before Pilate, examined by him, and put in election with Barabbas for the favor of the people, and lost. We learn the sentence given, and execution done upon it, the crown of thorns upon his head, the parting of his garment, The care he took of his mother, The piercing of his side, the burial of his body.
The history of Christ' resurrection; not of the thing itself, for none of the writers describe how he rose, but of the proofs and evidences of it, which demonstrated that he was risen. The proofs of Christ's resurrection, some occurred immediately at the sepulcher. The sepulcher was found empty, and the grave clothes were in good order. Two angels appeared to Mary Magdalene at the sepulcher. Christ himself appeared to her. Other proofs occurred afterwards at the meetings of the apostles. The evening of the same day that Christ rose, he appeared to them when Thomas was absent. He appeared to them again, seven nights later, when Thomas was with them. We close this chapter with Luke’s account of the ascension.
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