The life of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - containing a full, accurate, and universal history from his taking upon himself our nature to his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension- together with (14592569250)

The Crucifixion
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Title: The life of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ : containing a full, accurate, and universal history from his taking upon himself our nature to his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension: together with the lives, transactions, and sufferings of his holy evangelists, apostles, disciples, and other primitive martyrs. To which is added the history of the Jews
Year: 1830 (1830s)
Authors: Fleetwood, John Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885, engr
Subjects: Jesus Christ Apostles Martyrs Jews -- History
Publisher: New Haven, Conn. : Nathan Whiting
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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heaven, was now laidopen to all ^lations ; so the resurrection of a number of saintsfrom the dead demonstrated that the power of death, and thegrave, was broken ; the sting was taken from death, and the vic-tory wrested from the grave. In short, our dear Redeemersconquests over the enemies of mankind were shewn to be com-plete ; and an earnest was given of the general resurrection ofthe dead. Nor did the remarkable particulars which attended that awfulperiod, when Jesus gave up the ghost, affect the natives ofJudea only. The Roman centurion, who was placed near thecross, to prevent disorders of any kind, glorified the Almighty,and cried out, * Truly this was the Son of God ! And otherswho were with them, when they beheld heaven itself bearing wit-ness of the truth of our great Redeemers mission, smote theirbreasts, and retired. They had been incessant with loud voices to have him cruci-fied ; but when they saw the face of the creation wrapped in the ^J^SL, TiiE CUUCiFIXION. (Pago 3G.)
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^Bat iclien they came to Jesus, and saw that he toas dead alrcadj/f Ihri/ brake notIds legs: ^But one of the soldiers ivilha spear iiierced Ids side, and forthwilh canu thereout blood and xcaler.^—John xix. 33, 34. LIFE OF CHRIST. 383 gloomy mantle of darkness, during his crucifixion, and foundhis death accompanied with an earthquake, as if nature hadbeen in an agony when he died, they rightly interpreted theseprodigies to be so many testimonies from the Almighty, of hisinnocence; and their passions, which had been inflamed andexasperated against him, became quite calm, or exerted in hisbehalf. Some were angry with themselves for neglecting theopportunity the governor gave them of saving his life. Somewere stung with remorse for having been active in procuringPilate to condemn him, and even offering the most bitter in-sults, while he labored under the cruellest of suflferings. Andothers were deeply affected at beholding the pains he suffered,which were rigorously severe. These vario