HOLY weekerequiring that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24And Pilate adjudged their petition to be done. 25And he released unto them him that for murder and sedition had been cast into prison, whom they demanded: but Jesus he delivered to their pleasure.
26And when they led him, they tooke one Simon of Cyrene comming from the countrie: and they laid the Crosse upon him to carie after Jesus. 27And there folowed him a great multitude of people, and of women which bewailed and lamented him. 28But Jesus turning to them, said: Daughters of Hierusalem, weepe not upon me, but weepe upon yourselves, and upon your children. 29For behold the dayes shal come, wherein they wil say: Blessed are the barren, and the wombes that have not borne, and the pappes that have not given suck. 30Os. 10, 8.Then shal they begin to say to the mountaines, Fal upon us: and to the hilles, Cover us. 31For if in the greene wood they doe these things, in the drie what shal be done?
32And there were led also other two malefactours with him, to be executed. 33And after they came to the place which is called Calvarie, there they crucified him: and the theeves, one on the right hand and the other on the left. 34And Jesus said: Father, ″ forgive them, for they know not what they doe. But they deviding his garments, did cast lots.
35And the people stood `expecting`beholding, and the Princes with them derided him, saying: Others he hath saved, let him save himself, if this be Christ, the elect of God. 36And the souldiars also mocked him comming to him, and offering him vinegre, 37saying: If thou be the King of the Jewes, save thy self. 38And there was also a superscription written over him in Greeke, and Latine, and Hebrew letters: This is the king of the Jewes. 39And one of those theeves that were hanged, blasphemed him, saying: If thou be Christ, save thy self, and us. 40But the other answering, rebuked him, saying: Neither doest thou feare God, where as thou art in the same damnation? 41And we indeed justly, for we receive worthie of our doings: but this man hath done no evil. 42And he said to Jesus: Lord, remember me when thou shalt come into thy Kingdom. 43And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee; this day thou shalt be with me ″ in Paradise.
44And it was almost the sixt houre: and there was made darkenesse upon the whole earth until the ninth houre. 45And the [1] sunne was darkened; and the veile of the Temple was rent in the middes. 46And Jesus crying with a loude voice, said: Ps. 30, 6.Father, into thy handes I commend my spirit. And saying this, he gave up the ghost.
47And the Centurion seeing that which was done, glorified God, saying: Indeed this man was just. 48And al the multitude of them that were present together at that sight, and saw the things that were done, returned knocking their breasts. 49And al his acquaintance stood a far off, and the women that had followed him from Galilee, seeing these things.
50 Mat. 27, 57. Mr. 15, 43. Jo. 19, 38.* And behold a man named Joseph, which was a Senatour, a good man and a just. 51He had not consented to their counsel and
- ↑ This eclipse was seene and wondred at as a thing above nature, of Dionysius Areopagita at Thebes, when he was yet a Pagan. Dionys. ep. ad Policarp & ep. ad Appollophanem.
