the Jews read; for the place where the crucifyed JESUS was near the City and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latine. Then faid the Chief Prici of the Jews to Pilate, write not King of the Jews, but that He faid I am the King of the Jews. Pilate answered, What I have writen I have writen.

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Refp. Rleffed for ever be the incomparable charity of JESUS! in the midst of all their violences He pitties their blind nefs; in the midst of all His fufferings, He prays for His perfecutors, Father forgive them, for they know not what they do. O my adored Redeemer, how far below Thy Quality is the Tak they give Thee! Thou art the King of Heaven and Earth, and ever knee is bound to confeß Thee and every language to proclaim Thy greatness: his one heroi ait makes Thee more glorious, then a Thy Wisdom to confute Thy adverfarits, then all Thy power to command even A gels. Father, forgive

Lefon 290.

Then the Souldiers, when they ha crucifyed Him, took His garments (and made four parts, to every Souldin a parth

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part) and His coat; cafting lots upon em, what every man fhould take. Now e coat was without feam, woven from e top throughout. They faid therefore mong themselves, Let us not cut it, at caft lots for it, whofe it fhall be. That the Scripture might be fulfilled hich fayes, They parted my garments mong them, and for my vefture, they ft lofts. These things the Souldiers did: nd they fat and watcht Him.

efp. Wo to the World, because of Scandals and wo to them by whom the feandals come! The Sonldiers that crucifyed our Lord fhall rise up in judgment against this generation, and condemn it: they forbore to divide his seamless coat, and thefe have not fpared to rend in pieces bis Church. Remember, O Lord, Thy ancient mercies; remember the Congregation which Thou haft poffeffed from the beginning. How is our Faith weakened by our many divifions, and our Charity grown cold by the weakness of our Faith! how is our Hope made faint by the indifpofition of Both, and the Church-way to Heaven become narrow, and few are the Nations that find it. Remember

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Lefon 295.

And, they that paffed by reviled Him, th wagging their heads, and faying, Ah! thou that deftroyeft the Temple of God, and buildst it again in three days; favethy felf: if thou be the Son of God, com down from the Crofs. And the people ftood looking on, and derided Him. Likewife the Chief Priefts alfo, mocking Him, with the Scribes, and Elders, faid among themfelves, He faved others, Himfelf He cannot fave: if He be the King of Ifrael, let Him now come down from the Crofs, and we believe Him, let him fave himself, if he be Chrift, the Chofen of God; let him come down from the Cross, that we may fee and be Beve. He trufted in God; let him deli ver him now, if he will: for he faid, I am the Son of God,

Relp. Place now thy felf, my Soul! among the throng, and bear what they say, fee what they do, and imagine what they think: and when thou art amazes with wonder at their perverfness thy Saviours patience, turn thine eye! his Cross, and all that their malice fail - in fcorn of him, let thy pity repeat"

is honour, Thon art, O JES V ! he Chofen of God, and Son of the Eteral Father, Thou art the Chrift, whom` he World expected, and by thy fufferng our Souls were to be redeemed. Thou couldst have easily come down from he Grofs, and faved they felf, but, how hen should we have been faved? how hould the Prophecies be fulfilled. Thou art,"

LeBon 2.92.

And the Souldiers mock'd him, coming him, and offered him vinegar: and ing, If thou be the King of the Jews, ze thy felf. And one of the thieves no were hanged, blafphemed him fay3, It thou be Chrift, fave thy felf and : But, the other anfwering, rebuk'd m, faying, Neither doft thou fear God, hereas thou art in the fame condemnaon? And we indeed juftly; for we reive worthy of our doings but this man as done no evill. And he faid to JEus, Lord remember me when thou meft into thy Kingdom. And JESUS id to him, Verily I fay to thee, to day nou fhalt be with me in Paradife.

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Relp. Deliver us, O Holy JESU! from a wicked life, left we be punisht with an impenitent death: deliver us from prevoking Thee on our beds of fikness, left Thou turn away Thy face and we die in our fins. O Lord remember us, ma Thou art in Tby Kingdom. Remember

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O Lord, when the hour of death approaches, and graciously repeat to our departing Soul thofe Sweet and comfortable words, To day thou shalt be with Me in Paradife.* O Lord

Leffon 293.

Now, there food by the Crols of JESUS his Mother, and his Mother's Sifter Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When JESUS therefore faw his Mother, and the Difciple standing by whom he loved; he fayes to his Mother, Woman, behold thy Son, then fayes he to the Difciple, Behold, thy Mother And from that hour the Difciple took her to his own home. And it was almok the fixth hour: and when the fixth hour was come, darkness was over the whole Earth till the ninth hour: and the Sus was darkned. And about the ninth how! JESUS cryed with a loud voice faying,