to that man, by whom the fon of man fhall be betrayed; it were better for that man if he had not been born. And Judas that betrayed him, anfwering, faid; Is it I, Rabbi? He faith to him, Thou haft said it. And while they were at fupper, Jefus took bread, and bleffed, and broke, and gave to his difciples, and faid, This is my Body. And taking the chalice he gave thanks; and gave to them, faying, Drink ye all of this; for This is my Blood of the New Teftament, which fhall be fhed for many for the remiffion of fins. And when they had fung a hymn, they went out to mount Olivet. Then Jefus faith to them; All you fhall be fcandalized in me this night for it is written; I will ftrike the fhepherd, and the fheep of the flock fhall be difperfed. But after I fhall be rifen, I will go before you into Galilee. Then Jefus came with them to a country place, which is called Gethfemani, and he faid to his difciples; Sit you here, till I go yonder, and pray. And tak ing with him Peter and the two fons of Zebedee, he began to grow forrowful and to be fad. Then he faith to them; My foul is forrowful even unto death; stay you here, and watch with me. And going a little further, he fell upon his face, praying, and faying, O my Father, if it is poffible, let this chalice pafs from me; neverthelefs, not as I will, but as thou wilt. And he cometh to his difciples and findeth them afleep, and he faith to Peter; What? could you not watch one hour with me? watch ye and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The fpirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak.

Again, he went the fecond time and prayed, faying; O my Father, if this chalice may not pafs away but I muft drink it, thy will be done. And he cometh again, and findeth them afleep, for their eyes were heavy; and leaving them, he went away again, and he prayed the third time, faying the fame words. Then he cometh to his difciples, and faith to them; Sleep on now, and take your reft; behold the hour is at hand, and the fon of man fhall be betrayed into the hands of finners. Rife, let us go; behold he is at hand that will betray me. As he yet spoke, behold Judas one of the twelve came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, fent from the chief priests and the ancients of the people; and he that betrayed him, gave them a fign, faying, Whomfoever I fhall kifs, that is he, hold him faft. And forthwith coming to Jefus, he faid, Hail, Rabbi, and he kiffed him. And Jefus faid to him, Friend, whereto art thou come? Then they came up, and laid hands on Jefus, and held him. In that fame hour Jefus faid to the multitudes; You are come out as against a robber with fwords and clubs to apprehend me; I fat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you laid not hands on me. Now all this was done, that the fcriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the difciples all leaving him fled away; but they holding Jefus led him to Caiphas the highprieft, where the fcribes and the ancients were affembled. Now the chief priests and the whole council fought falfe witnefs against Jefus, that they might put him to death; and they found Y 2

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none, though many falfe witneffes had come in; and laft of all there came two falfe witnesses, and they faid; This man faid, I am able to deftroy the temple of God, and in three days. to rebuild it. And the high-priest rising, faid to him, Anfwereft thou nothing to the things which these witness against thee? But Jefus held his peace. And the high-prieft said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou be the Chrift the Son of God? Jesus faith to him, Thou haft faid it. Nevertheless, I fay to you, hereafter you fhall fee the fon of man fitting on the right-hand of the power of God, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high-prieft rent his garments, faying, He hath blafphemed, what further need have we of witneffes? Behold now you have heard the blafphemy, what think you? but they anfwering, faid, He is guilty of death. Then did they fpit in his face, and buffeted him, and others ftruck his face with the palms of their hands, faying, Prophecy unto us, O Chrift; who is he that ftruck thee? The traitor Judas is noted in another Pfalm, which is taken notice. of by Peter in the first chapter of the Acts. "In thofe days, Peter rifing up in the midst of the brethren, faid, (now the number of perfons together, was about one hundred and twenty) Men brethren, the fcripture muft needs be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghoft fpoke before by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was the leader of them that apprehended Jefus, who was numbered with us, and obtained part of this miniftry. And he indeed hath poffeffed

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Boy. 69th Pfalm. "Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my foul. I fink in deep mire, where there is no ftanding; I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; my eyes fail while I wait for my God. They that hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty; then I reftored that which I took not away. O God, thou knoweft my foolishnefs; and my fins are not hid from thee. Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord of Hofts, be ashamed for my fake; let not thofe that feek thee, be confounded for my fake, O God of Ifrael. Because for thy fake I have borne reproach; fhame has covered my face. I am become a ftranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children. For the zeal of thine houfe hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee, are fallen upon me. When I wept, and chaftened my foul with fafting, that was to my reproach. I made fackcloth alfo my

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garment; and I became a proverb to them. They that fit in the Gate fpeak against me; and I was the fong of the drunkards. But as for me my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy falvation. Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not fink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. Let not the water-flood overflow me, neither let the deep fwallow me up; and let not the pit fhut her mouth upon me. Hear me, O Lord; for thy loving-kindness is good; turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies; and hide not thy face from thy fervant; for I am in trouble; hear me fpeedily. Draw nigh unto my foul, and redeem it; deliver me because of my enemies. Thou haft known my reproach, and my fhame, and my difhonour; my adverfaries are all before thee. Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heavinefs. I looked for fome to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. They gave me alfo gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. Let their table become a fnare before them; and that which fhould have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. Let their eyes be darkened that they fee not; and make their loins continually to shake. Pour out thy indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. Let their habitation be defolate, and let none dwell in their tents. For they perfecute him whom thou haft fmitten; and they talk to the