The New and Complete Life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ ...

THE

NEW AND COMPLETE

LIFE OF OUR

BLESSED LORD AND SAVIOUR,

JESUS CHRIST:

THAT GREAT EXAMPLE

AS WELL AS SAVIOUR OF MANKIND.

CONTAINING

An authentic account of all the real facts relating to his
exemplary life, meritorious sufferings, and death.

TO WHICH IS ADDED

The Lives, Transactions, Sufferings and Deaths

OF HIS

HOLY APOSTLES, EVANGELISTS, AND DISCIPLES.

THE WHOLE INTERSPERSED WITH

PRACTICAL IMPROVEMENTS AND USEFUL

REMARKS.

BY PAUL WRIGHT, D. D.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

PUBLISHED BY

DANIEL FENTON, MILL-HILL, NEAR TRENTON.

James Oram, Printer.
1810.

at
9-20-1924

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

PAGE.

CHRIST'S Agony and Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane:

Judas betrayeth Jesus with a Kiss: The Officers and Soldi-

ers, at CHRIST's word, fall to the ground: CHRIST healeth a

Servant of the High-Priest, whose Ear was cut off by Peter:

His Disciples flee : He is led bound to Annas and Caiaphas.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

Peter thrice denies his having any knowledge of Jesus; but on

his Lord's turning and looking on him, he repenteth.

CHAPTER XXXV.

....

The Trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrim, or grand Council

of the Jews...

CHAPTER XXXVI.

JESUS is led before Pilate: Judas relents, carries back the mo-

ney, and hangs himself: The Governor refuses to judge

our blessed Saviour, declares him innocent, and sends him

to Herod; who, after hearing his Accusers, sends him back

again.

...

CHAPTER XXXVII.

Pilate gives the Jews their choice of Jesus or Barabas to be

released: Upon the clamour of the common People, Bar-

abas is loosed, and Jesus delivered up to be crucified: He

is crowned with thorns, spit on, and mocked.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

........

JESUS is led forth to Calvary: Simon, the Cyrenian, compelled

to carry the Cross: He is crucified between two Malefac-

tors: A Title is put upon the Cross by Pilate, and lots cast

for his Garment: The Multitude, the Rulers, the Priests,

and the Soldiers revile JESUS: The conversion of one of the

Thieves: The great and unnatural Eclipse of the Sun: JE-

sus speaks to his friends from the Cross, cries, " It is finish

ed," recommends his Spirit into the hands of his Heavenly

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A Roman Soldier thrusts his spear into our Saviour's Side: Jo-

seph of Arimathea comes to Pilate, and begs of him the

Body of JESUS.

CHAPTER XL.

Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, go out to view the Se-

pulchre, and bring Spices to embalm the body of Jesus:

A great earthquake accompanies the resurrection: An an-

gel descends, and Jesus rises from the dead: The behaviour

of the Jewish rulers thereupon.

CHAPTER XLI.

The Speech of the Angel to the Women, informing them that

JESUS was risen: Peter and John go into the Sepulchre :

CHRIST appears to Mary Magdalene: The company of

Women set out a second time in quest of Peter and John :

JESUS meets them: Mary Magdalene and the company of

Women return from their several interviews with JESUS:

Peter runs to the Sepulchre a second time, and as he re-

turns sees his great Lord and Master.

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JESUS appears to two of his Disciples on the Road to Emmaus:

He appears to his apostles on the evening of the Resurrec-

tion, Thomas being absent: He appears again to the Apos-

tles, and convinces Thomas: Shews himself to his Disciples

at the Sea of Tiberias: and to five hundred of the Brethren

in Galilee.

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CHAPTER XLIII.

JESUS ascends into Heaven: The principal Arguments of the

Deists against our blessed Saviour's Resurrection consider-

ed and refuted: Reflections on the Life and Doctrine of our

great Redeemer.

CHAPTER XLIV.

Observations on the Doctrine of our blessed Lord and Saviour :

The Excellency of the Religion he inforced and inculcated:

And the Reasonableness of, and Pleasure resulting from a

Christian Life.

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St. James the Apostle, surnamed the Less.

St. Peter, the Apostle to the Jews.

St. Jude, the Apostle.

St. Thomas, the Apostle.

...

St. Andrew, the Apostle.

St. Bartholomew, the Apostle.

St. Barnabas, the Apostle.

St. Philip, the Apostle.

..

St. Matthias, the Apostle.

Mary Magdalene.

Mary of Cleopas.

Lives of the Apostles, &c.

Life of St. Matthew, the Evangelist and Apostle.

St. Mark, the Evangelist and Apostle.

St. Luke, the Evangelist..

St. John, the Apostle and Evangelist, commonly called

the Divine.

St. Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles.

St. James the Apostle, surnamed the Great.

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St. Simon, the Apostle, surnamed the Zealot.

The Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus.

Mary, the Sister of Lazarus.

Mary Salome, an Hebrew Convert.

Trophimus, a Gentile Convert.

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