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 altogether mangled  and  deformed; so  that  the  streams of thy  most  precious  blood  ran  down  on  every  side upon the  earth.

10. O good  and  gracious  Jesus! after thy  sharp and bloody  scourging,  to  put  thee  to  more  shame and confusion,  as  also  to  increase  thy  torments,  they clothed thee  with  an  old  purple  garment,  and  platting a crown of  thorns,  pressed  it  on  thy  holy  head,  till the sharp  points  pierced  thy  temples,  and  thy  most precious blood  ran  down  and  covered  thy  face  and neck; they gave  thee  in  derision  a reed  for  thy  sceptre, and kneeling  down  before  thee  in  scorn,  saluted  thee, saying, Hail,  King  of  the  Jews;  then  took  they  the reed out  of  thy  hand,  and  with  it  struck  thy  sacred head, and  again  spat  upon  thy  sacred  face.

11. O good  and  gracious  Jesus! who wast  brought forth from  Pilate  to  the  Jews  to  be  gazed  on,  wearing the  crown  of  thorns  and  purple  garment,  Pilate showing thee  to  the  people,  and  saying,  Behold  the man; but  they  cried  out,  with  a loud  voice  and insatiable malice,  Crucify  him, crucify  him.

12. O good  and  gracious  Jesus! thou wast delivered up  to  the  will  and  pleasure  of  the  Jews, who immediately  led  thee  to  be  crucified,  laying  thy heavy cross  upon  thy  sore  and  bloody  shoulders; thus didst  thou  humbly  bear  thy  own  cross,  whose weight pained  thee  excessively,  and  coming  to  the place all  weary  and  breathless,  thou  didst  not  refuse to taste  wine  mingled  with  gall  and  myrrh,  which  was the only  relief  there  given  thee.

13. O good  and  gracious  Jesus! being come  to Mount  Calvary,  thou  wast  again  stripped  naked,  when thy wounds  were  renewed  by  the  violent  pulling  off of thy  clothes. What bitter  pains  didst  thou  suffer when thou  wast  fastened  to  the  cross  with  rough