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Rh of Joseph, and Salóme; and when he was in Galilee, they followed him, and ministred to him, and many other women that came up togeather with him to Hierusalem. And when evening was now come (because it was the Parasceve, which is the Sabboth-eve) came Joseph of Arimathaea a noble Senatour, who himself also was expecting the Kingdom of God; and he went in boldly to Pilate, and asked the body of. But Pilate marveled if he were now dead. And sending for the Centurion, asked him if he were now dead. And when he understood by the Centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. And Joseph ″ buying sindon, and taking him downe, wrapped him in the sindon, and laid him in a monument, that was hewed out of a rock. And he roled a stone to the doore of the monument. And Marie Magdalene and Marie of Joseph beheld where he was laid.

ANNOTATIONS. XV.

11. Cheefe Priests.) Heretikes abuse the ignorant People with these naughtie Priests of the old Testament, to make that name odious, & to discredit the Priests of Christ in the new Testament. But for these Priests, thou mayst not marvel that they are so busy against Christ, * partly because they were such as were intruded by the secular power of the Roman Emperour, and from yeare to yeare by bribery and frendship, not by succession according to the Law of Moyses; partly because the time was now come when the old Priesthood of Aaron should cease, and the new begin according to the order of Melchisedech: and for these causes God suffered their former privileges of wisedom and judgement and discretion to decay in these later usurpers, and that according to the prophet saying: The Law shal perish from the Priest and counsul from the Ancients. But the Priesthod of the new Testament is to continue unto the end of the world, and hath (as being the principal part of the Church) the assistance of the Holy Ghost for ever promised, to teach it al truth; and for Peter the cheefe Priest thereof under Christ, our Saviour prayed, That his faith should not faile: and to the rest also he said: He that heareth you, heareth me.

15. To satisfie the People.) Pilate should have suffered death, rather then by other mens provocation or commandement have executed an innocent: as a Christian judge should rather suffer al extremitie, then give sentence of death against a Catholike man for his faith.

46. Buying sindon.) This dutie done to Christes body after his departure, was exceeding meritorious, and is therfore by holy writ so often commended for an example to faithful men, to use al honour and devotion towards the bodies of Saints and holy Persons. Rh