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.

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19-20-1924

CONTENTS.

PAGE.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

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.

22

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

againi

27

CHAPTER XXXVII.

Pilate gives the Jews their choice of Jesus ór 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.

36

:

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. .

61

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. ..

... 66

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.

68

CHAPTER XLII.

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.

.. 79

CHAPTER XLIII.

JESUS ascends inito 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.

90

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...

102

Lives of the Apostles, &c.

PAGE.

Life of St. Matthew, the Evangelist and Apostle.

1-3

St. Mark, the Evangelist and Apostle.

131

St. Luke, the Evangelist.

133

St. Johii, the Apostle and Evangelist, commonly called

the Divine...

143

St. Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles.

150

St. James the Apostle, surnamed the Great.

220

St. James the Apostle, surnamed the Less.

327

St. Peter, the Apostle to the Jews.

235

St. Jude, the Apostle..

275

St. Thomas, the Apostle.

279

St. Andrew, the Apostle. .

283

St. Bartholomew, the Apostle.

291

St. Barnabas, the Apostle.

295

St. Philip, the Apostle.

303

St. Simon, the Apostle, surnamed the Zealot.

307

St. Matthias, the Apostle.

309

The Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus.

312

Mary Magdalene.

319

Mary, the Sister of Lazarus.

ib,

Mary of Cleopas.

321

Mary Salome, an Hebrew Convert.

322

Trophimus, a Gentile Convert.

ib.

Tychius, a Gentile Convert.

323

Tertius, a Gentile Gonvert.

ib.

Linus, a Gentile Convert.

ib.

Onesiphorus, a Gentile Convert.

324

Stephanus, a Gentile Convert.

Phebe, a Deaconess.

325

Sosipater, a Gentile Convert.

Demas, a Gentile Professor.

326

Aristarchus, a Gentile Convert.

ib.

Clement, a Gentile Convert.

327

Ananias, a Jewish Convert.

ib.

Nicholas, a Disciple and Deacon.

328

Nicodemus, an Hebrew Convert.

Joseph of Arimathea, an Hebrew Disciple.

329

Philemon, a Gentile Convert.

330

Priscilla, a Jewish Convert.

Apollos, a Jewish Convert...

331

Titus, a Gentile Convert.

S32

Timothy, a Gentile Convert..

335

St. Stephen, the Proto-Martyr.

334

St. Silas, or Sylvanus, an Hebrew Disciple.

336

St. Philip, the Deacon, an Hebrew Convert.

337

ib.

ib.

.

ib.

ib.