his right eare. 51But Jesus answering, said: Suffer ye thus farre. And when he had touched his eare, he healed him. 52And Jesus said to them that were come unto him, the cheefe Priests, and Magistrates of the Temple, and Ancients: As it were to a theefe are you come forth with swordes and clubs? 53When I was daily with you in the Temple, you did not lay handes upon me, but this is your houre, and the power of darkenesse.
54And apprehending him, they led him to the high Priests house: but Peter followed afarre off. 55And a fire being kindled in the middes of the court, and they sitting about it, Peter was in the middes of them. 56Whom when a certaine wench saw sitting at the light, and had beheld him, she said: This fellow also was with him. 57But he denied him, saying: Woman, I know him not. 58And after a while another man seeing him, said: And thou art of them. But Peter said: O man I am not. 59And after the space as it were of one houre, a certaine other man affirmed, saying: Verily this fellow also was with him: for he is also a Galilæan. 60And Peter said: Man I know not what thou sayest. And incontinent as he was yet speaking, the cocke crew. 61And our Lord turning looked on Peter. And Peter remembred the word of our Lord, as he had said: That before the cocke crow, thou shalt thrise denie me. 62And Peter going forth adoores, wept bitterly.
63And the men that held him, mocked him, beating him. 64And they did blind-fold him, and smote his face. And they asked him saying: Prophecie, who is it that smote thee? 65And blaspheming many other things they said against him.
66And when it was day, there assembled the Ancients of the people and cheefe Priests and Scribes, and they brought him into their Councel, saying: 67If thou be Christ tel us. And he said to them: If I tel you, you wil not beleeve me: 68if also I aske, you wil not answer me, nor dimisse me. 69But from henceforth the Sonne of man shal be sitting on the right hand of the power of God. 70And they al said: Art thou then the Sonne of God? Who said: You say that I am. 71But they said: What need we testimonie any further? For our selves have heard of his owne mouth.
ANNOTATIONS.
Chap. XXII.
The old Paschal ceaseth and a new is instituted.15. With desire I have desired.) This great desire he had to eate this Paschal lambe, was not for itself, which he had celebrated many yeares before: but because he meant immediatly after the Paschal of the Law was sacrificed and eaten, to institute the other new Paschal in the oblation and eating of his owne body, by which the old Paschal should end and be fulfilled, and in which the old Testament and Law ceasing, the Kingdom of God (which is the state of the new Testament and of his Church) should begin. For, the very passage from the old Law to the new was in this one supper.
17. Taking the chalice.) This chalice according to the very evidence of the text itself also, is not the second part of the Holy Sacrament, but that solemne cup of wine which belonged as a libament to the offering and eating of the Paschal lambe. Which being
