Vol. 2

242 ST. MARK." 12. And Pilate answered and said again untothem, What will ye then that I shall do unto himwhom ye call the King of the Jews ?"What ! to have Jesus Christ in his hands, andnot know what to do with him ! How many Christiansare in the like condition ! What shall we notdo with him, provided we have faith ! To what purposeis he not useful, who is the Saviour, the Sacrifice,the Priest, and the Mediator of men ! Whatduties have we not to pay him ! What requests havewe not to make to him ! What ought we not to presentand offer to him ! There are abundance ofworldly people who know not what to do with Christ,that is, with their faith in Christ : it incommodes andperplexes them ; they are unwilling to deliver it upopenly; and they are likewise unwilling to follow it.When a person in authority, who is devoted to theservice of God, has Jesus Christ and the interests ofhis kingdom within his power, he is far from saying,What shall I do with this king ? For he knowsvery well, that he ought to use his utmost endeavoursto advance his kingdom in the world, and tomake his own authority subservient to that end.**13. And they cried out again. Crucify him.14. Then Pilate said unto them. Why? what evilhath he done ? And they cried out the more exceedingly,Crucify him."Faithless and ungrateful people ! who make noother return but the punishment of the cross forthe favours and benefits they had received. Howmany more have Christians received, who yet ceasenot to crucify him afresh by their sins !allLet us notpretend to say, that we would never have preferred