Each Day's Events HARMONIZED FROM THE GOSPEL NARRATIVES, By Thine agony and bloody sweat; by Thy cross and passion; LONDON: W. MACINTOSH, 24, PATERNOSTER ROW; COLCHESTER: BENHAM AND HARRISON. MEMBERS of the Church of England are invited by the formularies of their church to concentrate much of their thought during the week preceding EASTER DAY on the events that transpired on each succeeding day of the first HOLY WEEK; but as the gospels and second lessons are not arranged with any reference to the succession of each day's events, many persons have probably but an indistinct idea of the order in which they occurred. It may be well then, by a careful study and collation of the four inspired records, to obtain as distinct an idea as possible of the transactions of each day, and to realize how many of them bore solemn and intimate relation to the stupendous event-the Central Fact of Christianity--that was transacted on GOOD FRIDAY. It is necessary to remember that the Jewish day commenced and closed at sunset, not at midnight; some circumstances therefore that occurred on two succeeding days, as we should reckon them, must be understood to have taken place on the same day; while other events that occurred in the morning and evening, according to our reckoning, really took place on two different days of the Jewish calendar. Bearing this in mind, we will proceed to give in detail the events of each day, from sunset to sunset, with references to the Scripture passages containing the narration. The author desires to record his obligations to the Rev. E. Greswell's valuable work, "Harmonia Evangelica," and to Mr. Mimpriss's "Harmony of the Four Evangelists," based upon that work. His thanks are also due to the Rev. Dr. Monsell, for permission to insert his hymn on the Passion, at the end of this volume; and to the proprietors of other copyright pieces for a similar permission. |
