39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.



Ver. 39. Which were hanged, railed, &c.] Sic plectimur a Deo, nec flectimur tamen (saith Salvian), corripimur, sed non corrigimur. There are many, quos multo facilius fregeris, quam flexeris, saith Buchanan. Monoceros interimi potest, capi non potest. The wicked are the worse for that they suffer, and will sooner break than bend.