If we compare the scene of the cross in Matthew and Mark (trespass and sin-offering),-forsaken of God, mocked and derided by priests, people, and thieves,-with the account in John (burnt-offering), where in divine calmness and majesty He commits Mary to John, says, "I thirst," to fulfill the Scriptures, and, "It is finished," and yields up His spirit; it is like two different accounts of a vessel passing through a storm at sea,-the one, relating the awful roar of the elements, the screaming of the wind through the rigging, the thunder of heavy seas, the plunging of the vessel, the hiss of the water over the deck; the other account simply stating the fact of the vessel having steamed steadily on her way through the most awful storm on record. A third account could be given, to complete or enlarge the parallel, corresponding to Luke, the peace-offering side of the cross, where the thief "calls upon His name" and is "saved,"-that is, the account of what is going on in the ship-the officers and men calmly doing their duty, the passengers taking their meals, and enjoying intercourse, reading, or meditation. He hath made peace for us by the blood of His cross. E.S.L.