The point of greatest glory in Joe Wilson’s conduct that day was not when he bravely plunged into the river. No; but it was when he nobly stood his ground among his companions, and said “I think it wrong to fight; and I won’t do it.” And so, even amidst the sorrowful scenes of our Saviour’s trials, we see his glory shining out in the way in which he did and suffered what was according to the will of God. And from this study of the trial of our Saviour, let us carry away with us the five lessons of which we have spoken. These are the lesson about the weak ruler:—the wicked priests:—the patience—the humiliation—and the glory of Christ. THE CRUCIFIXION We read in St. Matthew’s gospel these three simple, but solemn words: “_They crucified him._” Chap. xxvii: 35. Here we have set before us the greatest event in the history of our Saviour while he was on earth. They tell us of the most important event that ever took place in our own world, or in any other world. We have no reason to suppose that Jesus ever took upon himself the nature of any other race of creatures, as he did take our nature. We have no reason to suppose that he ever died, in any other world, as he died in ours. How wonderful this makes the thought of his crucifixion! And how diligently we should study it, and try to understand what it was intended to teach! This is what we come now to do. And in doing this, the two great things for us chiefly to consider, are—_The history of the Crucifixion; and its Lessons_. And in looking at this history the first thing for us to notice is—_the place of the crucifixion_.