Matthew Poole and continuators on Luke 23:49

49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off beholding these things.

For a perfect knowledge of all those things which did happen, after our Saviour's nailing to the Cross, till he died, and was taken down to be buried, all the Evangelists must be consulted. We have made a Collection of them in our Notes on Matth. 27. from v. 51. to v. 57. to which the Reader is here referred. This passage about the Centurion, is taken notice of both by Matthew and Mark; only they say, he said, Truly this was the Son of God. Luke saith, that he said, Certainly this was a Righteous Man. Possibly the sense is the same, and the Centurion by the Son of God, did not mean the Son of God by eternal Generation, but one highly favoured of God, a righteous Man, and very dear to God, and highly beloved of him, for it must be by a very extraordinary Revelation and impression if he had so early a Faith in Christ as God Blessed for ever. I think Mr. Calvin on Matth. 26.54. expounds it well, non vulgarem esse hominem, sed divinitus excitatum statuit. The Centurion determined, that Christ was no ordinary Person, but one stirred up by, and sent of God. It is observable, that Christ had a testimony from all orders of Men almost, except the Scribes, and Priests, and Pharisees. Pontius Pilate, and Herod, declared him innocent. Pilate's Wif[illegible: 1 letter] ▪ acknowledgeth him a Righteous Person. The Thief on the Cross testifieth he had done nothing amiss. Iudas the Traitor, confesseth he had betrayed innocent Blood. The Centurion owneth him to be no ordinary Man, but a Righteous Man, the Son of God. The multitude always owned him. They see they are now run down, they smite their Breasts, say nothing, but depart. Only those that were to have been the teachers of others, are blinded and hardened to their ruin.