and he that was dead came forth, his body wrapt in a winding sheet: and his face bound about with a napkin. loose him, said Jesus, and let him go.

Upon his expressing himself thus, one of the officers there present, struck Jesus on the face, saying, answerest thou the high priest so?

and now I am persuaded you will none of you see my face any more: whilst I have been among you, I have proclaim'd the kingdom of the Messias:

being more particularly afflicted at his having said, "they should see his face no more." and then they conducted him to the ship.

at which the high priest Ananias order'd those that were near him to strike him on the face:

the secrets of his heart become manifest; and so falling down on his face, he will worship God, and declare that God is certainly amongst you.

now if the law engraven on stone, the letter of whose sanction is death, was delivered with such glory, that the children of Israel could not steadily behold the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance, tho' it was transient;

and do not act as Moses did, who threw a veil over his face so as to hinder the children of Israel from perceiving the end of that which was to cease:

But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, for he was to be blamed.