▁for ▁both ), ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁Jac opo ▁Bass ano , ▁have ▁the ▁th ieves ' ▁two ▁cross es ▁already ▁set ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁execution ▁in ▁the ▁distant ▁background . ▁ ▁Also ▁of ▁relev ance ▁is ▁, ▁with ▁which ▁St ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi ▁began ▁his ▁first ▁Rule ▁of ▁ 1 2 2 1 : ▁" Then ▁Jesus ▁said ▁to ▁his ▁dis ci ples , ▁“ Who ever ▁wants ▁to ▁be ▁my ▁dis ci ple ▁must ▁den y ▁themselves ▁and ▁take ▁up ▁their ▁cross ▁and ▁follow ▁me ". ▁ ▁St ▁Francis ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁led ▁with ▁a ▁cord ▁around ▁his ▁neck ▁as ▁a ▁pen it ential ▁exercise , ▁the ▁cord ▁being ▁a ▁detail ▁added ▁to ▁many ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁the ▁episode ▁from ▁two ▁Old ▁Testament ▁pass ages . ▁ ▁These ▁are ▁: ▁" He ▁was ▁opp ress ed ▁and ▁aff lic ted , ▁yet ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁open ▁his ▁mouth ; ▁he ▁was ▁led ▁like ▁a ▁l amb ▁to ▁the ▁sla ugh ter , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁sheep ▁before ▁its ▁she ar ers ▁is ▁silent , ▁so ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁open ▁his ▁mouth " ▁and ▁▁ ▁" I ▁had ▁been ▁like ▁a ▁gentle ▁l amb ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁sla ugh ter ... ", ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁very ▁frequently ▁c ited ▁by ▁medieval ▁comment aries . ▁In ▁medieval ▁typ ology , ▁Isaac ▁carrying ▁wood ▁up ▁the ▁mountain ▁for ▁his ▁sacrifice ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁parallel ▁for ▁the ▁episode , ▁and ▁often ▁shown ▁as ▁a ▁complement ary ▁scene ; ▁this