Book. IV. palfe from me in t?at fhort t~me, ,or ~ontinue with me a longlong time, I leave 1t to thy wdl ; I fee m .refped: ofmy humamty there is in me flefh andblood, 0 I am fra!le, and weak ; I cannot but feare the wrath of God, and therefore I pray th1:1s earneftly to my God ; . 0 my Father if it be. pojfible let this cup · paffe from me, neverthelej[e net as I wt/J, but as thou wilt. · , But what was there in the cup , . that made Chritl p~ay thus earneftly that it might palfe from him ? I anfwer.--- r. The great payne that he mull: endure ; the buffetings, whippings, bleedings, crucifying; all the torments from firft to !aft throughout all his body ; why all thefe now carne into his rn inde, and all thefe were put into the cup ofwh1ch h~ rnuil: . drinke. 2 . The great fhame that he mull: undergo; this was more than payne; as.: good mmu is better th~om preciouf o;ntment; and loving favBur hrttrr thanJilver andgold ; fo is fhame a greater punifhrntnt to the minde, tban any torture ·can be to the fiefh, Now came into histhol'lghts his apprehending, binding, judg. ing, fcorning, revil ·ng, condemning; and oh what a bloody blufh comes into the face of Chrift, whiles in the cup he fees thefe ingredients! 3. The neg led: of men, notwithfranding both his payne and flume; I look upon this as a greater cut to the heart ofChrift than both the former; when he confidered that after all his fuf:. ferings and reproaches few would regard, 0 this was a bitter ingredient; naturally men defire, if they cannot be delivered, yet robe pitied; it is a kinde of eafe, even to finde fome reg;t'rd among the fons ofmen, it fhews that they wifh us well, and that they would give us eafe if they could; but oh when it comes to th is, that ·a poore wretch is under many fufferings and .;reat fhame, and that be findes none fo much as to regard at! this, bnow verily its an heavy cafe; and hence was Chrifis complaint, have ye no regard 0 all ye that pafl e by the way ? confider, and behold, if rver there werr forrvw lik.f unto my forrow, which was done unto t bee, wherew_ith the Lo~d hAth ajfliRed me in the tbtyes of hi! fierce Lam. 1; t ~. anger. Chnfr complames not of the !harpe paines he endured, but he com plaines of this, hav( ye nc regard .< he ctyes not out, · . Bb b b · . oh , I
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