Chap.x.Sett.s Book IV. in the jiercen~JTe .ofhis anger? hisJury is poured out !if<! .fire, 11nd the rock! are thrown down by him: but for this end came I into the world ; 0 my Father, I will drink thiscup, loe here an open breil come, prepare the armory of thy. wrath, and herein {hoot all tt;e arrows ofrevenge.--And yet, 0 my Father, let me not be oppreffed, fubverted, or [wallowed up by thy wrath, let not thy difpleafure continue longer than my patience or obedience can e1dure ; there is in me fleih and blood in refpetl: of my humanity, and my }efh trembloh for feare ofthee, I 11m ll[raid of thy judgements: Oh if it be poffible, if it be pof!ib!e let this cup paffcfromme. ___________ _.. S.:cT. )· 557 . Of the do lours, 11nd agonies that (hri.ft there fujfered. 2.CHrills paffio"n in the garden was either before,or at his apprehenfion; his paffion before is declared. 1. ·By his forrow. 2. By his fweat. r. For his forr@W ; the Evangelills diverOy relate it1 he !?egan Mat 16 tobe Jorrowful, and very heavy; faith Matth(w, he began to be fore Mar. r.;/J; amazed, and to be very heavy, faith c.Marke; and being in an ago- Luk.u,44 . • ny, heprt~~yed more earnejlly, faith Luk§; now is my foul troubled,Job,r:,.17• ' ~tndwhat foal! I {dJ? Father /ave me from this houre, bat for this cdu{e came I unt9 this houre, faith John. AU avow this forrow·to be great, and fo it is confefi by Chrifi liimfelfe: then ft~ith he unto them,my {ofel is ext·eeding forrowful even unto det~th. Ah Chri- Mat. 16.;8, , ftians! who can fpeak out this forrow? the fPirit ofa man will fuftaine his in~rmity, but awounded JPirit who can beare? Chrifis.Prov,!S,r of; foul isjorrowful; or if that be two flat, his foul· is for,r01yful, exceeding forrowfu_l; or iP. that language be too low~ his foul is exceeding forrowful even unto death; not only extenfively, fuch as muft continue for the fpace ·of feventeen or eighteen hours even untill death it felfe fhould finiih it · but alfo intenfivelv' ' ) , fuch and fo great as that which is ufc:d to be at the very poynt of death ; and fucb as were able to bring qeach it felfe; had not Chrifi been referved to a greatev and an heavie11 puniihment 0f Bbbb 3 this,
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