J.e~Hng unto j-efus. Chap. t .Seet.6 a leffct' matter than thirty pieces of filvcr? and in religious affaim, bow many fecure and droufie profcffors have we among!t us, that falute Chrifi both by hearing the Word, and receiving the feales, and yet in their lives and converfations they deny M.t,t6.ro. Chnfi? thq honourGodwiththeirlips, btittheirheatsare fur away from him. 2. For Chrifis apprebenfion, then came they, and L-ryd !Jtmdson {efus, and tcok_ him; they apprehended him . whom the world cannot comprehend: and yet before they took him, he himfelf begins the enqu iry , a·nd leads them ir.ro their errand ; he te ls them tb · t be was 'j rfmofNa;;;,rmt h, n-hcm the;[ot1ghr ; this was bur a breath, a meek and g,encle word. yet had it greater firength in it tl!an the eafterne wmd, ' or the voyce of thun!ler; for God was in that Hill voyce, and it ftruck them down ro the ground. 0 the power ofChrift ! they come co him with clubs, and ftaves, Joh,iS,c. Job. \ S.S. and fwords, and he does no more but let a word fly out of his mouth, and prefentlY, they ftagger, run bv~ckward and pz/1 to the ground. Oh if we cannot b~are a foft anfwer of the merciful God, how dare we fo provokt::, as we do, the wrath of the Almighty Judge? a.nd yet he fuffers them to rife againe, and they fiill perfifi in their enquiry after him; he tells them on&e more, I am hr ; he offers himfelfs, he is ready, and dcfirous to be facrificed; o'nl) he fees them their bounds, and therefore he f12cures his ApofHes to be witneffesof his fufferings; In this work of redemption no man muft have an active £hare befides himfelfe, he alone was to tread the wine- preffe; if therefore ye feek_me (faith Chrifi)let theft go their way; thus he permits himfelfe to be taken, but not his difciples. · _ And now they have his leave, oh with what fierce and nuel eounrena1 ces, with what menacing :md threatning looks, with what malicious and fpightful minds do they invade & affault our Saviour? they incompatle b1m r~:mnd,then they lay their wicked !II ~id4m dp· and violent bands upon him,· in the Original, s:<i,6n;.ov fignifies prcbc11dcbant ve{tts ejtu J! j a vi<> lent taking. One !'peaks the manner of his apprehenfion in mirtebam mJ·· thefe words* Ssmeof them lay h.:ld on his garmmts, Mhers on the 11U!.i~ capillo1 hayre of his head; fome pluc'<_t him by the beard, others fltuck..., him C1P11~ (:}'c. with t hei·rimpi, us fijfs, aNa being enr~tged thllt with a word he h11d lbmt l. Johan h b 1, d h d h h .+. h h' C h throrrn t tm ac'\war son t egroun , t ey t ere; ore t row tm on H~f~a~~· hi; bac ~' and bajtly tread him under their durt) feet. Another Author
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