Book.IV. Looking unto 1-efus. Cbap.I. Seet.6 ander, that when fome arrow that was ihot into him, was i:o be drawn out, his Phyfitians advifed to binde him , for that the leaft motion (as they faid) would do him hurt; but heanfwered *, "Non dem Kings were not fit to be bound, the power of a King was ever f ree 'Vinci~i regem, and flfje ; And David in his lamentation over ru4bner, 'faid, dyed 'um.ltbera fir Abner M a foole d]eth? thy h11nds were not bound nor thy feet put ':f:a ~!fi~~-er into fetters, 2 Sam. 2. 33, 34· Fooles and flave~ were accufromtcrn Serm de ed to be bound, and fo were theeves; they that open their hands par. . to receive others goods, it is fit their hands lhould be bound, and tyed up; but is our Saviour numbred among£1: any of thefe? 0 ) es! in that fame houre[11id Jefus to the multitude, areye come out, Mar.~6·H· tl4 againft It thiefe with[words, amJ ftaves? he m11de himfel(e ofno Pllilz. 7 • reputation, tend took,.Hpon him the forme ofafervant; 0 wonderful condefcenGon ofChrift ! 0 admirable exinanition ! he that was eminently ju£1:, is reputed a thiefe ; he that was equal with God, is become a fervant; he that was fironger than Sampfon, and could have broken his cords from off his armes like a thread, he is· bound with cords,andas a poore lamb he continues bound for the flaughter: and thus began our liberty and redemption, from flavery, and fin, and death, and curfings. But betides thefe cords, the word gdlHtT«v lignifies a binding Marlc.p ·4· with chaines, Mark._~ ·3.4· ·and fome are ofopinion that they ~'ft~Jdam ex {hackled both his hands and feet, pedicu & eaten!& vin[/;u.r, Mark. 1 tmJverunt d h r h h b h' k * h · .t: · arena ferrca 5. 4· an ot er 1ay t at t ey put a out ts nee a c arne o 1 trBn; ~oUum rjlf4 aUi · an'd it is not altogether improb!!ble,but they might be as cruel to gaffe qztodmihi the Mafrer as to his fervants; I cannot think they were fo en- '~"en:n~c~i· rage? againft P_eter, as they wereagainitChrifi? and yet they laid tl:m. jog. . orfhtm two c~asnes, Act. I 2. 6. Nor ~an I thtnk they were ro C arthag. enraged agam£1: Pau/,a$ they were agatnfi Jefus, and yet the chttf Aet.H. H. (aptain too~ him and cmanandedhim tobe bound with two ch11ir.es. And that thismi'ght be their dealing with Chri£1:, 'fud,u by his Mat.~6· 48· counce! feems t o fpeak, hold-him faft - tak._e him, and lead him Mar·H·H· 11way fafely, q. d. make hfmfure that he efcape not out ofyour hands, hehath deceived you often, and therefore chaine him with an iron chai ne that will be fure to hold. I cannot paffe this without fome word to our felve~. J Vft Chri£1: undergoes thisrefrraint that all forts of perfecution mi ght be fanCl:ifiecf to ils by his fufcq:l tion. .Againe, Chrifi was fafrer boundwith hiLco.ds of love, than wi th iron fetters, his love wa~
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