572. Book IV. Parq. LMking unto ':}efus. Chap. 1 .Sed.7 and this fervants impudrnce. 0 ye Angels how were Jefilent! Aug.iu,TrJfl. how could you contair.e yo~tr hands, whmyou faw his handjlrikiM 113· at Go.sl? -. -ifwe confider him (faith another) who took_ the b!~ WM not he that jfruck. him wcrthy zo be confumed offire, or to be [wallowed up ofearth, er to be given up to Satan, and throrrn down into hell? if a fubjeet ihould but lift up his hand againfi tbe Ber. Strm.de pa[ 1 fon ofan earthly Soveraigne ,would he not be accounte~ worthy of puniihment ? how much more in this cafe, when the hand is lifted up againft the King ofKings, and Lord of Lords, whom Yi11c. Serm.de po~f not only men,but the C\}erubims,and Siraphims, and all the celefiial powers above adore and worfbip? Bernard tells us that hu ·hand·that ftruck.. Chrift wM armed with an iron glove; and Jl'incentim affirmes, that by the blow Chr.ifl wM felled to fhe earth. and Lodovicm adds , that bieodgufbed.out of hu mouth, 11nd that rh; imprt<Jlion if the varlets JlngerJ rrmained r-.n Chrijfs cheek_', with a tumour and wan co/lour. I need fay no more of this; only one word in refereRce to our felves. Luio. de vita Cbrifti1 Vfe Come, look up~m this .lively and lovely pieture of patience ; he was firuck on the face, but he was never moved in his heart • notwithfianding the abufe,' he fbewed all .mildnelfe and gentlenetfe towards his enemies; 0 what art thou that -canfi not brook a word,that canft not beare a diftailful fpeech,that .canfi nol: put up the leafi and fmallefi offence, without thy wrath and fury? 0 proud man! 0 impudent wretch! how art. thou fo fuddenly moved at the lea.fi indignity, when thou feeil: thy Saviour quietly fuffer great affronts.? come .lea:ne ofC~rifi; if ever we meane to have a ihare and mtereft 10 hts fuffermgs, let us conforme to him in meekne!fe, and patience, in gentlenetfe and lowlinelfe of minde and fo we fball fin de refi unto our fouls. 3. For the accufation of the witnelfes; he is falfely accufed and charged with the things that he never knew; in his accufation I obferve thefe things, 1. That they fought falfe witneffes, [{)r true witneO'es they could have none; now the ohief PrieHs . MHth. 16 · ~9 ' 1; 11d El~ers, and a/lthecouncel foughtfa![e witnef[es againjf 'fefm to pm hi;.n to death. They were refolved 10 a former counce! that he fbould not live, but dye; and now palliating their defigne with a fcheme ofa tribunal, they feek out for witneffes; 0 won- ' der! who ever heard that Judges went about to enquire for [,11:fe witndfrs, and fuborned them co come in againfi the prifoner - . . R
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