-------------------------------··~---------------- And one of the Ji.u!dicrJ wit!" fl. JPerm pierced /;v; 'r, andforthwith J h , c.zme thereout Uwd and ~J·titer . How truely m~) we fay of the 0 ' 1 ::' >4• fat~!-diers, that aft er a!! his fuffi ri •;7. s 1 h:y h.1ve added JYoJaJdJ? they finde him dead, and yet they ", l! fcarce beleeve 1r, untill with a fpeare they have fearcht for life at he we!l .head it fdfe, even at the hea rC of Chrifi: and fo rthwith thtre came out blood and ".>ter.; this was the fountaine of both ·acramencf, thef0untaine of all our hapfindfe, the fountaine opened to the houfe of David, and to the inb11bita~Jts of ?mij(tlem J.-r jinne and for -unclearmcffe. Zacb.'1·r• There are three that beare witne!fe en earth (faith {ol-n) the Spirit, andthewa,ter, andtheblood. Outofthefide?fChrift 1 Joh.J . 3 • being !)OW dead; there i!fues water and blood; fignifymg that he is both our-ju1lification, and fanctif.cation. Phyfitians tell us, that about the heart there is a filme or skin like unto a p urfe, wherein is contained cleare water to coole the heate of the heart, and therefore very probable it is, that, that very skin (or pericardium) was pierced through witll the heart, and thence came out thofe fireames of blood and water. -.- 0 gates. of heaven ! 0 windowt of Paradife! 0 palau of refuge! 0 tower of ftrength! p SanR:Ht.!IJ oft he jufl ! 0 flouri/hing b:d of the Spoujc of Solomon! methin~s J fee w11ter and blood running out of hio fide more frefhfJ, then thefe gdden ftreames which r.tn out of the garden of Eden, and watered the wh. le r;rorld. Here if I could ·aay I might lengthen my doctrine during my life; oh it were good to be here ; it were :t large field,and able!fed fubjed:. 4 About five (which the Jews callthe eleventh, and the !aft houre of the day) Chriil: was taken down , and buried by {ofeph and 'l{j,cademur. But enough! I mutt not weare out your pati. ence altogetper. Thus far we have propounded the ble!fed object of Cbrifh futfering, and dying for us : our next work is to direct you (as formerly) in the art or myftery how you are to /ook._unte him in this ref pert. , Kkk k
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