--------· L~eking unto 1efas. Book IV. Part.3, 6'1.1 Chap.3.SeCl.z ----------------------------------------- t-he Father of lights was darkned with fuch difgrace ; the heavens difcoloured their .beauty, and are in mourning robes; the lamp of heaven is immant!ed with a miraculous ecli ps; the Sun ' in the firmament, wi\lGmpathize with the Sun of righ: ecufn~Jfe ;. it will not appeare in glory though it be mid-day, becaufe the Lord ofglory is thus d.fgraced. And · now heare the voyce that . comes from the Son of God, my God, my God, why haft thoufor• fak_enme? chriftinthegardea tailed the bittercup ofGods . fierce wrath, but now he drunkthe dregs of it; he then fipped. oifrhe top, but now he drunk ~11 off\ top, and bottome,and all. 0 but what's themeaningohhts, my God, my God why haft thGu for fa/zen. me ? S~rely , I. Thi' was not a total, but a par:ial derelictiOn, thts was not a perpetual, but a temporary forfakmg _ ofhim; tbe Godhead was not took away from the manhood,but the union . re.mained frill,~ even now,when the manhood was forfaken. 2. This was noc a for faking on Chriil:s part, but only,on· the Fathers part ; the Father , forfook Chrifr,' but Chrift went afrer him; God took away the fenfe of his love; b\lt the Son of God hyd hold upon him, crying, and faying, mj God, my God,. why haft 1hou fs rf"iz!n me? 3. This forfakingwas not in refpe& of his being, but in refpea of the feeling ofGods favour, love, and mercy; certainly God loved.him frill, oh but his fenfe of comfort, was nowqBite gone, fo as it nevfr was before: In his :lgony therewas fome inklings of Gods mercy, now and then at leal.\: th:!re was fome il:ar:-light, fome little fla(h of lightning to cheere himup,but nqw all the fenfe and feeling gfGods love was gone, and not fo much as any little {br-lighc of the fame appeared. Chrit:l: now took the place of finners, and God the Fatbedhut him out (as itwere) amongft the finoers; he drew his mercyout of fight, and out of hearing,· and therefor,e hecryed out in a kind of wonderment, my God, my .Goa, why hlljt thou forJ.1kfn me ? after this be fpeaks but a few words more, · and he gives up the ghoft. He dyes that we might live, he is diffolved in himfelfe, that we might be united to his Father; . 0 my foul fee him now ifthou canft for weeping, his eres are dimme, hi; cheeks·are war.me, his face is pale, his head is bowing, his heart is panting, himfelfis dying; come,come ,and dye with him, by a moll: exact mortification\ look pale like him.. with grief, and forrow ,and trouble for thy fins. Llll z 10. Con- ,_
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