I $2 The Evil of Evils, Or the ture, and he knewwhat it would be when he came in humaneNature to undertakeit. Thofe men and women that know not what ftorms and tempefts are, it is grievous to themwhen theycome toknowthem fuddenly ; when they are in themiditofa ftormor tempestat Sea, Oh they aregrievous : but Marriners that know be- forehandwhat theyare like tomeet withal,it is not grievous to them. But Chrift though he knew it beforehand, yet how dreadful was it to himwhen it same? 2 Confider, drill hadnofin inhimfelftoweaken hvsfire gth, and takeaway hisflrengtb, andfo make thebnrde ngreater ; he had ego fin but onlyby isoputati- en. But now when the wrath of God comes upon us, we having fomuch fin inour Natures, this weakens us, and will therefore make the burdenofDivine wrath fo much the more in- tollerable to us : For as it is with a found man, If a great weight be laid upon a man healthful and strong, he feelsnot the burdenof it; . but ifyou lay the fameweight upon amin' very sickand weak through distemper ofbody, it is grievous tohim : So here, ifthe weightof Sinwere fogrievous to Christ that had no di- ftemper ofweaknefs, how grievous will it be toa finner that is difternpered, and foweakened with fin ? Ifthe fhoulders of a Porter be fore, and all the Skinoff, and a boyl upon his íhoul- der, howgrievous would theburdenbethen ? So it is withus, when Godcomes to lay thebur- den ofhis Wrath upon us, webe but weak Creatures at thebelt, but through the diftem-
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