The Pa.Jlion Sermon. 3S 9 I A__fh_o_u-ld-a-ft_e_r fi_o_m_e_g_o_o-:d_c_o-un-1<-::-e::-11-:fi:-ro-m-tw-o-=-o-;ft-:-h-e:-ir-:T;:-e-a-:c:-he_r_s_, ~b-e-t-au-g-:h-r-m~f,-y-;_L_<t s;. m,., .u.A mJdealb be totbe remijfionofaOmJJinneJ; a~d then chat he fbolll~ have ;;i·Jen him a :~::f;:;,~,:! bouleofmixt wine, withagraioe of FranktncenG:, to bercavehtm both of rearon 1,,m.:;i<'""', . . and palne. . . . . ut, ~{~J. 7 " !•,. 7 1 : I durfi be confident to t.h•s br~er; the rat.her for that Samt ~far~c.als th1s draught, t•.t·•••· 1 ~'/mi'7-'\IP"'r,~4/•r,Myrrhe-wme,mmgled(astshke) wtrhorhermgredtenrs. AndMgfZ.. 1 '"""' agrees withme in the end,Ad Jl•pmm &me11tUalie11ationem: A fafhion which Ga/dtine obferves our oft he Sannedrim,robegrounded upon Prov. 31.6. G>ve jlr<~~g drinf«? t•him th<t i< reat!J toperifh.lleove it modefily in the middefl,let the learneder judge. Whatfoever it were, he would not di~ rill he had complainedofthirfr, and in his rhirfi rafied it. Neither would behave rhtrfied for, ortafiedany but thi• bitter draught. that the Scripturemight be fulfilled; Th')' gave me !'huger to dri11~.And loe, now'confummatum tjl; All if finiftJed. Ifthere be any Jewamongfi you,tbar like one of]oh111 unfeafonableDifciples,fhal! a!ke, Arttho11 he, orjhaUTJ'e loob,.for another? be hath his a!lfwer; Yee men of Ilrael, why fiand you gazing & g•pingfur another Meffia!?In rh1s alone, aUthe Prophecies are finifhed. and ofhimalone, all waspropheciedand was finifbed. PaJt/s old mle holds frill, To the'jermajlumbli»g block.; and that moreancient curfeof Vavid, I.et tbtirt4bk6e1lJadea[»are: And supbt11s two brands ~ick ilill in the flefbofthefe ~'''=•;»· wretched men: Onein their neck,piffemc~d;theot~cr m theirhea!t,NIIcircun,cifed, '~'; , the one ,obfti11•de, the other, 7:nbellefi: fi11fe necksmdeea,rhat wdl n01: fioope and ~=7~07''· relent with the yokeoflixreen hundred yeers judgement and fervi!itie; uncircumcifed hearts, the filme of\Yhofe unbeliefe would not be cur olfwirh fo infinire convictions. Oh mad and miferable Nation! let themChew us oneprophecie that is not C fulfilled, let them fhew us one other inwhom all the prophecies can be fulfilled, and wewill mix pity withour bare: If they cannot, and yet relifr, thtir doome ia p<~fl; Thoft mine enemiet,that TJ'ouldnot bi11Jeme to relgneover them,bri11g themhither, a11d fi•J thembeforeme. So let thine enemies perifh, 0 Lord. Bmwbatgo I fofar? Evenamongfius(roourfbame) thisriotousage hath bred a monfirousgenerarion (I prayGod I benot now in fame ofyour bofomes, th.r heare me this day)compounded,much like to the Turkifh religion, ofone parr, Ghrifiian . ana rher,Jrw; a third,world!ing; a fourrh,Arheifi;a Chnfiiansfuce,, Jewes hcarr, ~ worldlings life; and therefore At!Jee•t in thewhole; that acknowledge aGod, and know himnot; that profelfe a Chrifr, burdoubt ofhim; yea, believe htmnor: The foole bath faid in his heart, There is noChrifi- What fhalll fay ofthefemen ? They are worfe than devils:that yeeldingfpirir could fay,Jef•s I k,non>:and thefemifcrcams D are frill in tbe old tune ofthat tempting devil!; Si111 et filitH I>ei,Ifthou bethtChnft. OhGod, thatafterfo cleare aGofpell, fo manymiraculous confirmations, iO many rboufandmarryrdorns,fomanyglorious victories ofrruth,fo many open confeffions ofAngels,men,devils,friends, enemies; fucbconfpirariousofheaven and earth,fuch univerfall contefiationsofall ages andpeople; there fhould be left any fp:t~ke ofthi; damnable infidelity in the fa!fe beansofmen. Behold then, ye defpifers, andwonder, and vanifbaway: Whom ha,·e all the Prophetsforetold? or what have the propheciesof lomany hundreds,yca tboufands ofyeers , forefaid, that is not with this word finifhed ? who could foretell rhefe things,but the Spirit ofGod? who could ac· complifh them, but the Sonne ofCod? He fpa~ by themouthofhit IJ•J; P,-oph' ts, faith zach•de: hehathfpoken, andhebarhdone; onerrueGodinboth: n~>ne other '(oirir could forefay thefe things fhould bee done; none other power could doe E thefe things, thus fore-!hewed : thisword therefore can fit nonebn• rh mouth of GodourSaviour, Itisfi•ifheJ. We knowwbom we have beli.ved; Thouartthe chrifltiJeSonllt of the#ving God. Let him that lovesnor the Lord Jefus be accurfed to the death. Thus the prophecies are finifbed: Ofrhelegall obli:rvation~. wirhmorebrcvity. /1/J'l.ad.H;c,. ,.., 11;, VIJl:mte-"' 1>~d.tit![t& cr.rijlitmi,?tc& Ju:f~ifimt,r.t:e ciJrijftani. Chrijl it the em/oftiJe L4-a> : What Law? Ccremoniaii,Monll, Of•he ~ 1nnll;h wa> ke•t perfo{tlyby hin fe1f, fatisfied fully for us: ·Of the Cerrmoniall; it was rcferrerl to him, obfm•ed ofhim, fulfilled in him, abolifhr by him. Therewere nothing _________________=:L.!_L_.,. ------m~-_
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