TbePajJionSerman. 1 \ ;9) ·~. A_t_h_o_u-fo_r_fa_k_e_m_e_?_rne_,-th_i_n_e_o_n_el:-y-o,deare,naturall, eternal! Sonne? 0 ye heavens;nd . earth,howcould you frand,whiles the Makerof you thuscomplainrdiYe ilood:bn( partaking after a fortofhis Paffion: the earth trembled and !booke, herroc ks tore, her gtavesop.ened, the heavens withdrew theirlight, os not daring ro behold this fad and fearefull fpeCl:acle. Ohdeare Chri!tians,how!bould rhefe earthen and rockie hearts ofours fh>ke,and rend in peeces atthisMeditation?how iliculd our faces becovered with darknes,and our joy be turned inro heavineffe? All rhefevoyces,and rears, and fwears,& pangs,arc fur us; yeafrom us. Shall theSonneofGod thus fmart for our finnes, yea with our fins, and !ballwe norgrieve for ourown? fhall he weep tO us in thisMarker-p/Jce, and !ball we notmourne?Nay, !ball he fwear and bleed for us,and !ball not we weep fur ourfelves? Shall he thusbmeorably!briekeout,under his Fathers wrath,and fhall 8 not we trembJai Shall the he~vens.and earth fuff~r with h~m, and we fulfer nothing? I call you nor to aweake and tdle pttyofour glonous Savtour; rowhot purpofe? Hi' injurywas our glory .No,no; re "a~ghterr of]erNfa/em, "'"P $otfor me, b11t weep (Or - ' '"' Jtlv": fur our finnes,rhar have done thts; nor for his farrow that fulfered ir:nor forhis pangs, tharwere; but forourown, rhat fhould have been, and (ifwe repent nor)lhall be. Oh howgrievous,how deadly areour fins,that cofr theSonne ofGo:J (befidesblood)fo muc;h torment? how farareour foulesgonc, rhat could not be ran· fomed with an eafier price?thar,thattook fo much ofrhis infinite Redeemer ofmm, God andman,how can itchufe but fwallowup,and confound thy foule,which isbur finite and finfull? If thy foulehad been in his fodlesfle>d, what had become ofit? ir fhall be, ifhiswere not in fread ofthine. Thisweight that lks thus ~eavy on the Son C ofGod, and wrung from him thefe teares, fwear, blood, and thefe uoconceiveable groansofhis affiilled fpirit,how fhould it chufe buc prdfe down thy foulc to rhebottome of he!!( and fo ir will doe: ifhe havenet fulfered it for thee,thou mufland fhalt fulfer it fur thy felf. Goe nowthou lewd man,and rnake thy felfmerry with thy fins: laugh at theuncleanneffes,orbloodinefi"eofthy ycurh : thou litde knowefr the price ofafin1 thyCoulelhall doe, thy Saviour did, when he cried out, to thcamnement of Angels,and horrorofmen; MJ Go4,mJGo4,whJ hajltho~ forfai<!n rne I Bur now no moreofthis; It is finifhe4: thegreaterconflill, the more happy victory. Wclldorh he find and feel ofhis Father,what his type faidbefore,He,.;U not chidealrvaiu,Ror fl:ep hir4t~fpforever. It is fearful!; bur in him, !hort : eternal! to finncrs; fhort to h1s Son, in whom theGod-head dwelr bodily. Behold; thisflorme, wherewith a !I rile powenoftheworldwere lhaken,is nowover. TheElde!!,Pharifes,Jud.,, the Son ID diers,Priefrs,wimefi"es,Judges,t!teeves,ex<cmioners,devils, havcall ryrcd rhemfel""' invaine,with rheir own 11131ice;and he triumphsover them all,upon rhc throne of hi! Croffe: his enemies are vanquilht,his Father farisfied,his foule with this word Jt refr and glory;ll is Jinifht4. Now there is nomore betraying,agonies,arraignernenrs,fcourging,fcolling,crucifying,conflills, terror!; all is fini!bcd. Alas, beloved, andwill we nor leuheSonneofGod beat refr ?doe wenow again goe about to fcrch himomgf hisglory, tofcornc and crucifiehim? I fear to fay it : Gods fpirit dare and dorh; They aacifie agar. to themft/vestbe SoDcfCo,, Alt4rn•l<! amoc/j_ofhif1J. To rhemfel••es nor in himfelre:that rhcycannot, iris no thank ro them;th<y would doe ir,See and confider:the notoriouOy'finfut converfationsofthofe,\hat fhould be Chriflians,olfer v iolence untoour glorified Saviour,they flrerch theirhand ro heaven, &pull himdo1vn from his throne,to his Ctof!C:they tearehimwirh themes,pierce himwith mile;,load himwith r']lroches.Thouhatcfl theJewes,fpittefl atrhename ofJ~:das. flikft on Pil~te, condemndt rhe cruellburchersofChrifl; yer, thou canfr bhlphemc,and fweare E: him quiteover,curfe,fwagger,lye,opprefi"e,hoyle with lufl,fcoffe,ryor,and livefllike adebauched man;yea like an humane Beafl;yea like an uncleaneDevili.Cry Hefonna as longas rhou wilt;thou arrafi/ate,oJtw,aJ•4~~<,an Execurioner ofthe L ~rdoflife, and fo much greater fhall thy judgement be, byhowmuch thy iight ond hisglory is rllore. Oh, beloved, is it not enough that hedied on•e for m? Were thofe nains fo light,that we fhouldi:very day redouble rhem?Is this thecnrertainm, nt rh at fo gr.•ci- 'btJ<a Saviour harhdeferved ofus by dying ? Is thistherecopenceofthat infi~ite!o1•e '---'-----------------------·-·-----· 0~ - ----·
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