28 'The order rf the caufes ling from his bodie vnco the ground. But A wheA he came againe vnto himfclfe, (e) hce freely yecldcd himfclfe vnto his Father to fa– tisfie vpon the crotre for the tranfgrefsioA of man. After this his agonie was ouerpaffed, ([)by lud.uhis treachery Chriftis apprehen– ded,and(g)firft he is brought to .AnwM, after toC•lph.u,wherePmrdonieth him: (h)from C•i4phM hee is lead bound to 'l'il•te, (i) PiL#e pofieth him ouer to Herod, (~)bee tranfpoR<th him backe againe to l'ikte, (I) who acknow!edgeth his innocencie, and yet condemneth him as an offendour. This innocent rhus condemned, is (m) pitifully fcourged,crowned with thorncs, fcotfed,fpitt<d ar, fpitefully adiudged to the death oftbe B cro£fe, (n) on which his handsand ftctarefa. fteoed wirh nailes. Hereftakd not hisplfsi– ons, but afr~r all thefe (o)he became asaccur.' fed to God the Father , that is, God powred vpon him, being thus innocent, fuch afea of his wrath, as was cquiualentta thefinn<s of the whole world. He now being vn~er rbis curfo, through the fenle and feeling of this ftrange terrour,(p)compl•ineth to his Father thathe is forfaken : who norwirhftanding,en– countringthen with Satan and his angels, did vtterly vanquifu (q) and ouercome them. When this wasen<kd, his heart (r) was pier. eedwitha fpcare, till the blood gulhed our from his fides, and he gaue vp ( s) the ghoft : and (t) commended his fpirictohis Farhers c proteCtion, the which irnmediatly went into Paradi(e. Hi$ body,(u)whereofnot onebone was broken, was buried, and three daic:s was ( x) ignominiou!ly captiuatcd of death. ( •JMark·4·P·Marh.>6. 38. (b)Ioh.12.27. Mark.t,'H5· (c)Math.z6•37·4•·1oh.t2-29· Heb.5.7,(d)Lubz.44· (e) Heb.9•5· t.Cor. 5·7·l<fa,5J· Io,u. (f)Math.z6,47· (g)Ioh. J8, •3• 14. (h) lt>h. 18. >9· (i) Luk. 23. 7,8. (k.) Luk.zl.I5·(1)Math.z7·'4-'6· (m) the fame p!lce. ( n) !oh. 19. r8. ( o) Gal. 3· q . (p)Mlth.zn5· 46.(q)Col.r.r4,t 5.(r)loh 1 •9·34,(s) Heb.9. 15,16,(t) Luk.•J·43·46. (11) Joh.I9.'j 3·4'· (.\")ACl.I.lJ· In this d~fcription of Chrifi:s pa($ion~ we may note fiuccircumftances efpecially. D I. His Agony,namely,a vehement auguifh, ariftng vpon the conRiB: of two comrary dt'– fires in him : The firft, was robe obedient to his Farher. The fecond,to auoid the horror of d~ath. Luk.l1.44· Bei11g in an agot~ie,he pr•yed more «rnejlly, aNd hu{ww IVM lil(: drDps of blosd,trick[ing downe to thegroond.Heb. 5·7, In the d•ics ofhu'flejh diJ offer vp.pr<ym<ndjitp· plicationt, with'flrong cryi'l1g 4nd teares ,.Jnt~ him, rh11t \\:la& .. bJe tofoue himjrDmduth1 and \bu •lfo he.rd in that!Vhichhef.-red. I I. His Sacrifice, which is an al'!ion of Chrifls offi:ring himfclfc to God the Father, asaranfome ferthe finnes ofthe elel'!. Heb. 9,z6.No.,iwth< endofthtworldh.,h h.-ppea– redon" 11pu1 ~11''!)' jinne, bythefoeriftce •fhim. ftife. In thisfacrifice the oblationwasC.hrill, a• he wasman.Heb.to.Jo, By thewhieh ll>ihll>t MefonCiifitd, tHen~ the <!firingof Yefm Cbrifl 1ntem11tlt. The Altar alfo was Chrill, as he was God. Heb.IJ• 10. Wteh••e.•Ail•r,'Whtrtofthl) hlfut 110 uth#ritit ID t111t wbithftrJU in the T tl– bern•cle. Heb. 9·'4· HoW ,.ucb morefo•llthe blml•fChrifl, R>hith thr~ugh the etern•Djpirit •ffmdhi.,ftife R>ithoNI Fpor to God, purgeyour &e-'Rftiencefrom dtfldwn-k[1 to .ferut the liuim God l Hence it is,that Chriftis faid to fantl~ lie himfelfe, as he is man, lob. '7· 19. For thtirfo~es,fonilifie 1myf<ife. Auhe Alrar,tl:e gift; and the temple, the gold, Mmh.z3, '7· '9· Chrift is the Prieft, as he is God and man. Hcb. 5· 6. ThoH4rtfl friejJffftuer4flertht ordtr of Vloftlchiftdec.t.Ticn.>.s,6.One M e– dUttlur~tt'it'ttneGod•ndmAn, the m!lnChrtjl 1t[m,r.hogaut mmfolft • ranfotnefor•D mm, ro bt ~ teftimDn] in Jue time. · . , I I I. God the fathers acceprarton ofthat his facrifice,inwhich hewas well pleafed.For, had it beenechac G~had not allo•••col of it, Chrifts fuffering had beene in vaine, Math. 3, 17. Thil i4.mybelo•td Sonne,in Whom 1<m well pleaftd. Eph. s.z. Euen IU Chrijllomd ..,, and t••• himfelftfor VI, 11 be an offering .,d•focri– Jiceifa(.,tetefme/Jingfo•our to qod. I V. Imputation of mans finne toChri~, lVbereby his Father accoanted him asattanf– grdfour,hauing tranllated the burde ofmans finnes to his fuoulders. E!•y 53· 4· He h.rh bt~rnt oHr infirmities,& c11rriedourforr~wes: yu \\'edid iudgt himm pl;zguedt~ndfmittrn ofGod, and hNmbhd: but heWm woHwekdjtJr '"" trlln[– grejfions,he "'..u brfik!nforow iniqttitiu.&c.and ver[ 1 :.HewtUcounted withthetrt~nfgr~JfoHrs, andheb~tre thejirmesofmany.::.Cor. )·Z.I. He hathm~tde himtohefinnefor vs, ~hich k_Nel\' no finne, that weJbould/le rr.ade thrrighttoufor!fi of God in him. V. His wonderful! h•miliatiou conlifting oftwo parrs. t In that he made himfdfe of fmall or no reputati6 in rcfpea of his Deiry, Phil. l. 7,8, Hem•de hi,(ilfeofnorrpttation, &<. het humbled himfelfe, •nd bec•me obedient vnto the death, eucnthe deflihofthe croffi. We may notthinke, that thisdcbafing of Chrifi came,bc:caufe his diuine nature a'as ei– ther wa~edor ••eakened,but becaufe hi•Dei· tie did, as it were,lay afide, andconceale his power and maieflie for afeafon. And as lreo– n~tm faith,The Word refled,tbat the hum4ne""– ture might be crucified11nd de11d. I I. Intbat hebeczme execrable, which is> by the Law accurfedfor vs. Gal.J. IO. C•rfed Urutry~nt thAt remaineth not in ttlllhi11gs writ– ten in the hock! ofthe L11w t() d()e them. This accurfcdndfe>is either inw3.rd or out~ ward. Inward,isthe fenfe ofGods fearefull anger "pontbecroffe. Reuel.19. I5· Httit ilth11t tre~tdeththe 'Winepreffi ()f the Jier&enes &Wri:tb •f
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