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Part I. Redemption andjujlificathn chevei. 4
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1 They fay that his A;ony was f^ great that it maJe him (west
great drops otblouJ, which trickled down from Ins body to the
ground.
2. They fay that his Agony was fo great , that God was fain
to fend an Angtl from hcavsn to /upport him under it.
Luke doth (ct down the appearance of this Angel before his
Agony : But Mr. Calvm doth artirm that hit Agony went before,
and that it was the true caufe why God fent an Angel t»
comtort him.
3. They fay, that if Chrifthad made alJ this adoc againft a
mecr bodily death ,
he fhould have fhevved himfelf to be more
fearfull of death then many Martyrs have done-, for many Martyrs
have died with more courage and Icffe
fcare of death a great
deal, and it is not credible that Chriil would fhcw more fear oi
deal h then many Martyrs have done, but that fomeching clfc was
the caufe- of it, namely Gods wrath. I.
Divide. I will by degrees examine the interpretation of all z
thefc Scriptures, A^atthew faith, That he wot grievottfly tronhled, t| *
and yi/^ri^ faith, That he wm fore Afraid : Hence you infc", that
Chrift could not be thus troubled and thus afraid at a mecr bo- ;
dily death- Therefore you conclude, that he was thus troubled
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and afraid at the w rath of God inflided upon his foul for our fins.
This interpretation is taken upon truft from other Expofi:ors
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but however, I conceive you will fee rcafon by and by to think 1
that Chrirt made all this adoe againft a mecr bodily death only. ;
T. D >e but conlidcrwhat a horrid thing to true humane na- 4
tnrc the death ot the body is, and then conlider that Chrift had v
a mie Humane Nature lik.' unto all other mcujcxcfpt in the point
of fin : and therefore vn hy fh )uld not he be troubled with the
frar of death, afmach as his Humane Nature could bear without
fin.
2. Doe but confider that all mankind ought to defirc and endevour
to prcfcrve their naturall lives as much as in them lies in
the afe of means, in obedience to the fixth Commandment : and
tliereforc feeing ChriO ashe was true Man could not prevent his
death by the uft of mi-ans,
fear of death afmuch as any other man.
he was bound to be troubled with the
Fromihefe two confiJcraiions wee may eafily collet what
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