The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption, William ... - Adkinshorton.net

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Part I. Redemption andjuji/fication cUered. 5
I fnould a^kyou, why Chrill feared and fweat fo fere.' what would
you anfwtr rac was it foi fear of ihe pains of pirgaCory } hec
that (liall (o anfwer, is u ortliy to be laughed ro fcorn ; uherctore
ti-.en Was k veril) evetifor feareof death, di^ k appcarerh piuin-
Iv by his prayer, tor I ,c prayed to his Fjthcr, faying , Iftt he pojjiblejtt
thisCuf p^jfc from me: VKAvdl Cup wai k that Cluul
would have to pa'Je trom him i Surel/, it was no other Cup but
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fuclias tl.ctwo (oxW'^s oi Zebedeus mu.^ ''rink of; and what cup
mulhheydrii.k:ot, but th; bitter Cup of theknaruralldeathj l'^'l9'
theretore the Cup which Chrilt drank ot, was nothing elfe bu. ihc
bitter Cup otdearh.
Tra.lc!. / coifejfe that your inteyprttatlon of the cau'e of
Chrifis Jggr.y, doth maks we doubt efmy iKterpretutiott , andjtt
J am act J at i> fed in the point in qpiefiiony bccaufe it ii further obySled
that Chi ijh Jgony \V,f* fo extrearn, that hii Father iras
fain tafendan Angtlio firtngthin him^ which M. Calvin thinks
7VM yiotfer.t till tfttr he w.u i>i ak ^gvnj. and in all UktlihoodGoi
Wiuldrothavefentan ey^'Jgeltofuppert him ATair.fl thefcAr of
his bodi/j diuth, therefore it was tojupport him under thejenfe of
hu Fathers wrath.
Dizire. It palTcth my underHanding to finde ou: how an Angel
C'"'uld fupporr our Saviour under the fcnfeof his Fathers wrath- can
Angels appeafcGodi wrath or can Anixls fupport a mans fcul
tob arit it isabfurd to thinkfb : God will n.t affordthe kail
of water to cool any mam tongue that is tormented in the
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fl..me> of hii v^rath.• .herchre t.iat cannot b: the reafoii why.
G«'d fent an Angel to comfort him.
But on thAcntrary it is evident, that God doth o'len ufi to
comfort his pcop'ca ainli the fear of deaih by the Miniftcry of
Angels; as for example, when i:/*// came to dellrt ^y j^^fc^, God
hntan Angel tocom^rt him,G'f«.32.and\\hen 7)4.
/V was call ci.rift** hewa.
i.,totheLi:n«dcn to bv devoured, God fent an Angd tocomfori "ucMin, 10 he
1 m^,Dan.6. and hf f^nt his Angel to deliver Feter out vi prifon thrMinii"y of
wlv n hisi'.eatli \^asdetcrmi,icJ; why then lliould n.tGodftnd Aiu'cUtocom-
.in Angi 1 to comfort me Man Chrilt againtt tiic lear of deatli, fee the tVarot dcuh
i.igaslu wastiucMar,hefloudm need of comfort aeainft
tear
otdcati.
2 . TtiC Lord had bound himfJf by promife to fuppoic the Me-
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