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A10801	A sacred septenarie, or The seuen last wordes of our Sauiour Christ vttered vpon the crosse, (with the necessary circumstances of the same:) expounded by a commentary, gathered out of the holy Scriptures, the writings of the ancient fathers, and later diuines. By Alexander Roberts, Bachelour in Diuinity; and preacher of Gods word at Kings Linne, in Norfolke.	Roberts, Alexander, d. 1620.	1614 (1614)	STC 21074; ESTC S115974	219,904	265

the wounds of the sonne of God And furder a Augustinus serm de tempore 29. we may vnderstand at how high a rate God doth value the transgressions of man from which debt that we might be deliuered he sent not downe to earth an Angell nor Archangell but God The greatnesse of the remedie bewrayeth the greatnesse of the maladie b Leo I. serm l. de passione Such were the fetters in which we were hard bound that we could not be loosed from them but by this meanes so great was the price by which we are redeemed so great is the expense by which we are cured For what returne could there be from impiety to righteousnesse from misery to happinesse except the righteous had bowed himselfe downe to the wicked and the blessed to the miserable c Augustinus serm de tempore 114. Behould therefore holinesse is scourged for the vngodly wisedome is mocked-at for the foolish righteousnesse condemned for the wicked trueth murdered for the lyer and deceitfull sincerity it selfe drinketh vineger for the wretched sweetnesse is filled with gall innocency is accused for the guiltie and life dieth for the dead Let vs not then be ashamed of the Crosse of Christ we haue victorie and triumph by his death for as he the euerlasting son of God was not borne for himselfe but for vs Esay 9. 6. so the same immaculate and spotlesse lambe of God suffered not for himselfe but for vs 1. Pet. 1. 18. 19. wherefore let vs carefully auoyde sinne and crucifie the flesh with the lustes and affections thereof Gal. 5. 24. least wee seeme to tread vnder foote the son of God and accompt the bloud of the testament as an vnholy thing wherewith we are sanctified and dispite the spirit of grace Heb. 10. 29. Vse 3 3 Let vs not doubt of the loue of God towardes vs. For how can he but loue those for whom he gaue his beloued Ioh. 3. 16. And this is Pauls comfort who sometime was a blasphemer an oppressor a persecutor that he was crucified with Christ and the life that he now liued was by faith in the son of God who loued him gaue himselfe for him Gal. 2. 20. And one of our d Thomas Bilneius apud Foxis in Martyrologio owne Martyres standing at the stake ready to offer vp his body a sacrifice for the cōfirming of his faith and profession of the Gospell there rehearsing the Apostles creede the summe of his beliefe when hee came to the Article of Christ crucified in most submisse and humble manner bended his body lowe to the ground and gaue God most dutifull thankes so great as he could conceiue for this infinite and vnspeakeable mercy who by the death of his sonne had deliuered vs from out of the power of the Deuill by whom we were taken aliue to doe his will Then brethren e Augustinus lib. de virginitate cap. 54. 55. 56. behould the woundes of Christ hanginge vpon the crosse the bloud which hee shed dying the price which hee offered redeeming the scarres which he shewed after his rising his head is bowed downe to kisse thee his heart opened to loue thee his armes spred abroad to embrace thee his body sacrificed to redeeme thee Wonder with thy selfe how great these giftes are wey them in the ballance of thy heart that he may be wholy fastened of thee in thy soule who was wholy fastened for thee vpon the Crosse And they crucified him This was the purposed intendement of the Iewes priestes and Pharisies to brand Christ with the greatest infamie they could deuise and that euen by the f Tanlerus in meditationibus de vita Christa cap. 37. fellowship if I may so call it of those two theeues between whom he was crucified endeauouring thereby to perswade the people that hee was guilty of the same offences for which they suffered and therefore was placed in the g Iansenius in Harmonia Euangeliorum cap. 143. midst betweene them whereof more afterward that so hee might not only be reckned among the wicked but also accompted as the chiefe so foretould of the Prophet Esay 53. 12. Fulfilled accordingly Mark 15. 28. As Christ the Redeemer of the whole world tooke vpon his shoulders the burden of the sinnes of vs all hangeth crucified betweene two theeues is laden with tauntes and reproaches and esteemed publikely for a most wicked one so we by faith in him and through his absolute obedience are accompted righteous For hee that knewe no sinne was made sinne for vs that we might bee the righteousnes of God in him 2. Corinth 5. 21. In which one diuine Aphorisme of the Apostle the whole summe of the doctrine of our Redemption is briefly comprehended For the Redeemer himselfe is by way of description expressed hee knew noe sinne but was pure vndefiled innocent Heb. 7. 26. h Christus filius crat carnis Adae non filius praeuarica●●onis Adae S. Bernardus in fesso pensecostis serm 2. the sonne not of the sinne but of the flesh of Adam Luc. 3. 38. and in this place the word sinne signifieth the vitious habite inherent in our corrupt nature from which our blessed Sauiour was most free The manner of the redemption made sinne for vs that is a propitiatory sacrifice or offering for attonement a i Augustinus in Enchiridio cap. 41. Chytraeus in Leuiticum phrase of speech taken from the law Leuit. 7. 2. Osea 4. 8. The fruit and benefite that we might be the righteousnesse of God in him for he came to seeke and saue that which was lost Luk. 19. 10. who being in the forme of God thought it no robbery to be equall with God but k Non sumpsit modo formam serui vt subesset sed mali serui vt vapularet serus peccati vt paenam solueret cum poenā non haberet Bernardus in serm feriae quartae in hebdomade paen he made himselfe of no reputation and tooke vpon him the forme of a seruant and was made like vnto men and was found in his shape as a man humbled himselfe and became obedient vnto the death euen the death of the crosse Phil. 2. 7. 8. and putting out the hand writing that was against vs fastened it vpon the Crosse Coloss 2. 14. so cancelled and by death ouercame him that had the power of death the Deuill Heb. 2. 14. and dissolued his workes 1. Ioh. 3. 8. For we fell in the handes of the prince of the world who deceiued Adam made him a Captiue l Nam quum dei opere vintulo tenebatur diaebolici operis apparuit filius dei vt illud solueret hoc sanaret Fulgentius ad Trasimundum Regem lib. 1. cap. 5. and tooke vs as his discended bondmen But our redeemer came and the * Captiuator vsurper was dispossessed what did hee m Augustinus serm de 5. pa●●bus duobus piscibus The reioycing of faith to the vsurper he layd

for they know not what they doe LVK. 23. Vers 33. 34. THat a Augustinus tractat 119. in Iohannis Euangelium Crosse wheron Christ suffered was the Chaire from whence hee taught and preached b Arnoldus Carnotensis de septe● vltimis domini verbis And in these his last words vttered in the last houre when now he was to vndergoe his passion rehearseth in a briefe summe all his instructions before deliuered at large That in this short Abridgement the reason and substance of Christian faith might be apparantly manifest and from a small seede a plentifull increase growe vp to the benefit of all beleeuers For the shorter the wordes be and vttered then when the very circumstance of the tyme requireth thinges only of weight and importance to be spoken with so much the greater care and diligence are they to be searched into of vs. Wherefore vnfouldinge the causes and bringing forth into light as out of darkenesse and from a rich and beautifull Cabinet the excellency of the inward and secret meaning the trueth shall come foorth and shew it selfe openly in her glorious beauty which before thou knewest not being couered and vayled from thine eies and the nearer thou commest she shall enlighten thine vnderstanding with her diuine and bright shininge beames thou shalt more apparantly perceiue a flame of fire inclosed in a sparkle and a great sea or ocean included in a droppe of water and in a c 2. King 4. 23. cruse of oyle such abundance out of which thou maist satisfie thy creditors debt and d 1. King 17. 14. largely feede thy selfe in the time of want The Analysis or resolution of the wordes This passage of Scripture conteineth in it two generall pointes First the reproach and ●gno●iny of Christs-death and that is laid forth 1. by the loarthsomnes of the place for in Itlay scattered the souls and other boanes of malefactors who were there executed for their offences when they came to the place which is called Caluary 2. From the kinde of death which hee suffered which was base and accursed They crucified hi●● 3. From the society and company among whom hee suffered And the euill doers And these are described by their number that they were two Math. 27. 36. and by their position that one was placed at his right hand the other at his left he in the midst The second generall point obseruable is the e Alij hanc Christi orationem sic distribuunt ex circūstan●ijs suis hoc modo 1 Quis petit Christus 2 Que●● Patrem 3 Quid remissionem 4 Vbi● in monte Golgotha 5 Quando cum crucisigeretur 6 Pro quibus Crucisixoribus sul● 7 Qu●medo ardenter ●um valido clamore lachrymis nam huc referūt illud Heb. 5. 7. prayer hee there made in which be to be considered 1. the obiect to whom it was directed God the Father Father 2. the matter or subiect forgiue 3. the parties for whom hee entreated Them his crucifiers in which is the cause of his petition and the excuse or extenuation of their fact They know not what they doe When they came to the place which is called Caluary c. i A 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in ●●bis le ●us● lē descriptione Eurchardus cap. 6. § 42. Bu●tingus in It●erario sacr● tom 2. Quod hic mons idem sit cum illo in quo Abraham 〈…〉 rerum capitalium haec fuit 〈◊〉 lictor 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Brissonius de formulis lib. 5. ex emplu●● insign● est apud S●necam lib. 1. de ira cap. 16. de Cneij Pssonis iracundia amentia plena Caluary was a stony hill called in Hebrew Golgotha Ioh. 19. 17. scituated without the wals of the Cittie Ierushalem lying toward the west ouer against the ould gate so named of the s●uls and bones of dead men there scattered who were condemned and executed for their mis 〈…〉 death of the Crosse And propter imitationem therein leauing vs an example of imitation that we should goe forth of the world and abandon all the delights thereof at the least in affection Therefore saith Paul let vs goe forth of the campe bearing his reproch Heb. 13. 13. And in testificationem to be a testimony of the m Aquinas in sun●ma p●●te 3. q. 47. artic 10. Ludolplus de 〈◊〉 Christis parte 2. ca. 63. common and generall saluation purchased by him for mankinde that as there is one n Veluti est vnum pro omni victima sacrificium sic vnum de omni gent● sit regnum Leo primus de passione serm 10. oblation in stead of all sacrifices so should there bee also one kingdome of all nations Wherefore the Lord Iesus o Chrysostomus de passione would not suffer in secret nor in the temple of the Iewes least any should conceiue that he was offred to make the Attonement alone for that one people but without the City without the wals thereof that we might know he was a common sacrifice the oblation for the whole earth an vniuersall purification whose sweete smell was to be spred ouer the world as well to Gentiles as to the Iewes Rom. 3. 29. 30. Therefore albeit God for a time did chose and set a part to himselfe a peculiar people that so it might bee vndoubtedly manifest from whence the Messias the redeemer was to bee looked for yet this did detract nothing from the generall promise made to mankinde by the * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 first Gospell preached in Paradise after the fall Gen. 3. 16. nor hinder why the couenant of Gods sauinge mercy should not be communicated vnto all of what nation so euer which doe beleeue p El●g●nter Petri visionem cuius 〈◊〉 Lucas ●uc accommodat Augustinus lib. 50. Homiliarū homilio 45. vide Glossam ordinariam Act. 10. 34. 35. 36. and that by Christ who hath broken downe the partition wall Eph. 2. 14. At whose commandement giuing his Apostles that large commission they by the preaching of the word were to propound and offer saluation to all nations Math. 28. 19. to euery creature Mark 16. 15. And from the most auncient times as a foreshewing token of this benefit euen vnder Moses himselfe q Ergo veteres patres in hoc sacramento non tantum spectabant comm●●orationem liberationis prioris sed etiam promissam Christi redemptionē Quid enim ad exteros haec liberatio cum n●que m●●ores hoc be● sicium ●cceperant noque ipsi sortem in terra sancta habebant Symlerus in 12. cap. Exod. Bibliand de misterijs salutiferae passionis Iesu Messiae lib. 1. ex Iustini martyris Dialogo cum Tryphone and the strict obseruation of the legall ceremonies strangers might be admitted vpon some conditions to the eating of the passouer Exod. 12. 48 And there were as the first fruites of a more plentifull haruest to follow Iob an Edomite fearing God Iob. 1. verse 1. the Queene of Arabia 1.

King 10. 1. Cyrus the Persian 2. Chron. 36. 22. and the Cananitish woman whose vndaunted faith did and suffered great thinges remouing those r Chrisost homil 20. in Epist ad Hebreos vocat 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Particularitatis tentatio Non sum missus nisi ad oues perditas domus Israelis mountaines of two feirce and stronge temptations one of particularity the other of Indignity Math. 15. 28. and so made it apparant that the heathen had right to begge the blessing which was giuen the Iewes by promise and that the crummes of Gods mercy did belong also vnto them And S. Chrys●st 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 est 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ere 〈◊〉 liberorum abijcore catellis the wise men of the East who came to seeke Christ directed through the guidance of a starre p Sermone ei● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the entrance of the Gentiles vnto grace and the dissolution of idolatrie who were wonderfully called taken out as it were from the depth of hell and thus is fulfilled the propheticall prayer of Noah For God hath perswaded Iaphet to dwell in the Tabernacles of Shem Gen. 9. 27. And they who in times past were not a people are now the people of God c. yea a chosen generation a royall priesthood a holy nation Osea 2. 23. 1. Pet 2. 9. 10. And it is obserued by some of the q Paula Enstochium ad M●rcellam suadentes vt migrent Beth-lehem apud Hieronimum tomo primo Epistolarum Augustin bomilia dominicae 2. post festum Trinitatis de plaga de● auncient Fathers that after Dauid had numbred the people and the reuenging pestilence raged amongst them the destroying Angell stretching forth his sword to punish the wicked Citie appointed the threshing floore of Araunathe Iebusite for the site of the temple and a place where an Altar must be built and sacrifice offered to appease the wrath of the almightie euen then signifying that the church of Christ was not to be confined within the territory of Israell but should be spred also amonge the nations which thing the Apostle maketh more plaine and apparant sharpely reprouing the Iewes for the contempt of the Gospell thrusting the same from them c. and thereupon turned vnto the Gentiles Act. 13. 46. and yet for greater confirmation of this point r Georg. Wirth in Harmonia Euangelij lib. 1. cap. 3. Aquinas in Cathena Christ our Lord and Sauiour was contented to discend according to the flesh as well of Ruth the Moabite Rhahab a Cananite harlot Tamar an incestuous person as of the holy Patriarkes and Kings Dauid Abraham Isaac Iacob Iehosophat Ezechias c. Math 1. 5. Thereby manifestly declaring that he came into the world to saue sinners and gather to himselfe a Church from amonge the Gentiles that where sinne abounded there grace might ouerflowe Rom. 5. 20. And at the very end of his life when he was ready to die and to suffer for vs hee consecrated all nations by the s Hyronomus tom● 1. Epistolarū in Epitaphio Nepoti●ani title of his crosse written in Hebrew Greeke and Latine tongues spred wide and farre ouer the face of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lib. 5. 〈◊〉 5● obscure prophesie of the Gospell of Christ to be published in 〈◊〉 languages that euerie tongue might confesse that Iesus is the King of Kinges to the glory of the Father Philip. 2. 1. And therefore should no more be said God is knowne in Iudah his name is great in Israel in Salem is his Tabernacle and his dwelling in Syon Psal 76. 1. 2 but from the rising of the Sunne to the going downe of the same his name is great among the Gentiles Malach. 1. vers 11. u Hyronimus Epistola ad Saluianum Iudges cap. 6. 37. 39. For the Church is remooued from the streight and narrow inclosure of circumcision into the large and wide boundes of vncircumcision neither hath God rained now only vpon the sl●●ce of the Iewes but also vpon the floore of the Gentiles Vse 1 1. God is no respecter of persons but offereth his mercy to all beleeuers for so he loued the world that he gaue his only begotten sonne that all that beleeue in him should not perish but haue euerlasting life Ioh. 3. 16. Who is the Mediator 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 betweene God and man and gaue himselfe a ●ransome for all men to be a testimony in due time 1. Tim. 2. 6. So that now there is neither Grecian nor Iewe circumcision nor vncircumcision Barbarian Scithian bond free but Christ is all in all thinges Colos 3. 11. and we all one in him Galath 3. 28. Vse 2 2. Herein is shewed the vnmeasureable mercy of God who doth chose vnto himselfe a Church of the weake sinners and his enemies Esay 56. 3. 4. Rom. 5. 8. 10. and this loue or mercy appeareth not that we loued him but hee loued vs and sent his sonne to be a propitiatior for our sinnes 1. Ioh. 4. 10. For they that were without Christ and aliants from the common-wealth of Israell and strangers from the conenaunt of promise and were without hope and had no● God in the world now in Christ Iesus are made neare by his bloud Ephes 2. vers 12. 13. Vse 3 3 This should stirre vs vp both to holinesse and innocency of conuersation because the grace of God which bringeth saluation to all men hath 〈◊〉 appeared and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Viuendum Sobriè quo ad nos ipsos in munditia cordis custodia oris disciplina corporis Iusse quae ad alios tribuendo Superioribus obedientiam Paribus concordiā Inferioribus beneuolentiā Prè quo ad ad Deū reddendo illi Honorem vt creatori Amorē vt Redēptori Timorent vt Iudici teacheth vs that we should deny in godlinesse Obedience and worldly luster and liue soberly and iustly and godly in this present world looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the almighty God and of our Sauiour Iesus Christ who gaue himselfe for vs that he might redeeme vs from all iniquitie and purge vs to be a peculiar people vnto himselfe zealous of good workes Tit. 2. 11. 12. 13. 14. x Augustinus sermone de te●pore 29. 114. Acknowledge therefore ô man thy value and thy debt and seeing so great a price is paide for thy freedome and redemption be ashamed of sinne which is thy thraldome and be carefully heedfull that the Deuill wound not that which God hath healed least by the consent of thine heart and transgression of thy body thou be found to performe that seruice to thine enemie which thou owest to thy Lord. And also to a most religious and carefull thankefulnesse wee are made a chosen generation Thankfulnes a royall priesthood and holy nation a peculiar people that we should set forth the vertues of him that hath called vs out of darkenesse into his maruay lous light 1. Pet.

quatuor Euangelistis lib. 5. cap. 4. willingly by his incarnation passion death and resurrection to seeke by the preaching of the Gospell and to saue that is lost to deliuer from sinne death and hell and to restore them to righteousnesse and euerlasting life Thirdly by the sending of his seruants to preach the Gospell the power of God to saluation vnto euery one that doth belieue 1. Corinth 1. 24. The ministery whereof is to open mens eyes that they may turne from darkenesse to light and from the power of Sathan vnto God that they may receiue remission of sinnes and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith Act. 26. 18. Therefore when he that great Prophet had opened the will of the Father Luke 4. 18. 19 c. and accomplished the worke of Redemption ascending vp into heauen gaue some to bee Apostles and some Prophets and some Euangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the repayring of the Saints for the work of the Ministery and for the edification of the body of Christ Ephes 4. 11. 12. No benefite greater then this none more pretious For the word taught is a word of saluation a z Lutherus in locis à Theodosio Fabricio collectis titulo de Euangelio seu verbo promissionis word of Grace a word of comfort a word of ioy the voyce of the Bridegroome and the Spouse a good word a word of peace the Chariot wherein Christ is brought vnto vs with his righteousnesse and all spirituall blessings Fourthly By the threatning of wrath and foretelling of punishment against the vnfaithfull and disobedient that by this meanes as with a strong hand he might draw them vnto him so he admonisheth the Iewes vnto repentance by the example of others lest they also perish Luc. 13. 3. 5. And there is nothing more vsuall and frequent in Scripture then this manner of dealing as Leuit. 26. 14. 2. Sam. 7. 14. Osea 4. 1. 2. 3. c. Let vs therefore thirst after our owne saluation that as the Hart panteth after the water brookes so our soule may pant after God Psal 42. 1. For as a Aristoteles de historia animalium lib. 6. cap. 9. Lucretius lib. 6. Nicander in Theriates Opp●●um lib. 2. de venaetione Drusius Miscellar●orum centuria 1● 2. Ioaohimus Camerarius Symbolorum Imblematum Centuria 2. Emblem 40. 42. c. the searchers into Natures secrets haue taught Harts either pursued by dogges in hunting by reason of heate and losse of breath hasten to the Riuers or wearied in fight with the Serpents whom they draw forth with their breath or stung and wounded by them while they lie and rest themselues vpon the ground seeke to some colde fountaine whereby the infection of the venome receiued may bee abated Euen so snch as are wounded and strucken of the olde Serpent must haue recourse vnto Christ to behold him with the eye of faith that they may bee healed Iohn 3. 14. For he b Bernardus in die Natali Domini de fontibuc seruatoris semon 1. is the abundant well-spring of mercy from whence doe now the waters of remission to wash away sinnes of Wisdome yeelding waters of discretion to quench our thrist of grace where wee may draw waters of deuotion to mainetaine the render plantes of good workes of Charity sending forth waters of zeale to boyle our corrupt affections Now there was set a vessell of vineger and they filled a sponge with vineger and put it vpon hysope and put it to his mouth This Euangelist speaketh this as of a c 〈◊〉 in locum B●za in maioribus annota●ionibus ad nouum Testamentum thing vsuall for there was now ready placed a vessell full of this liquor as some thinke prouided by deuoute women vpon compassion to hasten the death of the offenders if necessity so required And Saint Matthew 27. verse 34 giueth vs to vnderstand that there was offered vnto him before this vineger mixed with gall or as Saint Marke speaketh wine mingled with d De hoc myr 〈…〉 p●cul● ex Ribbinis Galatinus de aromis Catholica ver 〈…〉 lib. 8. cap. 19. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Myr●he cap. 1● 23. 〈◊〉 which and the other wee must make a difference for the wicked Souldiers as before they pearced his head with a Crowne of thornes so now in 〈◊〉 and contempt they compasse and bind a sponge round about with a wreath of hysope and that according to the manner vsed among the heathen e D 〈…〉 coronandis Homeros Odyss●a prim● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vide Fustathium ad locum illum Sic Virgibus Aeneid lib. 1. Crateras magnos ●●atuunt vina coconant ad quae verbo 〈◊〉 Coronant autem est aut implent vsque ad marginem aut quia Antiqui coronabant pocula c. Iohannes Stuckius antiquitatum conuiualium l. 3. c. 13. 16. whereof there is much mention in ancient Writers and this they put to Christs mouth vpon 〈◊〉 who now was aloft vpon the crosse and by this cuppe which they wantonly and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 him neuer dreaming of any such thing was 〈◊〉 shadowed out both the sharpenesse and bitternesse as also the sauing power of his death and passion For the gall and myrrhe mixed with vineger and wine was a signification of his bitter death Psalme 69. 21. And therefore if so it were the will of the Father prayed that hee might not taste of that cuppe and the hysope wherewith it was compassed did singularly expresse the sauing power of his passion and bloudshedde vpon the crosse For hysope in the ceremoniall Law of Moses was often vsed First in the sprinckling of the Lintell and the cheeke postes of the dores of the houses of the Israelites the might before their departure out of Aegypt with the bloud of the Passeouer Lambe that the destroying Angell might passeouer those houses Exodus 12. 22. 23. Secondly in the cleansing of the Leaper f Leuinus 3. Lemnius de herbis biblicis cap. 26. Leuitious 14. 4. Thirdly in the sacrifice for transgression or sinne offering Numbers 19. 6. Therefore this ceremoniall hysope was a type a●d figure of the bloud of Christ when purgeth and clenseth those which belieue in Christ from all their sinnes 1. Ioh. 1. 7. and dooth refresh and comfort them affrighted and cast downe with the remorse of their sinnes Psalme 51. 9. 1. Peter 1. 2. Hebrewes 9. 19. 10. 12. Thus Christ was g Cyprianus de bono patientiae sedde with gall who is the heauenly foode and giuen vineger to drinke who hath offered to vs the cup of saluation God doth oftentimes giue ouer his deare and beloued children into the hands of their enemies by whom they are euill and extreamely handled Thus Caine preuailed against Abell Genesis 4. 8 Pharao did so vnmercifully oppresse the Israelites that they were weary of their liues Exodus 1. 14. Zacharias the sonne of Iehoiada was euill required of King Ioas notwithstanding