all dye so in Christ shall all be made alive 1 Cor. 15. 21 22. And when they are raised they shall not be judged according to that first rule of judgment buâ— God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ he is appointed the judge of quick and dead anâ— God will judge the world in righteousness by tâ—â—â— man â—ct 10. 42. 17. 31. and the rule by which he will judge â—â—â—â— will be according to Pauls Gospel in which is declared â—hâ—â— Christ dyed for all and by the grace of God â—asted 〈◊〉 for every man 2 Cor 5. 14 15. Heb. 2. 9. Rom. 2. 16. And he â—â—at believeth this Gospel as declared â—â— the means 〈◊〉 and is baptized shall be saved and he that believeth â—ot shall be damned Mark 16. 15 16. Joh. 16. 8 9. Rom. 2. 6 11. Jer. 31. 29 30. Ezek. 18. 2 4. Psal 68. 18 21. 2. He hath not only delivered us from so great a death and curse and from the hand of our deadly enemy who hated us but hath obtained and recovered all things into himself for us and is made perfect through sufferings that he might bring us back to God namely he hath obtained forgiveness spirit and grace and all power and authority in the name of the Father Forgiveness he is exalted with God's right hand a Prince and a Saviour to give repentance and forgiveness of sins Act. 5. 31. This man when he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever sate down c. namely from this work of offering any more his sacrifice being so acceptable as that he hath taken away the guilt of his sins which were imputed to him and hâ—th obtained power to forgive the sins of the people Heb. 7. 27. 10. 11 12. He is ascended up on high and hath led captivity captive and hath received gifts of justification forgiveness and spirit in the man for men as they come forth from Adam yea for the rebellious also which add rebellion unto their sin Job 34. 37. Psal 68. 18. Herein the free gift this grace in Christ exceeds the offence of the first man the judgment was by one offence to condemnation but the free gift is of many offences unto justification Rom. 5. 16. even of many offences that are distinct from that offence and unto which men are not thereby necessitated meerly of many offences in which men sin after the similitude of Adams transgression ver 14. through this man whom God raised again and who saw no corruption is preached the forgiveness of sins even of such sins as they that believe this preaching are justified from namely from such sins as they could not be justified from by the Law of Moses for which it afforded or directed to no sacrifice for a typical justification to wit rebellious presumptuous sins Act. 13. 38 39. with Numb 15. 30 31. The Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins Mat. 9. 6. and in him God is become a God gracious and merciful pardoning iniquity and transgression and sin Rom. 3. 25. Heb. 10. 14 18. In him the Apostles had in the testimony to declare redemption through his bloud even the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of Gods grace Eph. 1. 7. Col. 1. 14. Oh great consolation for us that have transgressed and have rebelled and have thereby procured such testimonies of displeasure as in which he hath been taking away faithful and eminent helpers in the Lord Oh excellent object and medium to be commended to that we may in the incouragement of his grace in what he hath done and is become and hath received come with boldness to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy forgiveness of our sin and grace to help in time of need Heb. 4. 16. And he hath received the immeasurable fulness of the Holy Ghost the spirit of grace Isa 11. 1 3. 42. 1. Joh. 3. 34. he is full of grace and truth Joh. 1. 14. In him are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge Col. 2. 3. This is the record that God hath given us eternal life even the knowledge and favour of God and fellowship with him and this life is in his Son 1 Ioh. 5. 10 11. all things are here ready Mat. 22. 4. durable riches and righteousness a feast of fat things for all people of fat things full of marrow Prov. 3. 13 18. 8. 18 19. Isa 25. 6. he is become a fountain of life and living waters to cool and refresh our thirsty souls and to wash us from all our pollutions and defilements Zech. 13. 1. Psal 36. 9. Ier. 2. 13. Yea it discovers the great power and authority and dominion which he hath recovered into and received in our nature and for us God hath given him power over all flesh over all mankind he is the Prince of the Kings of the earth and hath power over all creatures all power is given to him both in heaven and in earth Mat. 28. 18. God hath given him dominion over the works of his hands in this lower part of his Creation the which he gave to man in the first Adam but by their seeking out inventions they came short of this glory of God which he had conferred upon them Gen 1. 26 28. Eccl. 7. 29. Rom. 3. 23. but our Jesus hath redeemed this which was part of our possession and which we had sold and aliened and not only so but he hath power over Angels he hath obâ—â—iâ—â—d a more excellent name than they even than the holy and elect Angels they are now his and are instructed to worship him even all the Angels of God Heb. 1. 4 6. they are the Angels of the Son of man sent forth and ordered by him Mat. 24. 30 31. Heb. 1. 10 14. and his own right hand and his holy arm hath gouen himself the victory over the evil Angels he hath bound the strong man spoiled principalities and powers and God hath put all things under his feet Eph. 1. 20 21. Psal 98. 1. This was that which was more darkly prophefied of by the Prophet Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands thou hast put all things under his feet all sheep and oxen yea and the beasts of the field even the great and wild beasts the fear of him is upon them the fowl of the Air and the fish of the Sea and whatsoever passeth thorow the paths of the Sea Psal 8. 5 8. He hath the dominion over these that he may give food to all flesh during his pleasure and that he may preserve from the â—ury and rage of the wildest and strongest of them that mens lives may be preserved while it is the day of his grace and for the peculiar good of those that believe Job 5. 22 23. Yea the Apostle citing that place in the Psalmist and shewing it was spoken concerning our Jesus doth also explicate it unto us and shews that he hath obtained a more excellent
Act. 26. 17 18 22 yea any man in having and declaring it faithfully doth minister grace to the hearers Eph. 4. 28. with Col. 4. 6. It is true men have no knowledge of or will to any thing that is spiritually good yea they are naturally inclined to all evil lusting after vain things but he giveth more grace grace abounding and exceeding their natural corruption pulling down their strong holds casting down their imaginations and every high thing that exalts it self against the knowledge of God it presents more excellent and glorious arguments and gives more strength where ore he saith God resisâ—â—th the proud such as still refuse to humble themselves and turn at his reproofs Jam. 4. 5 6. the grace of God saving to all men hath now appeared Tit. 2. 11. and therefore mens sin is rendred hereby to be exceeding sinful because they either receive not this grace or receive it in vain because they receive not the love of the truth so as to be saved thereby 2 Thes 2. 10 11 12. But no more to this because it hath been in part spoken to already 3. This Gospel of Christ is called the word of his grace because it is that whereby he gives grace more abundantly to them that hear in hearing he rejecteth the proud that scorn to receive his grace but he giveth grace to the humble Jam. 4. 6. He so gives testimony to the Word of his grace as that in receiving this men receive the Spirit even through this hearing of faith and not by the works of the Law even that spirit of faith whereby they have the faith of the operation of God wrought in them and so they are said to have believed through grace Gal. 3. 2. Act. 14. 1 3. 18. 27. Hence this is called the Word of faith both because it testifies Christ to be the foundation and object of faith and because by it he is working faith in those that hear it yea and doth work it in all those that in hearing hear Rom. 10. 8 17. and so chuses them out of the world from the state and fellowship thereof saves them from their ignorance of God and enmity unto God Rom. 11. 5 6. Tit. 3. 3 5. it is that means whereby he makes them partakers of the forgiveness of their sins in their minds and consciences they are justified by grace justified by faith by this word of faith believed even from all things from which they could not be justified by the Law of Moses Tit. 3. 7. Rom. 5. 1 Act. 13 39. he makes the opening of his name in his testimony the very declaration of that justification and forgiveness he hath received powerful to wash them from the guilt of their sins and so speaks peace to them Act. 26. 18. the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus doth make them free from the Law of sin and death and so from the a cusation of sin by the Law in opening this arâ—ument unto thâ—m that what the Law could no dâ— in that it was weak through the flesh God sending his own Son in the â—â—eness of sinful flesh and for sin condemned sin in the flesh Rom. 8. â— 3. It washes their heart from an evil conscience namely from a conscience that chargeth and condemns it self as held under wrath because our first Father hath sinned and we in him and come forth frâ—m him naturally and necessarily polluted for this is not now the condemnation and from an evil conscience that seeks by dead works to wash it self and speak peace to it self from some works of righteousness of ours This truâ—h known makes free and so the Son hereby Heb. 10. 22. Joh. 8. 31 32 36. yea and hereby they receive remission of those sins in which they sin after the similitude of Adam's transgression To him give all the Prophets witness that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive forgiveness of sins Act. 10. 43. And so being justified by faith they have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ freedom from the fear of his wrath and that in believing this Word he fills with joy and peace in believing and multiplies grace and peace to them through the knowâ—dge of God and of Jesus Christ our Lord even â—â—rough the doctrine of him known and received by them Rom. 5. 1. 15. 13. 2 Pet. 1. 2. and so begers them again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the deaâ— as discovered in the Gospel for it is his word that quickens them 1 Pet. 1. 3. Psal 119. â—0 93. yea hereby he washes them â—rom the dominion and service of sin in their members that henceforth they should not serve sin and walking in the Spirit in minding the things of the Spirit and yielding up to its operations sin shall not have dâ—minion over them nor shall they fulfil the lusts of the flesh Joh. 15. 3. 8 32. Rom. 6. 14. Gal. 5. 16. Psal 17. 4. 119. 9 11. through this knowledge of Christ and God's grace in him he gives unto them still and further the spirit of wisdom and revelation to glorifie Christ and enamour their hearts on him and so to redeem them from their vain conversation Eph. 1. 17 18. 1 Pet. 1. 18 19. Tit. 2. 14. And hereby he gives unto every one of this body grace even some gracious giâ—t whereby they may speak to God and pour out their hearts unto him and some useful gift to speak to men as this testimony of Christ is received by them and confirmed in them Rom. 8. 26. 1 Cor. 1. 5 6. Joh. 7. 38 39. yea in and with this he doth establish them and save them from the error of the wicked and from divers and strange doctrines that they may not be as children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine Heb. 13. 7 9. Eph. 4. 11 14. 1 Cor. 15 1 2. Psal 17. 4. He that abides in the doctrine of Christ he hath both the Father and the Son to preserve and keep him from those deceivers that are entred into the world and to make him strong that the wicked one shall not touch him so as to corrupt him from that simplicity in Christ 2 Joh. 7 9. 1 Joh. 2. 13 14 4. 4. 5. 18. yea hereby he gives grace to them to strengthen them with might unto all long-suffering and patience with joyfulness in those afflictions and tribulations which he is ordering unto them this is their comfort in their affliction for his word quickens them and it is unto them the joy and rejoycing of their hearts Col. 1. 11. Psal 119. 49 50 78 82. Jer. 15. 15 16 17. he creates the fruit of his lips unto them in his testimoâ—y peace peace and so heals them that are broken in heart and binds up their griefs Psal 147. 2. with Psal 107. 20. Isa 57. 15 19. with Chap. 61. 1 3. and so causeth them to know and prove
vvas that vvhich they favv in the light and evidence of the Spirit and accordingly did testifie even as the sum of their testimony that the Father sent the Son the Saviour of the world 1 John 4. 14. 1 Tim. 2. 4 7. 4. In this Word is discovered to us his grace in what he hath through and by means of his death effected and obtained into himself for us and is become And so 1. That which he hath effected thereby is that he hath saved us mankind in himself from that so great a death in which otherwise we must have perished for ever for in Jesus Christ mercy and truth are met righteousness and peace have kissed he hath satisfied God's justice fulfilled his truth appeased his wrath paid that our debt answered the Law and this is manifested in that God hath raised him from the dead in that same body in which he was crucified and in which he bare our sins on the Tree and he hath brought him again from the dead through his blood so precious was it in the sight of the Lord Heb. 13. 20. That same Jesus whom the Jews crucified in that same personal body in which he dyed for our sins is raised again and this was of absolute necessity for if he be not taken from prison we must dye and abide in our sins for ever preaching is vain and faith vain c. But he is raised from the dead in that body which was pierced with a spear and with those hands and feet which were nailed to the Tree John 19. 34. with Chap. 20. 20 25 27. And unto his Apostles he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs being seen of them fourty dayes Acts 1. 3. And as he is raised in that very body in which he suffered so also in that publick consideration being acquitted from all our sins that were imputed to him and having over come all our death and enemies that had led us captive He was declared and determined to be the Son of God in whom he is well pleased with power according to the spirit of holiness in the resurrection from the dead Rom. 1. 4. He is taken from prison and from judgment and as in him as in the publick man all have dyed and suffered the whole of the curse due to them for our first departure from God 2 Cor. 5. 14. So in him who is the last Adam they are acquitted For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God being justified freely by God's grace through the redemption that is in Jesus Rom. 3. 23 24. 5. 18. He hath so purged away our sins from before the presence of God the guilt whereof was imputed to him as that now the Father judgeth no man according to the Law as they fell under it in the first publick man Heb. 1. 3. with Iohn 5. 22. that is to say no man is condemned or held out from God either because our first Father hath sinned and we in him or because as we come to receive our beings we come forth and are born in sin and so naturally and necessarily polluted and defiled for he hath made peace slain the enmity that was between God and mankind taken out of the way all that was in the way contrary to us broken down the middle wall of partition and is become the way to the Father and God hath committed all judgment to the Son that all men should honour the Son Eph. 2. 13 15. Col. 2. 13 14. Ioh. 5. 22 23. Gal. 3. 13. And he hath spoiled principalities and powers led captivity captive and destroyed him that had the power of death that is the Devil Col. 2. 15. Psal 68. 18. See how this began to be spoken by the Lord himself as to both these branches Iohn 12. 31 32. Now saith he is the judgment of this world to wit it was now executing upon him when his soul was troubled the guilt of the trespasses of the world which made it liable to the judgment of God being imputed to him he was called to the judgment-seat and made a curse for us and God in him took vengeance of our iniquities he judged and condemned sin in the flesh of Christ Jesus Rom. 8. 3. Isa 61. 1 2. He was wounded for our transgressions bruised for our iniquities c. Now shall the Prince of this world be castâ—out namely out of his principality and from being the Prince of this world as he was according to that judgment for we were fallen under his dominion necessarily and must have so remained for ever had not God devised this blessed means And I if I be lifted up from the earth namely crucified and hung on the Tree will draw all men unto me That is by means of his death who in the vertue thereof is discharged and acquitted he would draw all men unto him and now in the first sense hath drawn them unto himself from under the judgment of this world which was executed upon him from under that sentence of banishment according to which they were shut out from God and must have perished in their sins and from being under the necessary dominion of Satan who was become the Prince of this world from under both he hath drawn them unto himself to be under his judgment his gracious Government and Lordship for to this end Christ both dyed rose and revived that he might be Lord both of the dead and living Lord of all Rom. 14. 9. Acts 10. 36. And to a gracious end did he dye for all and is raised again and hath the sentence of banishment remitted to him and brought us under his kingdom viz. that he might bring us back to God 1 Pet. 3. 18. 2 Cor. 5. 15. And of both these it appears the Psalmist prophetically speaks in Psal 136. where he provokes to give thanks to the Lord for his mercy and that first because of his creating all things ver 5. 9. and then for his great goodness towards the house of Israel which he bestowed on them ver 10 22. to which he adds he remembred us in our low estate when we were brought low for our iniquities and were justly banished from his presence in the sentence of his Law for his mercy endureth for ever and redeemed us from our enemies for his mercy indureth for ever ver 23 24. I say it appears he speaks of this redemption of mankind in Christ generally and of his mercy to the Gentiles particularly in that it is distinguished from his work of creation his goodness to Israel and his providing for and giving food to all flesh And the like is also said Col. 2. 14 15. yea he hath so saved all mankind in himself as that no man shall perish for ever in that first death of which our Jesus tasted and which he overcame and hath abolished but be raised out of it for since by man death by man also the resurrection of the dead For as in Adam
whom should a people seek but to their God The Lord liveth though the Fathers are gone and Prophets do not live for ever with him is no variableness nor shadow of turning And we have yet incouragement to look to him for he is gracious and merciful slow to anger and of great kindness and repenteth him of the evil Joel 2. 13. There is no God like unto him that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage he retaineth not his anger for ever because he delighteth in mercy M c. 7. 18. Let us then lift up our hearts with our hands to God in the highest with whom is forgiveness that he may be feared plenteousness of redemption that he may be hoped in by us for the Lord will not cast off for ever But though he cause grief he will have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies for he doth not willingly afflict nor grieve the children of men Lam. 3. 31 32 33. But in our turning to him let us search and try our hearts and wayes and turn from the things reproved and which he is discovering us to be guilty of and polluted with otherwise we shall but turn to him feignedly and not with the whole heart Jer. 3. 10. If we will return let us return to him and put away our abomixations out of his sight Jer. 4. 1. To this end it is that the Lord's voice is crying to the City O that we may be men of wisdom to see his Name and hear his Rod and who hath appointed it Mica 6. 9 13. O that that also may not be verified concerning us which the Prophet confesseth with shame they were guilty of that though all this evil is come upon us yet though we assemble together and seek him and pray to him yea seek him daily and take delight in approaching to him we have not made this our prayer unto God that we might turn from our iniquities and understand his truth Dan. 9. 13. all his debatings with us are to this end that our iniquity may be purged and this is all the fruit to take away our sin Isa 27. 8 9. And if we receive not this end of his we shall still provoke him to watch upon a further evil and bring it upon us Shall one take up a sâ—are from the earth and have taken nothing Amos 3. 5. Will he remove his judgments and cease smiting and take away his snares as it were while he hath effected nothing by them no surely But if we be not reformed by these things but will walk contrary to him he will also walk contrary to us and punish us yet seven times for our sins Lev. 26. 23 24. it will even provoke him at last to send a famine of hearing the words of the Lord to remove all left that are in any measure faithful in seeking the good of others and to deliver the residue to the multitude And this was that which was much dreaded and deprecated by our Brother a little before his being removed from amongst us and hath been since threatned in some measure once and again but hitherto in great mercy and in a great measure he hath withdrawn his hand and wrought wonderfully that his name might not be polluted Oh! that because sentence against our evil work is not speedily executed our hearts may not be set in us to do evil but that we may by his goodness be led to repentance and run together unto the Lord and with one another and in the acknowledging and for saking our iniquities cry mightily unto him whom mercy pleaseth that he may forgive our sins and heal our breaches and be merciful unto and spare the remnant of his heritage and make them blessings in those several parts of the field where the wise and gracious sower hath sowed them and that the commandment may be kept without spot unrebukable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Tim. 6. 12 14. The following Treatise hath been several moneths at the Press and met with manifold obstructions otherwise thou mightest sooner have seen it Possibly it hath stuck so long there that we who are so apt to forget the blow when the rod is taken off might be again awakened to some fresh remembrance and consideration of the sharpness and severity of it and the greater judgments threatned in it And very probably in some particular testimony of displeasure to him who undertook the work and was so altogether unmeet for it being of such an uncircumcised heart and lip I mean Thine unworthy servant in and for the Lord CHARLES PHELPES Lyn-Regis August 6. 1669. Turn us again Lord and to us return How long against us shall thine anger burn O pour not forth thy fury still like fire Mind not our sins for ever mark not in ire Against thy people their transgressions but Say 't is enough an end to such stroaks put Many indeed are our abominations Our close and our appearing provocations O we have sin'd and thou in all art just Righteous art thou O Lord yet since thou dost Excel in goodness there help us to trust In our sad banisht state when we were all Undone and lost none could recover our fall No man could help his brother thou didst then In love a Lamb provide for us poor men O now that grace remember and a seed Reserve to teach the world thy flock to feed C. P. Light in Darkness Acts 20. 32. And now brethren I commend you to God and to the word of his Grace which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sancitified THe Apostle in the foregoing part of the Chapter having sent for the Elders of the Church of Ephesus puts them in mind of his faithfulness and constancy in service and sufferings and tells them that they all should see his face no more this he knew it being as it may seem so revealed to him ver 25. and now appeals to them and takes them to witness that he was pure from the bloud of all men ver 26. and to evidence this that he was not guilty of the bloud of the souls of men as Jer. 2. 24 he saith For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsell of God ver 27. The thing he had declared it was all the counsell of God namely the Gospell of the grace of God ver 24. the kingdom of God ver 25 even the testimony of Christ as now revealed in which is shewn unto us Gods purpose and grace his counsells of old which are faithfulness and truth as Isay 25. 1. And out of the bowels whereof all the Counsells of God concerning mankind as fallen do issue and that in which God is giving us good counsell good doctrine as Prov. 4. 2. 6. To the end we might have his testimony and testimonies therein as the men of our Counsels Psal 119. 24. this was the Apostles rejoycing now
or which they could have been guilty of before his grace that seasonably brings salvation to all men is vouchsaâ—ed God did lay or cause to meet upon him the iniquities of us all even the guilt of that first offence of the first Adam in which we all like Sheep have gone astray and from whence we are naturally and necessarily â—ound turning every one to his own way Isa 53. 6. And these are said to be his own sins Heb. 7. 27. and he confessed them as his to answer for where he saith Mine iniquities have taken hold on me c. they are more than the haâ—rs of mine head Psal 40. 12. And with respect to that first disobedience of our first Father in which we have all sinned and from whence we are unavoidably polluted as we come to have a being from him may that also be fundamentally mean aâ—d intended by the Baptist Behold the Lamb of God that beareth the sin of the world Joh. 1. 29. 3. Having our debt thus charged upon him and accepting of it as his to answer for he was made a curse for us Gal. 3. 13. and had the judgment of the world executed upon him Joh. 12. 31. a bitter cup prepared for him which he willingly for the joy set before him drank of in which there was the hiding of God's face from him and the rage and cruelty of men and fury of Satan which was permitted and ordered by God and so in all God went to Law with him and thereby he was brought into the dust of deaâ—h his sufferings were 1. More immediately from God 2. By God's permission and ordering from men 3. From Satan by all which he was brought to death all these and in this order are spoken to Psal 18. 4 5. which Psalm though it was directly spoken of David as appears by the Title yet it was also a Prophecy of Christ and some things in it cannot fully be applied to any other person as may be seen in the latter end especially and the like order is also used in Psal 22. And so 1. The sorrows of death compassed him even the sorrows or pains of death which he indured as inflicted more immediately by his Father which were as pains of a woman in travel that cannot be delivered yea inexpressibly greater he suffered the torments of death he was tormented for our transgressions Isa 53. 5. it pleased the Lord to bruise him he put him to grief he forsook him Psal 22. 1. The Evangelists all of them declare the greatness of those sorrows he was compassed about with before he was apprehended by men See Mat. 26. 38. My soul saith he is exceeding sorrowful beset or compassed about with sorrows on every side even unto death as if our Saviour did refer unto and open that Psal 18. 4. These sâ—rrows were doubtless very great and so great as though they were in or upon the soul and so not so discernable to others as those more outward yet they could not be hid from others but the grief thereby occasioned was in some part visible yet not the greatness of it The Evangelist ver 37. saith He began to be sorrowful c. but our Saviour to signifie the greatness of his exercise was not known by others saith My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto dâ—aâ—h Mark Chap. 14. 33. saith He began to be sore amazed both to shew the wonderfulness and marvelousness of the weight of that burden he was bearing and bitterness of the cup he was to drink and was now drinking as also that he began to be afraid Mark 16. 5 6. Heb. 5. 7. Luke thus expresseth it And being in an agony he prayed move earnestly and his sweat was as it were grâ—at drops or clots of blood falling down to the ground Luke 22. 44. So Joh. 12. 27. Now namely when the judgment of this world was exâ—cuting upon him ver 31. is my soul troubled and these great and inconceivable pains he inâ—ured before he was apprehended by men in all which we may in part â—â—e 1. The greatness of the wrath he indured more immediately from the Father such as it even made him to roar and cry Psal 22. 12. and offer up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears Heb. 5. 7. his wrath lay hard upon him as our surety and he afflicted him with all his waves Psal 88. 3 7. He spared not his own son Rom. 8. 32. 2. That God did forsake him for some time and not presently hear him and deliver him as he did our Fathers but left him to taste death and feel the weight of that curse that was our due to have born Psal 22. 1 4. Yea it seems God's wrath and forsaking him continued from first to last in this harvest of affliction therefore in Psal 22. 1. his crying out My God my God why hast thou forsaken me is set down before the sufferings he indured from men and in Mat. 27. 46. a little before he commended his Spirit to God yea it seems as if he so cryed out when he yielded up the Ghost for it is said ver 50. Jesus whâ—n he had cryed again with a loud voice yielded up the Ghost Where again may be meant not only as with respect to time which might have been understood though that word had been left out as it is in Mark 15. 37. But again may be the same words also as also appears by all the expressions in the verse in which it seems the Evangelist refers to ver 46. 2. The flouds of the ungodly made him afraid namely their multitude and their rage against him they made a noise like the noise of the Seas and a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters as if they would have born him down before them The heathen did rage and the people imagine a vain thing Psal 2. 1 2. He vvas a reproach of men and despised of the people even of his ovvn Psal 22. 6. And so he vvas betrayed by Judas under pretence of affection He that ate bread with him did lift up the heel against him Psal 41. 9. This vvas a great affâ—ction and that for vvhich he vvaâ— troubled in spirit not only outvvardly troubled and sad in coâ—ntenance as a man may be vvhen he is not invvardly affected but he vvas invvardly grieved for it and by it Joh. 13. 21. and therefore surely he had not from the begâ—nâ—iâ—g determined him so to do nor vvas the Author of this his iniquity And those to vvhom Judas vvas guide for apprehending him vvere the chief Priests and his ovvn amongst vvhom he had been teaching these came out against him as against a thief Mat. 26. 47 55. This vvas a gâ—eaâ—â—riâ—f He came to his own and his own received him not yea 〈◊〉 him he laboured in vain and spent his streâ—â—â—h â—â—â— nought and in vain for Israel was not gathered Isa 49. 3. 5. yea they were the chief Priests and his own Nation the delivered him to the Gentiles