A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

Forgotten that he was purged. There remains yet one degree more of application and amplification of this point. Consider we the price of our Purgation, and we shall more willingly part from our corruption. If the blood of Gods son was spil• and spent to discharge us of sin; how odious should sin appear to us! Oh let no sin be held so dear as to be retained, when God retained not his dearest son for us. When Abraham offered up Isaac, God said; I see thou lovest me: but when God offered up his son for us, (that were, not as God to Abraham, a friendly Creator, but) enemy creatures, we may well say; LORD, we see that thou lovest us. Abraham's offering Isaac was a grievous trial; both for the matter and the manner: that Talis, Talem, Taliter. 1. That the sacrificer should be a father. It is contranaturall and execrable for a son to slay his father; to give death to him, that gave him life. Herodotus writes of some that held it unpossible for a son to kill his father. A great law-giver made no Law for it, as a thing never to be done. If any were suspected or accused for it, they would conclude that either he had not done it, or that he was a bastard; they could not be persuaded that any son would commit parricide. But now it is more strange for a father to slay his son: for love more descends than ascends. We have read of young ones that killed their own dam, we never read of a dam that killed her own young ones. But here Isaac is doomed to die, not by the hand of an enemy, not by a stranger, not by an executioner, not by a murderer; but by a father; a mild, gentle, holy, loving father. O utinam tantummodo moriturus, non patris manu moriturus! Abraham might say, Oh that it were only his destiny to die, and not to die by the hand of his father. 2. That the sacrifice should be his son, his Isaac, his joy: not only his son, but his only son. Not one of many; yet Jacob cannot spare one of twelve, he weeps for Joseph, he is grieved to part with Benjamin. Yea, that it must be that son, from whom the Messiah was to come; the hope of salvation to himself, and all the ends of the earth. 3. That he must die after such a manner: a sacrifice to GOD, who delights not in the blood of men: and this himself not standing by, but with his own hand. Since he must die, ô that alienâ manu, non propriâ;

Forgotten that he was purged. There remaines yet one degree more of application and amplification of this point. Consider we the price of our Pargation, and we shall more willingly part from our corruption. If the bloud of Gods sonne was spil• and spent to discharge us of sinne; how odious should sinne appeare to us! Oh let no sinne be held so deare as to be retained, when God retained not his dearest sonne for us. When Abraham offered up Isaac, God said; I see thou lovest me: but when God offered up his sonne for us, (that were, not as God to Abraham, a friendly Creator, but) enemie creatures, we may well say; LORD, we see that thou lovest us. Abrahams offering Isaac was a grievous tryall; both for the matter and the manner: that Talis, Talem, Taliter. 1. That the sacrificer should be a father. It is contranaturall and execrable for a sonne to slay his father; to give death to him, that gave him life. Herodotus writes of some that held it unpossible for a sonne to kill his father. A great law-giver made no Law for it, as a thing never to be done. If any were suspected or accused for it, they would conclude that either he had not done it, or that he was a bastard; they could not be perswaded that any sonne would commit parricide. But now it is more strange for a father to slay his sonne: for love more descends than ascends. Wee have read of young ones that killed their owne damme, we never read of a damme that killed her owne young ones. But here Isaac is doomed to die, not by the hand of an enemie, not by a stranger, not by an executioner, not by a murderer; but by a father; a mild, gentle, holy, loving father. O utinam tantummodo moriturus, non patris manu moriturus! Abraham might say, Oh that it were only his destinie to die, and not to die by the hand of his father. 2. That the sacrifice should be his sonne, his Isaac, his joy: not onely his sonne, but his only sonne. Not one of many; yet Iacob cannot spare one of twelve, he weepes for Ioseph, he is grieved to part with Benjamin. Yea, that it must be that sonne, from whom the Messiah was to come; the hope of salvation to himselfe, and all the ends of the earth. 3. That hee must die after such a manner: a sacrifice to GOD, who delights not in the bloud of men: and this himselfe not standing by, but with his owne hand. Since he must die, ô that alienâ manu, non propriâ;