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If you ask still, what moved Christ? I answer his own free mercy, working on our great misery. A fit object for ⟨p. 13⟩so infinite a goodness to work on. He was not now to part a sea, or bring water out of a Rock, or rain Bread from heaven, but to conquer Death by death, to break the head of the Leviathan, to ransom captives from the power of hell to satisfy his own justice for sin; and all this by giving his own Son to die for us; by making him man, who was the maker of man. This was dignus vindice nodus, a work worth the greatness and goodness of God. ^rDecet en•m magnum magna facere. For it becometh him that is Almighty, to do mighty works. Thus to make the Daughter of Jerusalem fair, cost the Son of God the effusion of his blood.

If you aske still, what moued Christ? I answere his owne free mercy, working on our great miserie. A fit obiect for ⟨p. 13⟩so infinite a goodnes to worke on. He was not now to part a sea, or bring water out of a Rocke, or raine Bread from heauen, but to conquer Death by death, to breake the head of the Leuiathan, to ransom captiues from the power of hel to satisfie his owne iustice for sinne; and all this by giuing his owne Sonne to die for vs; by making him man, who was the maker of man. This was dignus vindice nodus, a worke worth the greatnesse and goodnesse of God. ^rDecet en•m magnum magna facere. For it becommeth him that is Allmighty, to doe mighty works. Thus to make the Daughter of Ierusalem faire, cost the Sonne of God the effusion of his bloud.

1. rThem. in Math. 8.