A most sweet and assured comfort for all those that are afflicted in conscience…A most sweete and assured comfort for all those that are afflicted in consciscience…

But above all; (if these were not sufficient to persuade us in this doctrine) there remaineth one example, whom we affirm to be the perfect anatomy of an afflicted Conscience. This is the Lord & Saviour JESUS CHRIST the Image of the father, the head of the body, the mirror of all graces, the wisdom, righteousness, holiness, and redemption of all the Saints; who sustained the Cross even from his youth upward: and besides poverty, baseness, hunger, did willingly go under the great trouble of contempt and reproach, and that ⟨image 12⟩among them where he should have had a right deserved honour, in respect of the Doctrine he taught them, and in regard of the manifold miracles wrought among them; as the healing of the sick, the giving sight to the blind, the restoring of life to the dead: This unkindness nevertheless, did so much strike him, as at what time he was set as a Sacrifice for all, when he was to bear our infirmities, & carry our sorrows, at what time he was plagued and smitten of God, humbled and wounded for our transgressions, when he should be broken, for our iniquities, & the chastisement ⟨image 13⟩of our peace was upon him, then he cried out; My soul is heavy even unto the death: Then he prayeth, Lord if it be possible, let this Cup pass from me: But how prayeth he? even with sweating; how sweateth he? even drops of blood; how long prayeth he? Three times: when ends his agony? not until he was dead: What said he being ready to depart? My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me.

But aboue all; (if these were not sufficient to perswade vs in this doctrine) there remaineth one example, whom we affirme to be the perfect anatomie of an afflicted Conscience. This is the Lord & Sauior IESVS CHRIST the Image of the father, the head of the body, the myrror of all graces, the wisedome, righteousnes, holines, and redemption of all the Saintes; who susteined the Crosse euen from his youth vpward: and besides pouerty, basenes, hunger, did willingly goe vnder the great trouble of contempt and reproch, and that ⟨image 12⟩among them where he shuld haue had a right deserued honor, in respect of the Doctrine he taught them, and in regard of the manifolde myracles wroght among them; as the healing of the sicke, the giuing sight to the blinde, the restoring of life to the deade: This vnkindnes neuertheles, did so much strike him, as at what time hee was set as a Sacrifice for al, when he was to beare our infirmities, & carry our sorrowes, at what time hee was plagued and smitten of God, humbled and wounded for our transgressions, when hee should be broken, for our iniquities, & the chastisement