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…

Was this for his humane death as some have imagined? No, no, wicked men have died without complaint, whose patience them might seem ⟨image 13⟩to exceed his; it was his suffering in his humane Spirit, which encountered with the wrath of God, his Godhead suppressing it self for a while: he suffered indeed many torments in body, but the wrath of God did much more lye upon his soul. If this consideration of an afflicted spirit in these examples do not sufficiently show; what a grievous thing it is to sustain a wounded Conscience: Let us proceed to the comparing of this with other evils, which fall into the nature of men.

Was this for his humane death as some haue imagined? No, no, wicked men haue died without cōplaint, whose patience them might seeme ⟨image 13⟩to exceede his; it was his suffering in his humane Spirite, which incountred with the wrath of God, his Godhead suppressing it self for a while: he suffred indeede many torments in body, but the wrath of God did much more lye vpon his soule. If this consideration of an afflicted spirit in these examples doe not sufficiently shew; what a grieuous thing it is to susteine a wounded Conscience: Let us proceede to the comparing of this with other euills, which fall into the nature of men.

There is no sickness, but Physic provideth for it a remedy; ⟨image 14⟩there is no sore but Chirurgery will afford it a salve; Friendship helpeth poverty; There is no imprisonment, but there is hope of liberty; Suite and favour recover a man from banishment; Authority and time wear away reproach: But what Physic cureth? what Chirurgery salveth? what riches, ransom, what countenance beareth out? what authority assuageth? what assault dismayeth a troubled Conscience? All these banded together in league, (though they would conspire a confederacy) cannot help this one distress of a troubled ⟨image 14⟩