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But above all; (if these were not not sufficient to persuade us in this doctrine) there remaineth one example, whom we affirm to be the perfect anatomy of an afflicted mind. This is the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the Image of the father,¹ 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 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 be 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 not so much strike into him. But 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 & smitten of God, humbled & wounded ⟨p. 8⟩for our transgressions, when he should be broken for our iniquities, and the chastisement of our peace was upon him; then he cried out; My soul is heavy even unto the death: Then he prayeth, Lord if it he 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 not sufficient to perswade vs in this doctrine) there remaineth one example, whome we affirme to be the perfect anatomie of an afflicted minde. This is the Lorde and Sauiour Iesus Christ the Image of the father,¹ the heade of the bodie, the myrrour of all graces, the wisedome, righteousnes, holines, and redemption of all the Saints, who sustained the Crosse euen from his youth vpward: and besides pouertie, basenes, hunger, did willingly goe vnder the greate trouble of contempt and reproch, and that among them where he should haue had a right deserued honour, in respect of the doctrine he taught them, and in regard of the manifolde myracles be wrought among them; as the healing of the sicke, the giuing sight to the blind, the restoring of life to the dead: This vnkindnes neuertheles, did not so much strike into him. But at what time hee was set as a Sacrifice for al, whē he was to beare our infirmities & carry our sorrowes, at what time hee was plagued & smitten of God, humbled & wounded