The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise

All the sorrows that came upon our Saviour, they came by reason in this cup, that is, from these sorrows, and miseries that he was to bear, both in the agony in the garden, and upon the cross: Now that cup which brought astonishment in upon his soul, and filled it full of anguish, and drove him to an amaze, and not only to weep bitterly, but to trickle down drops of clodded blood, that cup must needs be more than the pains of a natural death, but that cup which caused all this, was that which brought them in, and made him thus to be astonished, and filled his soul with anguish, and wrested clodded blood from his body; therefore this was more than natural death: the latter part of the argument is undeniable, namely that the agony came from this cup; ⟨p. 260⟩therefore the cup was the cause of his sorrows, and griefs, and tears; but to think that natural death should drive our Saviour to this astonishment, it is unreasonable to think it, that the Soldier should bear that which the Commander cannot bear, and that many a poor Christian that hath but a little grace, should bear the pain of a natural death for a good cause, and that comfortably; and shall not Christ the Fountain of all grace bear much more? it is unreasonable for any man to think so: therefore there must be more than the pains of a natural death, in the sufferings of our Saviour. He that gave his Saints grace to bear these pains of the natural death, he hath much more grace in himself to bear them, and to come forth from under them.

All the sorrowes that came upon our Saviour, they came by reason in this cup, that is, from these sorrowes, and miseries that he was to beare, both in the agonie in the garden, and upon the crosse: Now that cup which brought astonishment in upon his soule, and fild it full of anguish, and drove him to an amaze, and not only to weep bitterly, but to trickle downe drops of clodded blood, that cup must needs bee more than the pains of a naturall death, but that cup which caused all this, was that which brought them in, and made him thus to be astonished, and fild his soule with anguish, and wrested clodded blood from his body; therefore this was more than naturall death: the latter part of the argument is undeniable, namely that the agonie came from this cup; ⟨p. 260⟩therefore the cup was the cause of his sorrowes, and griefes, and teares; but to thinke that naturall death should drive our Saviour to this astonishment, it is unreasonable to thinke it, that the Souldier should beare that which the Commander cannot beare, and that many a poore Christian that hath but a little grace, should beare the paine of a naturall death for a good cause, and that comfortably; and shall not Christ the Fountain of all grace beare much more? it is unreasonable for any man to thinke so: therefore there must be more than the paines of a naturall death, in the sufferings of our Saviour. Hee that gave his Saints grace to beare these paines of the naturall death, he hath much more grace in himselfe to beare them, and to come forth from under them.