Sit here, & pray that ye enter not into temptation, but of that ⟨image 185⟩I will entreat afterward. Now when he was in the garden, cepit ex pavescere He began to be heavy, pensive, heavy hearted. I like not Origen's playing with this word cepit, it was a perfect heaviness it was such a one as was never seen the greater,1 it was not only the beginning of a sorrow. These doctors, we have great cause to thank God for them, but yet I would not have them always to be allowed. They have handled many points of our faith very godly, & we may have a great stay in them in many things, we might not well lack them, but yet I would not have men to be sworn to them, and so addict as to take hand over head whatsoever they say, it were a great inconvenience so to do Well, let us go forward. He ⟨image 186⟩toke Peter, James and John into this garden. And why did he take them with him, rather then other? marry those that he had taken before, to whom he had revealed in the hill, the transfiguration and declaration of his deity, to see the revelation of the majesty of his Godhead: now in the garden he revealed to the same the infirmity of his manhood, because they had tasted of the sweet, he would they should taste also of the sower. He toke these with him at both times, for two or three is enough to bear witness. And he began to be heavy in his mind. He was greatly vexed within him self, he was sore afflicted, it was a great heaviness, he had been heavy many times before, and he had suffered great ⟨image 186⟩afflictions in his soul, as for the blindness of the Jews, and he was like to suffer mo pangs of pain in his body. But this pang was greater then any he ever suffered, yea, it was a greater torment unto him, I think a greater pain then when he was hanged on the cross, then when the stower nails were knocked and driven through his hands and feet, then when the sharp crown of thorns was thrust on his head. This was the heaviness and pensiveness of his heart, the agony of the spirit. And as the soul is more precious then the body: even so is the pain of the soul is more grievous then the pains of the body. Therefore there is another ⟨image 187⟩which writeth. horror mortis gravi or ipsa morte. The horror & ugsomeness of death is sorer then death it self. This is the most grievous pain, that ever christ suffered, even this pang, that he suffered in the garden.
Syt here, & praye that ye enter not into tēptaciō, but of that ⟨image 185⟩I wil entreate afterward. Now when he was in ye garden, cepit ex pauescere He began to be heauye, pensiue, heauye herted. I lyke not Oregenes plaing with this word cepit, it was a perfect heauines it was suche a one as was neuer sene the greater,1 it was not only ye beginninge of a sorow. These doctours, we haue greate cause to thanke God for thē, but yet I wold not haue thē alwayes to be allowed. They haue handled many pointes of our fayth very godly, & we may haue a greate staie in thē in manye thinges, we mighte not wel lacke thē, but yet I woulde not haue mē to be sworne to thē, and so adicte as to take hande ouer hed whatsoeuer they say, it were a great inconuenience so to do Well, let vs go forwarde. He ⟨image 186⟩toke Peter, Iames and Iohn into this garden. And why dyd he take them wyth hym, rather then other? marye those that he had taken before, to whom he had reueled in the hil, the transfiguracyon and declaracyon of hys deytye, to se the reuelacyon of the maiestie of hys Godhede: nowe in the garden he reueled to the same the infirmitye of his manhode, because they had tasted of the swete, he would they shoulde tast also of the sower. He toke these wyth hym at both tymes, for two or three is ynoughe to beare witnes. And he began to be heauy in hys mind. He was greatlye vexed wythin hym selfe, he was sore aflycted, it was a great heauines, he had bene heauye manye tymes before, and he had suffered greate ⟨image 186⟩afflictions in hys soule, as for the blyndenes of the Iewes, and he was lyke to suffer mo panges of payne in hys bodye. But thys pange was greater then anye he euer suffered, yea, it was a greater tormente vnto hym, I thynke a greater payne then when he was hanged on the crosse, then when the stower nayles were knocked and dryuen throughe hys handes and fete, then when the sharpe crowne of thornes was thruste on hys head. Thys was the heauines and pensiuenes of hys hearte, the agony of the spirite. And as the soule is more precious then the bodye: euen so is the paine of ye soule is more greuous then the paynes of the body. Therfore ther is another ⟨image 187⟩whiche writeth. horror mortis graui or ipsa morte. The horrour & vgsomnes of death is sorer then death it self. This is ye most greuous payne, that euer christ suffered, euen this pange, that he suffered in the gardē.
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