A declaration of the true manner of knowing Christ crucified

And that thou mayest not fail in this thy knowledge, read the history of Christs passion, observe all the parts and circumstances thereof, and apply them to thy self for thy full conversion. When thou readest ⟨p. 31⟩that Christ went to the garden, as his custom was, where the Jews might soonest attach him, consider that he went to the death of the cross for thy sins willingly, and not of constraint; and that therefore thou for thy part shouldest do him all service freely and frankly, Psal. 110. 3. When thou hearest that in his agony his soul was heavy unto death, know it was for thy sins, & that thou shouldest much more conceive heaviness of heart for the same: again, that this sorrow of his is joy and rejoicing unto thee, if thou wilt believe in him; therefore Paul sayeth rejoice, I say again rejoice in the Lord. When thou readest that in the garden he prayed lying grovelling on his face, sweating water and blood, begin to think seriously what an unspeakable measure of gods wrath was upon thy blessed Saviour, that did prostrate his body upon the earth, and cause the blood to follow: and think that thy sins must needs be most heinous, that brought such bloody and grievous pains upon him. Also think it a very shame for thee to carry thy head to heaven with haughty looks, to wallow in thy pleasures, and to draw the innocent blood of thy poor brethren by oppression and deceit, for whom Christ sweat water ⟨p. 32⟩and blood, and take an occasion from Christs agony, to lay aside the pride of thy heart, to be ashamed of thy self, to grieve in heart, yea even to bleed for thine own offences, casting down and humbling thy self with Ezra, saying, ¹O my God, I am confounded and ashamed to lift up mine eyes unto thee, my God: for mine iniquities are increased, and my trespass is grown up into heaven, &c. When thou readest that Christ was taken and bound, think that thy very sins brought him into the power of his enemies, and were the very bonds wherewith he was tied: think that thou shouldest have been bound in the very same manner unless he had been a surety and pledge for thee:

And that thou maist not faile in this thy knowledge, reade the history of Christes passion, obserue all the parts and circumstances thereof, and apply them to thy selfe for thy full conversion. When thou readest