Light from heaven discovering the fountain opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich poverty. In…Light from heaven discovering the fountaine opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich povertie. In…

He was poor in death especially: for when life is gone, all is gone, he gave himself to death for us: in death he was poor every way, they stripped him of all his clothes, he had not so much as a garment to cover him: he was poor and destitute in regard of friends, they all for soak him when he had need of them most of all, as he foretold that they all should leave him. And as he was thus poor in respect of his body, and condition; so he was poor in soul (in some respects) and indeed the greatest poverty was there, for the greatest riches that Christ esteemed, it was the blessed communion that he had with his father, which was sweeter to him then all things in heaven, and earth, when his father hid his face from him, that he felt his displeasure (becoming our surety) in the garden before his death, the sense of Gods displeasure against sin affected him so deeply, that he sweat water and blood, he was so poor (wanting the comfort of his fathers love) that an Angel, his own creature was fain to come, and comfort him. And at his death when he hung upon the Cross (besides the want of all earthly comforts) wanting the sense of that sweet love that he alway enjoyed before, it made him cry out, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? not that indeed God had forsaken him, in regard of protection, and support, or in regard of love, and favour; but in regard of solace, and comfort that he felt before, in regard of the sense of divine justice being then upon him that stood surety for sin. When he was dead he had no Tomb of his own ⟨p. 15⟩to lie in, he was fain to lie in another mans Tomb, and then he was held under the captivity of the grave three days, so that from his birth to his death, there is nothing but a race of poverty.

He was poore in death especially: for when life is gone, all is gone, he gave himselfe to death for us: in death he was poore every way, they stripped him of all his cloathes, he had not so much as a garment to cover him: he was poore and destitute in regard of friends, they all for sooke him when hee had need of them most of all, as he foretold that they all should leave him. And as he was thus poore in respect of his body, and condition; so he was poore in soule (in some respects) and indeed the greatest poverty was there, for the greatest riches that Christ estemed, it was the blessed communion that hee had with his father, which was sweeter to him then all things in heaven, and earth, when his father hid his face from him, that he felt his displeasure (becomming our surety) in the garden before his death, the sense of Gods displeasure against sin affected him so deeply, that he sweate water and blood, he was so poore (wanting the comfort of his fathers love) that an Angell, his owne creature was faine to come, and comfort him. And at his death when he hung upon the Crosse (besides the want of all earthly comforts) wanting the sense of that sweet love that he alway enjoyed before, it made him cry out, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? not that indeed God had forsaken him, in regard of protection, and support, or in regard of love, and favour; but in regard of solace, and comfort that he felt before, in regard of the sense of divine justice being then upon him that stood surety for sinne. When he was dead he had no Tombe of his own