But how (will you say) could this fear in Christ be without sin? Because it grew not from weakness of faith, much less from desperation: for even when he cried out in the anguish of his soul, Why hast thou forsaken me? yet he ceaseth not to call him his God, of whom he complaineth himself to be forsaken; but it grew out of a mere humiliation: for howsoever, as touching his Divine Nature, he were equal with GOD the Father, yet he found in his humanity, wherein he was to pay our ransom; an exceeding unabilitie to satisfy Gods Justice, unless he might be pleased favourably ⟨p. 322⟩to accept the Sacrifice of his Body, not as the Sacrifice of a man, but as the Sacrifice of his only begotten Son; and what was wanting in the weakness of his humane Nature, to account sufficiently made up in the worthiness of his God-head. Besides, he feared not an utter desertion or forsaking, which to fear were desperation, but lest his humane Nature should for a time be left alone without any comfortable assistance of the God-head, fearing in that distressful agony of his, and the very confusion of the powers of his nature, how long it might hold him, and how infinitely more it might increase upon him, seeing that he was not yet come to the greatest of his Passion, from whence by a mere natural desire abhorring pain, which may well be without sin, he would have gladly been released: And therefore praying it might pass from him, yet presently submitteth himself unto it, Mat. 26. 39. O my Father, if it be possible, let this Cup pass from me: Nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. And again, Verse 42. O my Father, if this Cup cannot pass away from me, but that I must drink of it, thy will be done. yMARK hath it thus: Father, all things are possible to thee; take away this Cup from me: Nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt,
But how (will you say) could this feare in Christ be without sinne? Because it grew not from weaknesse of faith, much lesse from desperation: for euen when hee cryed out in the anguish of his soule, Why hast thou forsaken me? yet he ceaseth not to call him his God, of whom he complayneth himselfe to bee forsaken; but it grew out of a meere humiliation: for howsoeuer, as touching his Diuine Nature, he were equall with GOD the Father, yet he found in his humanitie, wherein hee was to pay our ransome; an exceeding vnabilitie to satisfie Gods Iustice, vnlesse hee might bee pleased fauourably ⟨p. 322⟩to accept the Sacrifice of his Bodie, not as the Sacrifice of a man, but as the Sacrifice of his onely begotten Sonne; and what was wanting in the weaknesse of his humane Nature, to account sufficiently made vp in the worthinesse of his God-head. Besides, he feared not an vtter desertion or forsaking, which to feare were desperation, but lest his humane Nature should for a time be left alone without any comfortable assistance of the God-head, fearing in that distressefull agonie of his, and the verie confusion of the powers of his nature, how long it might hold him, and how infinitely more it might increase vpon him, seeing that hee was not yet come to the greatest of his Passion, from whence by a meere naturall desire abhorring paine, which may well be without sinne, he would haue gladly beene released: And therefore praying it might passe from him, yet presently submitteth himselfe vnto it, Mat. 26. 39. O my Father, if it be possible, let this Cup passe from me: Neuerthelesse, not as I will, but as thou wilt. And againe, Ʋerse 42. O my Father, if this Cup cannot passe away from mee, but that I must drinke of it, thy will bee done. yMARKE hath it thus: Father, all things are possible to thee; take away this Cup from mee: Neuerthelesse not as I will, but as thou wilt,
- yMar. 14. 36.
