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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 6 › Chapter 1 › Section 2: Of the Brook over which Christ passed.
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2. As waters signify afflictions; so Christ drinking of those waters, it signified Christ's suffering of afflictions; or as others, it signifies Christ's suffering of many afflictions. Thus we find together two words with relation thereunto, are ye able to drink of the cup (saith Christ) that I shall drink of, 1and to be baptized with the Baptism that I am baptized with? He that drinketh, hath the water in him, and he that is baptized, dipped, or plunged, hath the water about him; so it notes the variety or universality of afflictions which Christ suffered; it was within him, and it was about him, he was every way afflicted.
2. As waters signifie afflictions; so Christ drinking of those waters, it signified Christ's suffering of afflictions; or as others, it signifies Christ's suffering of many afflictions. Thus we find together two words with relation thereunto, are ye able to drink of the cup (saith Christ) that I shall drink of, 1and to be baptized with the Baptism that I am baptized with? He that drinketh, hath the water in him, and he that is baptized, dipped, or plunged, hath the water about him; so it notes the variety or universality of afflictions which Christ suffered; it was within him, and it was about him, he was every way afflicted.
Not to speak yet of those sufferings, which yet we are not come to speak unto; we find here in the way, betwixt the City and the Garden, that Christ went over the Brook Cedron; in the night he wades through cold waters on bare feet; and as he wades through them, he drinks of them, he doth not sip, but drink; he shall drink of the Brook in the way. I know some would not have this Prophecy accomplished till afore Christ's apprehension, when it is said that the rude rout brought him again to Jerusalem, over the Brook Cedron; and then he drunk of the Brook; but I find no mention of this Brook in Scripture at such a time; only now in this way, I find these passages. 1. His Conference with his Disciples as they go along. 2. The Disciples reply upon his Conference. 3. His dolorous passage over the Brook, betokening the very wrath of God.