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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 7: Of Christ's Examination, and Condemnation, with their Appendices.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Ancients commenting on this Cuff; Let the Heavens be afraid (saith one) and let the Earth tremble at Christ's patience, and this Servant's impudence. O ye Angels, how were ye silent? how could you contain your hands, when you saw his hand striking at God? —If we consider (saith another) who took the blow, was not he that struck him, 1worthy to be consumed of fire, or to be swallowed up of earth, or to be given up to Satan, and thrown down into Hell? If a Subject should but lift up his hand against the Son of an earthly Sovereign, would he not be accounted worthy of punishment? how much more in this case, when the hand is lifted up against the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords? whom, not only men, but the Cherubims and Seraphims, and all the Celestial powers above, adore and worship? Bernard 2tells us, that his hand that struck Christ, was armed with an Iron Glove: and Vincentius 3affirms, that by the Blow Christ was felled to the earth: and Ludovicus 4adds, that blood gushed out of his mouth, and that the impression of the Varlet's fingers remained on Christ's Cheek, with a tumour and wan colour. I need say no more of this; only one word in reference to our selves.
The Antients commenting on this Cuff; Let the Heavens be afraid (saith one) and let the Earth tremble at Christ's patience, and this Servant's impudence. O ye Angels, how were ye silent? how could you contain your hands, when you saw his hand striking at God? —If we consider (saith another) who took the blow, was not he that struck him, 1worthy to be consumed of fire, or to be swallowed up of earth, or to be given up to Satan, and thrown down into Hell? If a Subject should but lift up his hand against the Son of an earthly Soveraign, would he not be accounted worthy of punishment? how much more in this case, when the hand is lifted up against the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords? whom, not only men, but the Cherubims and Seraphims, and all the Celestial powers above, adore and worship? Bernard 2