Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

2. We find the Jews more enraged against Jesus,¹ When the chief Priests and Officers saw him; they cried out saying, crucify him, crucify him. The more Pilate endeavours to appease them, the more were the people enraged against him; and therefore they cry away with him, away with him; crucify him, crucify him. ²Now was fulfilled that prophecy of Jeremiah, My heritage is unto me as a Lion in the forrest, it crieth out against me. The Naturalists report of the Lion, that when he is near to his prey, he gives out a mighty roar, whereby the poor hunted beast is so amazed and terrified, that almost dead with fear he falls flat on the ground, and so becomes the Lions prey indeed: And thus the Jews (who were the heritage of the Lord) were unto Christ as a Lion in the forrest, they hunted and pursued him to his death, and being near it, they give out a mighty shout, that the earth rung again, Away with him, away with him, crucify him, crucify him. O ye Jews, children of Israel, seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, is not this he concerning whom your fathers cried, O that thou wouldst rent the heavens, ³that thou wouldst come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence? How is it that you should despise him present, whom they desired absent? How is it that your cry and theirs should be so contrary? The Panther (say they) is of so sweet a savour, that if he be but within the compass of scent, all the beasts of the field run towards him, but when they see his ugly visage they fly from him, and run away; so the Jews afar off feeling the sweet savours of Christ's Ointments, they cried, Draw me, ⁴we will run after thee, come Lord Jesus, come quickly; but now in his passion, looking on his form, they change their note, He hath no form, or comeliness, there is no beauty, ⁵that we should desire him, away with him, away with him.

2. We find the Jews more inraged against Jesus,¹