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

1. For the shame, it was a cursed death, cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree. ¹When it was in use, it was chiefly inflicted upon slaves that either falsely accused, or treacherously conspired their Masters death: but on whomsoever it was inflicted, this death in all Ages among the Jews hath been branded with a special kind of ignominy; and so the Apostle signifies when he saith, He abased himself to the death, ²even to the death of the cross. It was a mighty shame that Saul's sons were hanged on a tree, and the reason was more specially from the Law of God; For he that is hanged is accursed of God: I know Moses's Law speaks nothing in particular of crucifying, yet he doth include the same under the general of hanging on a tree; and some conceive that Moses in speaking that curse, foresaw what manner of death the Redeemer should dye.

1. For the shame, it was a cursed death, cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree. ¹When it was in use, it was chiefly infflicted upon slaves that either falsely accused, or treacherously conspired their Masters death: but on whomsoever it was inflicted, this death in all Ages among the Jews hath been branded with a special kind of ignominy; and so the Apostle signifies when he saith, He abased himself to the death, ²even to the death of the cross. It was a mighty shame that Saul's sons were hanged on a tree, and the reason was more specially from the Law of God; For he that is hanged is accursed of God: I know Moses's Law speakes nothing in particular of crucifying, yet he doth include the same under the general of hanging on a tree; and some conceive that Moses in speaking that curse, foresaw what manner of death the Redeemer should dye.

1. 1Gal. 3.13.
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