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2. Consider his apprehension; Judas is now at hand, with a troop following him to apprehend his Master, see how without all shame he set himself in the van, and coming to his Lord and Master, gives him a most Traitorous and deceitful kiss, What Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? hast thou sold the Lord of life to such cruel merchants as covet greedily his blood and life? O alas! at what price hast thou set the Lord of all the creatures? at thirty pence? what a vile and slender price is this for a Lord of such Glory and Majesty? God was sold for thirty pieces of silver, but man could not be bought without the dearest heart-blood of the Son of God.¹ At that time said Christ, Ye be come as it were against a thief with swords and staves, ⟨p. 380⟩I sate daily among you teaching in the Temple, and ye never laid hands on me, but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. Now the Prince of darkness exercised his power, now the hellish rout, and malicious rabble of ravenous wolves, assaulted the most innocent Lamb in the world; now they most furiously haled him this way and that way; O how ungently did they handle him? how uncourteously spake they unto him? how many blows and buffets did they give him? what cries, and shouts, and clamours made they over him: now they lay hold on his holy hands, and bind them hard with rough and knotty cords, so that they gall the skin off his arms, and make the very blood spring out; now they bring him back again over Cedron, and they make him once again to drink of the brook in the way; now they lead him openly through the high streets of Jerusalem and carry him to the house of Annas in great triumph. O my soul consider these several passages, consider them leisurely, and with good attention, consider them till thou feelest some motions or alterations in thy affection; is not this he that is the infinite virtue, the pattern of innocency, the everlasting wisdom; the honour of earth, the glory of heaven, the very fountain of all beauty) whether of men or Angels! how is it then that this virtue or power is tied with bands, that innocency is apprehended, that wisdom is flouted and laughed to scorn, that honour is contemned, that glory is tormented, that he that is fairer than all the children of men, is besmeared with weeping, and troubled with sorrow of heart?

2. Consider his apprehension; Judas is now at hand, with a troop following him to apprehend his Master, see how without all shame he set himself in the van, and coming to his Lord and Master, gives him a most Traiterous and deceitful kiss, What Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? hast thou sold the Lord of life to such cruel merchants as covet greedily his blood and life? O alas! at what price hast thou set the Lord of all the creatures? at thirty pence? what a vile and slender price is this for a Lord of such Glory and Majesty? God was sold for thirty pieces of silver, but man could not be bought without the dearest heart-blood of the Son of God.