Ultima, = the last things in reference to the first and middle things

Our sins.]

Sin is our sickness, and to cure us of it, the Law yields corrosives, the Gospel lenitives, but especially Christ yields that Physic Purgative, which evacuates sin. To consider Christ as a man of sorrows, and not a Saviour of sinners; were but a melancholic contemplation; to behold his wounds, and not so to think on 'em as they were our selves, adds but more sorrows to our other miseries; but when we call to mind that his blood was our ransom, that his stripes were our cures, then with all our hearts we pray, his blood be upon us and our children. And why not, this blood (saith the Apostle) speaks better things then the blood of Abel. ¹For Abel's blood cried revenge, but Christs blood speaks mercy; and (to our comfort be it spoken) if God heard the servant, he will much rather hear the son: yea, if he heard his servant for spilling, how much more will he hear his Son for saving, and regaining our souls? In the words are two parts,

SIn is our sickness, and to cure us of it, the Law yields corrasives, the Gospell lenitives, but especially Christ yields that Physick Purgative, which evacuates sin. To consider Christ as a man of sorrows, and not a Saviour of sinners; were but a melancholick contemplation; to behold his wounds, and not so to think on 'em as they were our selves, addes but more sorrows to our other miseries; but when we call to mind that his bloud was our ransome, that his stripes were our cures, then with all our hearts we pray, his bloud be upon us and our children. And why not, this bloud (saith the Apostle) speaks better things then the bloud of Abel. ¹For Ables bloud cryed revenge, but Christs bloud speaks mercy; and (to our comfort be it spoken) if God heard the servant, he will much rather hear the son: yea, if he heard his servant for spilling, how much more will he hear his Son for saving, and regaining our souls? In the words are two parts,