Directions and persuasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation…Directions and perswasions to a sound conversion for prevention of that deceit and damnation…

8. Besides all this, he gave up himself, to a life of suffering, being despised by his Creatures whom he came to Redeem, and destitute voluntarily of fleshly pleasures, and of that riches, and worldly provision, that might procure it: He was a man of sorrows, afflicted from his youth; persecuted from the Cradle; he gave his Cheeks to the smiters, and his Person to be made the scorn of fools: He was crowned with thorns, spit upon, and buffeted, and having sweat water, and blood, in his Agony in the garden, he was hanged on a Cross, where thieves were both his companions, and revilers, where they gave him gall, ⟨p. 238⟩and vinegar to drink, pierced his blessed Body with a spear and put him to a shameful cursed death. But he endured the Cross, despising the shame, and gave up himself thus a Sacrifice for sin, and bore our transgressions, that we might be healed by his stripes; and having ransomed us by his Blood, he was buried as an offender, continuing for a time in the Power of the grave, Isa. 53. throughout, Matth. 26▪ & 27. Heb. 12. 2. All this he consented to undergo (though he consented not to the sin of them that did inflict it) For he laid down his Life, it was not taken from him against his Will, Joh. 10. 17, 18.

8. Besides all this, he gave up himself, to a life of suffering, being despised by his Creatures whom he came to Redeeme, and destitute voluntarily of fleshly pleasures, and of that riches, and worldly provision, that might procure it: He was a man of sorrows, afflicted from his youth; persecuted from the Cradle; he gave his Cheeks to the smiters, and his Person to be made the scorn of fools: He was crowned with thornes, spit upon, and buffited, and having sweat water, and blood, in his Agonie in the garden, he was hanged on a Cross, where thieves were both his companions, and revilers, where they gave him gall, ⟨p. 238⟩and vineger to drink, pierced his blessed Body with a spear and put him to a shamfull cursed death. But he endured the Cross, despising the shame, and gave up himself thus a Sacrifice for sinne, and bore our transgressions, that we might be healed by his stripes; and having ransomed us by his Blood, he was buried as an offender, continuing for a time in the Power of the grave,