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Sermon I. The Text Opened Page 61, 62

Sermon I. THe Text Opened Page 61, 62

DOCT. Christ shall see the Travel, of his soul, and be satisfied Page 63 The opening of this by three Arguments ibid. 1 The Travel of Christ, or Christ in travel 2 His assurance of Issue 3 The Contentment that he doth, and shall find therein His travel was very painful, For ibid. 1 It was a sore Travel 2 A long Travel 3 A helpless Travel ibid. I. It was a sore travel, in regard of Soul and Body ib. 1 For his Body ibid. 1 It was universal, in regard of the parts in which he suffered, and persons he suffered from ibid. 2 It was most extreme Page 65 ⟨image 282⟩3 They were long and lingering Page 65 2 For his Soul. His was a sore Travel Page 66 Proved in four Propositions. 1 Christ did truly suffer in his soul 2 That he suffered in his soul immediately 3 That he did encounter with the wrath of God 4 That he did suffer the very torments of Hell in this life. ibid. The first Proposition proved. ibid. The second Proposition proved. Page 67 The third Proposition proved. Page 68 The fourth Proposition proved. Page 69 Quest. Whether one can endure the very torments of Hell in this Life? Page 70 Answ. Affirmatively. Christ did not endure all the misery we should have done. ib. Arg. 1. He suffered all the threatening produced; but not what proceed from the disposition of our persons Page 71 Arg. 2. What Christ delivered us from, that he endured for us Page 72 Arg. 3. Christ established the Law by his death ibid. Arg. 4. Christ hath suffered Gods Wrath and Justice for the Elect ibid. Reasons 1 The Law is not satisfied unless the debt be paid ibid. 2 Christ satisfied the Law in his sufferings Page 93 3 No evil is equivalent to the wrath of God ibid. II. Christs Travel was long and tedious, not only in his death, but in his life all along ibid. III. It was a helpless Travel: for he trod the Wine-press of his Fathers wrath alone. Page 94 Quest. Suppose Christ was thus in travel for us, what then? ibid. Answ. Our duty is to come in, and behold this hard labour he suffered ibid. Observations. 1 All the Attributes and Perfection of God, are here in Commission in Christ crucified ibid. 2 We shall hence value, and love Christ more Page 95 3 We shall hence prize all our enjoyments more ibid. 4 Men are hereby made more willing to suffer any thing for Christ his sake ibid. 5 We shall hereby be made more unwilling to put Christ to a new suffering ibid.