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Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and…
Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and that he undertook to accomplish by himself the eternal redemption of sinners also, that the Lord Jesus addressed himself to this work, with undeniable demonstrations that he performed the same : objections to the contrary answered / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1675
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. He was anointed with the Spirit without Measure, Joh. 3. 34. 2. He had all Grace perfect in him, John 1. 16. 3. Never none so soaked in the Bosom of his Fathers Love as himself, Prov. 8. 23, 30. 4. Never none so harmless, and without sin as he, and consequently never man had so good a Conscience as he, Heb. 7. 26. 5. Never none prepared such a stock of good Works to bear him company at the Hour of Death as he. 6. Never none had greater assurance of being with the Father Eternally in the Heavens than he. And yet behold, when HE comes to die, how weak is he, how amazed at death, how heavy, how exceeding sorrowful; and I say, no cause assigned but the Approach of Death.
Alas! How often is it seen, that we Poor Sinners can laugh at destruction when it cometh: yea, and rejoice exceedingly when we find the Grave, Job. 3. 22. looking upon death as a part of our Portion; yea, as that which will be a means of our present relief and help, 1 Cor. 3. 22.
This Jesus Christ could not do, considered as dying for our Sin, but the nearer death, the more heavy, & oppressed with the thoughts of the Revenging Hand of God. Wherefore he falls into an Agony, and Sweats; not after the common rate, as we do when death is severing Body and Soul. His ⟨p. 77⟩