The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

1. It is expressly affirmed in the Prophesy, Psal. 41.8, 9. an evil disease (a thing of Belial) cleaveth fast unto him (as the Viper did to the hand of Paul, Act. •8 3, 4, 5, 6.) and now that he lieth, he shall rise up no mor•, some such sharp distemper fell upon him as forced him to lye down, and his Enemies hoped that he should die of it, but they were mistaken; as the Barbarians were about Paul, when the Viper fastened on his hand, but an evil disease did befall him, it is not said what it was, but it was dangerous, sharp and threatening. When he had been hot and spent all day with preaching and travail, and then be all night on a mountain at prayer, what aguish or feverish fits it might expose his mortal body unto, or what aches and pains in his limbs, head, jaws, sinews, or the like discomposure of his health it might bring, we do experience in our mortal bodies often, and so might he, yea he did expose his body to more labour and hardship both by night and by day, then we do. That this Prophesy of the Psalmist is spoken of Christ is most evident; because the ninth verse which is part of the sentence addeth another aggravation unto the affliction. Yea, mine own familiar friend in whom I trusted (viz. with the bag) who eat of my bread, hath lift up his heel against me, this part of the sentence Christ himself doth apply to himself and Judas, Joh. 13.18. he that eateth bread with me hath lift up his heel against me. So that we cannot doubt that the ninth verse belongeth to Jesus Christ, then why not the eight verse? if the latter part of the sentence be spoken of Christ, why not the former part? Jesus Christ doth most perfectly know the meaning of the Scriptures, therefore by the sure Testimony of Christ, that Prophesy in the Psalms belongeth unto him, so that some ill disease befell him, so as that for the present he kept his bed upon it.

1. It is expresly affirmed in the Prophesy, Psal. 41.8, 9. an evil dis•ase (a thing of Belial) cleaveth fast unto him (as the Viper did to the hand of Paul, Act. •8 3, 4, 5, 6.) and now that he lyeth, he shall rise up no mor, some such sharp distempr fell upon him as forced him to lye down, and his Enemies hoped that he should dy of it, but they were mistaken; as the Barbarians were about Paul, when the Viper fastened on his hand, but an evil disease did befall him, it is not said what it was, but it was dangerous, sharp and threatning. When he had been hot and spent all day with preaching and travail, and then be all night on a mountain at prayer, what aguish or feaverish fits it might expose his mortal body unto, or what aches and pains in his limbs, head, jaws, sinews, or the like discomposure of his health it might bring, we do experience in our mortal bodyes often, and so might he, yea he did expose his body to more labour and hardship both by night and by day, then we do. That this Prophesy of the Psalmist is spoken of Christ is most evident; because the ninth verse which is part of the sentence addeth another aggravation unto the affliction. Yea, mine own familiar friend in whom I trusted (viz. with the bag) who eat of my bread, hath lift up his heel against me, this part of the sentence Christ himself doth apply to himself and Iudas,