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

Luk. 22.43, 44. there appeared an Angel unto him from Heaven strengthening and being in an Agony he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood, falling down to the ground. The extremity of his Soul sorrow did wring and torture the whole wheel of nature. And that this Agony was firstly upon his Soul, is expressly testified by Matthew and Mark, such a load of sorrow lay upon his Soul, that he could scarce live under it. The same is evident in the Prophesy, Isai. 53.10. Thou shalt make his Soul an offering for sin, which Text shows that the cause of this sorrow was the load of our sin, which lay upon him, being our Surety, Luke calleth it an Agony, ver. 44.

Luk. 22.43, 44. there appeared an Angel unto him from Heaven strengthening and being in an Agony he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood, falling down to the ground. The extremity of his Soul sorrow did wring and torture the whole wheel of nature. And that this Agony was firstly upon his Soul, is expresly testified by Mathew and Mark, such a load of sorrow lay upon his Soul, that he could scarce live under it. The same is evident in the Prophesy, Isai. 53.10. Thou shalt make his Soul an offering for sin, which Text shews that the cause of this sorrow was the load of our sin, which lay upon him, being our Surety, Luke calleth it an Agony, ver. 44.

2. This Soul Agony is expressed by Jesus Christ himself who felt it, in such significant words as do make it appear to be a very extreme torment that he was in. Sorrowful, or so beset round with sorrows, and he was ready to faint and die away, he felt the greatest terror, consternation, and distress of mind, that a mans Soul was capable to be in, yea, his terror was greater, then any one was able to bear except himself who is God-man.