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

Name: The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…
Author: John Eliot

The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings of Jesus Christ from his incarnation to his death and burial published by John Eliot ...

John Eliot 1604–1690Boston: printed by John Foster, 1678

[5], 131 p. · 87k words · Wing E512 · ESTC W4384

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The Harmony of the GOSPELS in the holy History of the Humiliation a… › Chapter 14

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Object. But can the words of a man so pierce the innocent heart of Jesus Christ?

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Answ. Jesus Christ stood in the stead of those that were guilty, and therefore divine justice set them home to his heart to the uttermost. None can tell the force of words till he have experienced the same. Words are the means whereby Souls have converse and communion. Words carry the mind, heart, judgement, notion, affection, passion of one party to another. If we use Gods words, and apply them right, they both wound and heal, and are most wholesome. But they were mens words that broke the heart of Jesus Christ. When words flow from anger, envy, hatred wrath, revenge, such words are full of the breath and spirit of Satan and make cruel wounds upon the heart: and such wounds were made in the heart of Jesus Christ. Some sorts of wounding words did especially pierce the heart of Jesus Christ,

Answ. Jesus Christ stood in the stead of those that were guilty, and therefore divine justice set them home to his heart to the uttermost. None can tell the force of words till he have experienced the same. Words are the means whereby Souls have converse and communion. Words carry the mind, heart, judgement, notion, affection, passion of one party to another. If we use Gods words, and apply them right, they both wound and heal, and are most wholsome. But they were mens words that broke the heart of Iesus Christ. When words flow from anger, envy, hatred wrath, revenge, such words are full of the breath and spirit of Satan and make cruel wounds upon the heart: and such wounds were made in the heart of Iesus Christ. Some sorts of wounding words did especially pierce the heart of Iesus Christ,

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1. When they upbraided him, Where is thy God? Psal. 42.3, 4

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The book

Title as printed

The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings of Jesus Christ from his incarnation to his death and burial published by John Eliot ...

Author

John Eliot 1604–1690

Place

Boston

Printer

John Foster

Year

1678

Size

[5], 131 p.

Words

87,193

Catalogue

Wing E512 · ESTC W4384

Text

EEBO-TCP A39227

Passages

896

Sections

Title page

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

Sect. 2.

The last part of the Sufferings of Jesus Christ when he dyed for our Redemption is recorded by all the four Evangelists

The last part of the Sufferings of Iesus Christ when he dyed for our Redemption is recorded by all the four Evangelists

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Sect. 2.

The last part of the Sufferings of Jesus Christ when he dyed for our Redemption is recorded by all the four Evangelists

The last part of the Sufferings of Iesus Christ when he dyed for our Redemption is recorded by all the four Evangelists