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The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…
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 ...
Boston: printed by John Foster, 1678
The Harmony of the GOSPELS in the holy History of the Humiliation a… › Chapter 14 › Section 4
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The first word Jesus spake, held forth and expressed the bitterness of the punishment of loss, which is the first and chief part of the punishment of sin.
The second word doth hold forth and express the bitterness of the punishment of sense, which is the second part of the punishment of sin. Jesus Christ felt such extremity of pain and grief in this last Agony, that his humane nature was ready to sink and dye, for want of some relief, and therefore cried out I thirst, Isai. 53.5. he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed. By this one word, I thirst, Jesus Christ showeth that he suffered the punishment of sense, unto the uttermost extremity, even the full desert of sin: in explication of it I shall propose six propositions.
The second word doth hold forth and express the bitterness of the punishment of sense, which is the second part of the punishment of sin. Jesus Christ felt such extremity of pain and grief in this last Agony, that his humane nature was ready to sink and dye, for want of some relief, and therefore cryed out I thirst, Isai. 53.5. he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed. By this one word, I thirst, Jesus Christ sheweth that he suffered the punishment of sense, unto the uttermo•t extremity, even the full desert of sin: in explication of it I shall propose six propositions.
Prop. 1. The punishment of loss fell firstly on his Soul, on his body secondarily, by participation, because so is our Communion with God, firstly, the Soul hath communion with him, the body secondarily, and as Communion with God is acted, so separation from God in way of punishment is inflicted and felt, by a spiritual sense. The punishment of sense falleth firstly on the body, and reacheth the Soul secondarily by participation, therefore the torment of sense, and the sense of his torment is fitly expressed by this word of craving relief for his fainting body.