Quest. What is finished? his Sufferings were not yet finished, for he had yet to dye: the great sacrifice was not yet fully offered, the Lamb of God was not yet quite slain. But the bitter punishment of loss was finished; vindictive justice is satisfied in that part of his Sufferings; Gods desertion of him, which he so bitterly roared out under, was released. His bitter cry Eli Eli lamasabachtani, was the last distressing act of that suffering. upon this last and most bitter exclamation, he felt a cessation of the rigour of justice: God turned his face with favour toward him; he felt a cessation of his Soul agony under the punishment of loss. But the punishment of sense continued upon him, and did so till he dyed: that part of the punishment of sin did finally kill him. His death was ⟨p. 125⟩more quiet and Lamb-like, because the punishment of loss was finished, the great test brunt of the suffering for sin was finished. And that this is the true & right interpretation of the word, [It is finished] appeareth by John who recordeth this Speech, v. 30. doth also say v. 28. Jesus knowing that all things were accomplished, viz. In his soul agony under divine desertion, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, I thirst: showing us that Jesus Christ (who felt the punishment, and therefore best knew) he felt the punishment of Loss finished, before he expressed his sense of the continuance of the punishment of sense: and when he had expressed his the continuance of the punishment of sense, by that word, I thirst, now that Scripture was fulfilled, Psal. 69 21. viz. that the sense of pain, hunger and thirst were still upon him: and when the only relief that man did afford him was gall and vinegar, then he uttered that word, [It is finished.] viz. the punishment of loss is finished, and that Scripture is fulfilled that saith, the punishment of sense doth still lye upon him, and will do so until it kill him. Mortal pains were upon him under the punishment of sense, when he spake that word: and those pains quickly after the fulfilling the Scripture about the gall and vinegar, did kill him.
Quest. What is finished? his Sufferings were not yet finished, for he had yet to dye: the great sacrifice was not yet fully offered, the Lamb of God was not yet quite slain. But the bitter punishment of loss was finished; vindictive justice is satisfied in that part of his Sufferings; Gods desertion of him, which he so bitterly roared out under, was released. His bitter cry Eli Eli lamasabachtani, was the last distressing act of that suffering. upon this last and most bitter exclamation, he felt a cessation of the rigor of justice: God turned his face with favour toward him; he felt a cessation of his Soul agony under the punishment of loss. But the punishment of sence continued upon him, and did so till he dyed: that part of the punishment of sin did finally kill him. His death was ⟨p. 125⟩more quiet and Lamb-like, because the punishment of loss was finished, the great test brunt of the suffering for sin was finished. And that this is the true & right interpretation of the word, [It is finished] appeareth by Iohn who recordeth this Speech, v. 30. doth also say v. 28. Iesus knowing that all things were accomplished, viz. In his soul agony under divine desertion, that the Scripture might be fullfilled, said, I thirst: shewing us that Jesus Christ (who felt the punishment, and therfore best knew) he felt the punishment of Loss finished, before he expressed his sense of the continuance of the punishment of sense: and when he had expressed his the continuance of the punishment of sense, by that word, I thirst, now that Scripture was fullfilled, Psal. 69 21. viz. that the sense of pain, hunger and thirst were still upon him: and when the only relief that man did afford him was gall and vinegar, then he uttered that word, [It is finished.] viz. the punishment of loss is finished, and that Scripture is fullfilled that saith, the punishment of sense doth still lye upon him, and will do so untill it kill him. Mortal pains were upon him under the punishment of sense, when he spake that word: and those pains quickly after the fullfilling the Scripture about the gall and vinegar, did kill him.
