The Fountain of Life Opened

Eighthly, And lastly, this their departure from Christ was accompanied with some offence at Christ. For so he tells them, Matth. 26.31.¹ All ye shall be offended, because of me this night. The word is [Greek or Hebrew] you shall be scandalized, at me, or in me. Some think the scandal they took at Christ was this, that when they saw he was fallen into his enemies hands, and could no longer defend himself; they then began to question whether he were the Christ or no, since he could not defend himself from his enemies. Others more rightly understand it of their shameful flight from Christ, seeing it was not now safe to abide longer with him. That seeing he gave himself into their hands, they thought it advisable to provide as well as they could for themselves, and some where or other to take refuge from the present storm, which had over taken him. This was the nature and quality of the fact. We enquire

Eighthly, And lastly, this their departure from Christ was accompanied with some offence at Christ. For so he tells them, Matth. 26.31.¹ All ye shall be offended, because of me this night. The word is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 you shall be scandalized, at me, or in me. Some think the scandal they took at Christ was this, that when they saw he was fallen into his enemies hands, and could no longer defend himself; they then began to question whether he were the Christ or no, since he could not defend himself from his enemies. Others more rightly understand it of their shameful flight from Christ, seeing it was not now safe to abide longer with him. That seeing he gave himself into their hands, they thought it advisable to provide as well as they could for themselves, and some where or other to take refuge from the present storm, which had over taken him. This was the nature and quality of the fact. We enquire

1. 1Cogitant vel •um non esse Christum, quem hactenus esse crediderant; cum se defendere ab bostibus no possit, vel no esse consultum ejus causa, mortis periculum adire. Par.