A39663:1702
The Fountain of Life Opened
The fountain of life opened, or, A display of Christ in his essential and mediatorial glory wherein the impetration of our redemption by Jesus Christ is orderly unfolded as it was begun, carried on, and finished by his covenant-transaction, mysterious incarnation, solemn call and dedication ... / by John Flavell ...The fountain of life opened, or, A display of Christ in his essential and mediatorial glory wherein the impetration of our redemption by Jesus Christ is orderly unfolded as it was begun, carryed on, and finished by his covenant-transaction, mysterious incarnation, solemn call and dedication ... / by John Flavell ...
London: printed for Rob. White, 1673
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This verse contains the fourth memorable saying of Christ upon the Cross.1 Words able to rend the hardest heart in the world. It is the voice of the Son of God in an agony. His sufferings were great, very great before, but never in that extremity as now; When this heaven-rending and heart-melting out-cry brake from him upon the Cross, Eli, Eli lamasabachtani. In which words are considerable, the time, matter and manner of this his sad complaint.
THis verse contains the fourth memorable saying of Christ upon the Cross.1 Words able to rend the hardest heart in the world. It is the voice of the Son of God in an agony. His sufferings were great, very great before, but never in that extremity as now; When this heaven-rending and heart-melting out-cry brake from him upon the Cross, Eli, Eli lamasabachtani. In which words are considerable, the time, matter and manner of this his sad complaint.
- 1Non ignoro qaidem verba haec [Greek or Hebrew] & summa animae angustia versantis esse. Heinsius in Loc.Non ignoro qaidem verba haec 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 & summa animae angustia versantis esse. Heinsius in Loc.
First, The time when it was uttered; about the ninth hour, (i. e.) §1about three of the clock after noon. For as the Jews divided the night into four quarters, or watches: so they divided the day in like ⟨p. 448⟩manner into four quarters, or greater hours. Which had their names from that hour of the day that closed the quarter. So that beginning their account of their lesser hours from six in the morning, which with them was the first, their ninth hour answered to our third after noon. And this is heedfully marked by the Evangelists on purpose to show us how long Christ hanged in distress upon the Cross, both in soul and body, which at least was three full hours. Towards the end whereof his soul was so filled, distressed, and overwhelmed; that this doleful cry brake from his soul, in bitter anguish. My God, my God, &c.