The Fountain of Life Opened

Secondly, None of the damned had ever so large a capacity to take in the full sense of the wrath of God, as Christ had. The larger any ones capacity is, to understand and weigh his troubles fully; the more grievous and heavy is his burden. If a man cast vessels of greater and lesser quantity into the Sea, though all will be full, yet the greater the vessel is, the more water it contains. Now Christ had a capacity beyond all mere creatures, to take in the wrath of his Father. And what deep and large apprehensions •e had of it, may be judged by the bloody sweat in the garden, which was the effect of his mere apprehensions of the wrath of God. Christ was a large vessel indeed. As he is capable of more glory, so of more sense and misery than any other person in the world.

Secondly, None of the damned had ever so large a capacity to take in the full sence of the wrath of God, as Christ had. The larger any ones capacity is, to understand and weigh his troubles fully; the more grievous and heavy is his burden. If a man cast vessels of greater and lesser quantity into the Sea, though all will be full, yet the greater the vessel is, the more water it contains. Now Christ had a capacity beyond all meer creatures, to take in the wrath of his Father. And what deep and large apprehensions •e had of it, may be judged by the bloody sweat in the garden, which was the effect of his meer apprehensions of the wrath of God. Christ was a large vessel indeed. As he is capable of more glory, so of more sence and misery than any other person in the world.

Thirdly, The damned suffer not so innocently as Christ suffered, they suffer the just demerit, and recompense of their sin. They have deserved all that wrath of God which they feel, and must feel for ever. It is but that recompense which was meet. But Christ was altogether innocent. He had done no iniquity, neither was guile found in his mouth, yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him. When Christ suffered, he suffered not for what we had done; but his sufferings were the sufferings of a surety, paying the debts of others. The Messiah was cut off, but not for himself,