The Fountain of Life Opened

Having told God how ready and fit he was for his service, will know of him what reward he shall have for his work, for he resolves his blood shall not be sold at low and cheap rates: hereupon vers. 3. the Father offers him the elect of Israel for his reward; biding Low at first (as they that make bargains use to do) and only offers him that small remnant, still intending to bid higher: but Christ will not be satisfied with these, he values his blood higher than so; therefore in vers. 4. he is brought ⟨p. 27⟩in complaining, I have laboured in vain, and spent my strength for nought, q. d. this is but a small reward for so great sufferings as I must undergo, my blood is much more worth than this comes to; and will be sufficient to redeem all the elect dispersed among the Isles of the Gentiles; as well as the lost sheep of the house of Israel: hereupon the Father comes up higher, and tells him he intends to reward him better than so, and therefore vers. 6. tells him, it's a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant, to raise up the Tribes of Jacob, and to rest over the preserved of Israel; I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my Salvation to the ends of the earth. Thus is the Treaty carried on betwixt them, transacting it after the manner of men.

Having told God how ready and fit he was for his service, will know of him what reward he shall have for his work, for he resolves his blood shall not be sold at low and cheap rates: hereupon vers. 3. the Father offers him the elect of Israel for his reward; biding Low at first (as they that make bargains use to do) and only offers him that small remnant, still intending to bid higher: but Christ will not be satisfied with these, he values his blood higher than so; therefore in vers. 4. he is brought ⟨p. 27⟩in complaining, I have laboured in vain, and spent my strength for nought, q. d. this is but a small reward for so great sufferings as I must undergo, my blood is much more worth than this comes to; and will be sufficient to redeem all the elect dispersed among the Isles of the Gentiles; as well as the lost sheep of the house of Israel: hereupon the Father comes up higher, and tells him he intends to reward him better than so, and therefore vers. 6. tells him, it's a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant, to raise up the Tribes of Jacob, and to rest over the preserved of Israel; I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou maist be my Salvation to the ends of the earth. Thus is the Treaty carryed on betwixt them, transacting it after the manner of men.