The Fountain of Life Opened

Thirdly, This his sanctifying himself, implies his free and voluntary undertakement of the Work. It is not I am sanctified, as if he he had been merely passive in it; as the Lambs that typed him out were,¹ when plucked from the fold: but it's an active verb that he uses here, I sanctify my self, he would have none think that he dyed out of a necessity of compulsion, but out of choice. Therefore he is said to offer up himself to God, Heb. 9.14. And in Joh. 10.18. I lay down my life of my self, no man takes it from me. And although it's often said his Father sent him, and gave him; yet his heart was as much set on that work, as if there had been nothing but glory, ease, and comfort in it. he was under no constraint, but that of his own Love. Therefore as when the Scripture would set forth the willingness of the Father to this work, it saith God sent his Son, and God gave his Son; so when it would set forth Christs willingness to it: it saith, he offered up himself, gave himself, and here in the Text sanctified himself. The sacrifice that struggled, and came not without force to the Altar, was reckoned ominous, and unlucky by the Heathen; our sacrifice dedicated himself. He dyed out of choice. And was a free-will offering.

Thirdly, This his sanctifying himself, implys his free and voluntary undertakement of the Work. It is not I am sanctified, as if he he had been meerly passive in it; as the Lambs that typed him out were,¹ when pluckt from the fold: but it's an active verb that he uses here, I sanctifie my self, he would have none think that he dyed out of a necessity of compulsion, but out of choice. Therefore he is said to offer up himself to God, Heb. 9.14. And in Ioh. 10.18. I lay down my life of my self, no man takes it from me. And although it's often said his Father sent him, and gave him; yet his heart was as much set on that work, as if there had been nothing but glory, ease, and comfort in it. he was under no constraint, but that of his own Love. Therefore as when the Scripture would set forth the willingness of the Father to this work, it saith God sent his Son, and God gave his Son; so when it would set forth Christs willingness to it: it saith, he offered up himself, gave himself, and here in the Text sanctified himself. The sacrifice that strugled, and came not without force to the Altar, was reckon'd ominous, and unlucky by the Heathen; our sacrifice dedicated himself. He dyed out of choice. And was a free-will offering.