The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God…

Secondly, Christ undertook this work freely; he was at his own choice whether he would or not. He gave himself, Gal. 1.4. Tit 2.14. For this cause I came John 12.27, Is the case so with us?

Thirdly, He was able to undertake it, he did go through with it, drunk up his Cup, the dregs of it, blessed be his Name, left nothing in it for his poor people to drink of it; Hence Luke 22.15. With desire have I desired this Passover, his last, when he should be made our Passover, that was next. Is it so with us?

Fourthly, True, Christ did pray to be delivered from it; when he came to smell the Cup, it was so horrid, that the human nature flew back, as if he had repented of his undertaking: but Christ was not bound to pray that prayer, there was no duty in it, obedience to a Command (which is my Argument) but only the human nature, amazed, astonished at the dread of what he was now going upon, would have saved it self: it did discover the reality of his humane nature, but no sin in it: whence I leave it to any judicious Reader, whether there be any thing in this Answer to take off my Argument.

Fourthly, True, Christ did pray to be delivered from it; when he came to smell the Cup, it was so horrid, that the human nature flew back, as if he had repented of his undertaking: but Christ was not bound to pray that prayer, there was no duty in it, obedience to a Command (which is my Argument) but only the human nature, amazed, astonished at the dread of what he was now going upon, would have saved it self: it did discover the reallity of his humane nature, but no sin in it: whence I leave it to any judicious Reader, whether there be any thing in this Answer to take off my Argument.