Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

2. In the penalty inflicted on Christ for sin, this Justice is far more gloriously manifested then otherwise. To see indeed a World made ^hgood and beautiful, wrapped up in wrath and curses, clothed with thorns and briars, to see the whole beautiful Creation, made subject to vanity, given up to the bondage of Corruption, to hear it groan in pain under that burden; to consider Legions of Angels most glorious and immortal creatures, cast down into Hell, bound with chains of Darkness, and reserved for a more dreadful judgement, for one sin: to view the Ocean of the blood of souls spilt to Eternity on this account, will give some inlight into this thing. But what is all this to that view of it which may be had by a spiritual eye in the Lord Christ? all these things are worms, and of no value in comparison of him. To see him, who is the ⁱWisdom of God, and the Power of God, always ^kbeloved of the Father, to see him I say fear, ^land tremble, and bow, and sweat, and pray, and dye; to see him lifted up upon the cross, the Earth trembling under him, as if unable to bear his weight, and the heavens darkened over him, as if shut against his cry, and himself hanging between both, as if refused by both, and all this because our sins did ^mmeet upon him; this of all things doth most abundantly manifest the severity of Gods vindictive justice. Here, or no where, is it to be learned.

2. In the penalty inflicted on Christ for sinne, this Justice is farre more gloriously manifested then otherwise. To see indeed a World made ^hgood and beautifull, wrapt up in wrath and curses, cloathed with thornes and briars, to see the whole beautifull Creation, made subject to vanity, given up to the bondage of Corruption, to heare it groane in paine under that burthen; to consider Legions of Angells most glorious and immortall creatures, cast downe into Hell, bound with chaines of Darknesse, and reserved for a more dreadfull judgement, for one sinne: to view the Ocean of the blood of soules spilt to Eternity on this account, will give some inlight into this thing. But what is all this to that view of it which may be had by a spirituall eye in the Lord Christ? all these things are wormes, and of no value in comparison of him. To see him, who is the