and for that point, Why hast thou forsaken me? Consider it was not with Christ as with the Fathers, they suffered a great deal of punishment and taches, and would not be delivered, yet Christ was more courageous than they all. He had a spirit of fortitude, he was anointed above his fellows, and yet he quivers. Our Fathers cried unto thee, they trusted in thee, and were not consumed; they were delivered: but I am a worm, and no man. I can find no shadow of comfort. Lord, Why art thou so angry with me? this speech came not from the upper part of the soul, the seat of reason, but from the lower part, the seat of Passion: My God, my God, these were not words of desperation. He held fast to God; Why hast thou forsaken me? these are words of sense: thus you see the price is paid, and what a bitter thing sin is. God will not suffer his Justice to be swallowed up by Mercy. It must be satisfied; and our Saviour, if he will be a Mediator, must make ⟨p. 81⟩payment to the uttermost farthing: Consider what a time this was, when our Saviour suffered: The Sun with-draws his beams, the earth shakes and trembles: What aileth thee, O thou Sun to be darkened, and thou earth to tremble? was it not to show his mourning for the death of its Maker? The soul of Christ was dark within, and it's fit that all the world should be hung in black for the death of the King of Kings. But mark, when he comes to deliver up his life, and to give up the Ghost, the veil of the Temple rent in twain, and that was the ninth hour, which in the Acts is called the hour of prayer; it was at three a Clock in the afternoon. Hence it is said, Let the lifting up of my hands be as the evening sacrifice. The Priest was killing the Lamb at that time, there was a veil that severed the Holy of Holies, it was between the place of oblations, and the Holy of holies, which signifies the Kingdom of Heaven. As soon as Christ died, the veil rent, and Heaven was open, the Priest saw that which was before hidden. Our Saviour, saith the Apostle, entered through the veil of his flesh unto his Father, and fit it was, that the veil should give place when Christ comes to enter: but what becomes of Christ's soul now? his soul and body were pulled asunder, and through the veil of his flesh, as it were with blood about his ears he entered the Holy of Holies unto God, saying, Lord, here am I in my blood;
and for that point, Why hast thou forsaken me? Consider it was not with Christ as with the Fathers, they suffered a great deal of punishment and taches, and would not be delivered, yet Christ was more couragious than they all. He had a spirit of fortitude, he was anointed abve his fellows, and yet he quivers. Our Fathers cryed unto thee, they trusted in thee, and were not consumed; they were delivered: but I am a worm, and no man. I can find no shadow of comfort. Lord, Why art thou so angry with me? this speech came not from the upper part of the soul, the seat of reason, but from the lower part, the seat of Passion: My God, my God, these were not words of desperation. He held fast to God; Why hast thou forsaken me? these are words of sense: thus you see the price is paid, and what a bitter thing sin is. God will not suffer his Justice to be swallowed up by Mercy. It must be satisfied; and our Saviour, if he will be a Mediator, must make ⟨p. 81⟩payment to the uttermost farthing: Consider what a time this was, when our Saviour suffered: The Sun with-draws his beams, the earth shakes and trembles: What aileth thee, O thou Sun to be darkned, and thou earth to tremble? was it not to shew his mourning for the death of its Maker? The soul of Christ was dark within, and it's fit that all the world should be hung in black for the death of the King of Kings. But mark, when he comes to deliver up his life, and to give up the Ghost, the vail of the Temple rent in twain, and that was the ninth hour, which in the Acts is called the hour of prayer; it was at three a Clock in the afternoon. Hence it is said, Let the lifting up of my hands be as the evening sacrifice. The Priest was killing the Lamb at that time, there was a vail that severed the Holy of Holies, it was between the place of oblations, and the Holy of holies, which signifies the Kingdom of Heaven. Assoon as Christ died, the vail rent, and Heaven was open, the Priest saw that which was before hidden. Our Saviour, saith the Apostle, entred through the vail of his flesh unto his Father, and fit it was, that the vail should give place when Christ comes to enter: but what becomes of Christ's soul now? his soul and body were pull'd asunder, and through the vail of his flesh, as it were with blood about his ears he entred the Holy of Holies unto God, saying, Lord, here am I in my blood;
