Twenty sermons preached at Oxford before His Majesty, and elsewhere

Another great torment in Hell is Desperation, arising from the apprehension of the perpetuity of their torments, which makes them curse and blaspheme God, and carry an inexpressible hatred against him; but Christ could not do so; he could not hate God: God forbid that Christ should be liable to these Passions.

Another great torment in Hell is Desperation, arising from the apprehension of the perpetuity of their torments, which makes them curse and blaspheme God, and carry an inexpressible hatred against him; but Christ could not do so; he could not hate God: God forbid that Christ should be lyable to these Passions.

But it is certain God the Father made an immediate impression of pains upon his soul; his soul did immediately suffer: Look on him in the Garden, he was not yet touched, nor troubled by men, and yet he fell in a sweat: Consider the season of the year; this was then, when they that were within doors were glad to keep close by the fire▪ he thus did sweat in the Garden, when others freez'd within; this was much: but to sweat blood, thick blood, clotted, congealed blood (for so the word will bear it) not like that in his veins: and yet it came through his garments, and fell to the ground: this is a thing not to be comprehended. Our blessed Saviours encountering with his Father▪ he falls a trembling, and is overwhelmed, as it were, with the wrath, beseeching God intensively, saying, Father, if it be possible let this cup pass from me; Mat. •7.39. thou mayst give free pardon: which affections in Christ are such a thing, as pus•els us all: we must not say Christ did forget for what he came: but he did not remember: these words proceeded from the seat of passion, which while it is disturbed, reason suspends its Acts. Christ had Passions, though no impurity in them. As take a clear Vial full of water from the fountain, and shake it, it may be frothy, yet it will be clean water still. Christ did not forget, only he had the suspension of his faculties for a time. As a man in a sleep, thinks not what he is to do in the morning, and yet he is said properly to forget. He cried, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?