5. Was Christ's Body broken? then we may behold Sin odious in the 1Red Glass of Christ's Sufferings. It is true, Sin is to be abominated, as it turned Adam out of Paradise, and threw the Angels down to Hell. Sin ⟨p. 36⟩is the Peace-breaker; it is like an Incendiary in the Family, that sets Husband and Wife at variance; it makes God fall out with us. Sin is the Womb of our Sorrows, and the Grave of our Comforts. But that which may most of all disfigure the Face of Sin, and make it appear Ghastly, is this, It crucified our Lord: It made Christ Veil his Glory, and lose his Blood. If a Woman did see that Sword which killed her Husband, how hateful would the sight of it be to her? Do we count that Sin Light, which made Christ's Soul Heavy unto Death? Mark 14. 34. Can that be our joy, which made the Lord Jesus a man of sorrows? Isa. 53. 3. Did he cry out, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? And shall not those Sins be forsaken by us, which made Christ himself forsaken? O let us look upon Sin with Indignation. When a Temptation comes to Sin, let us say as David, ⟨p. 37⟩2 Sam. 23. 17. Is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? So, Is not this the Sin that poured out Christ's Blood? Let our Hearts be enraged against Sin. When the Senators of Rome showed the people Caesar's bloody Robe, they were incensed against those that slew him. Sin hath rent the White Robe of Christs Flesh, and dyed it of a Crimson Colour: let us then seek to be avenged of our Sins. Under the Law, if an Ox gored a Man that he dyed, the Ox was to be killed, Exod. 21. 28. Sin hath gored and pierced our Saviour, let it dye the Death. What pity is it, for that to live, which would not suffer Christ to live?
5. Was Christ's Body broken? then we may behold Sin odious in the 1Red Glass of Christ's Sufferings. It is true, Sin is to be abominated, as it turn'd Adam out of Paradise, and threw the Angels down to Hell. Sin ⟨p. 36⟩is the Peace-breaker; it is like an Incendiary in the Family, that sets Husband and Wife at variance; it makes God fall out with us. Sin is the Womb of our Sorrows, and the Grave of our Comforts. But that which may most of all disfigure the Face of Sin, and make it appear Ghastly, is this, It crucified our Lord: It made Christ Vail his Glory, and lose his Blood. If a Woman did see that Sword which killed her Husband, how hateful would the sight of it be to her? Do we count that Sin Light, which made Christ's Soul Heavy unto Death? Mark 14. 34. Can that be our joy, which made the Lord Jesus a man of sorrows? Isa. 53. 3. Did he cry out, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? And shall not those Sins be forsaken by us, which made Christ himself forsaken? O let us look upon Sin with Indignation. When a Temptation comes to Sin, let us say as David, ⟨p. 37⟩2 Sam. 23. 17. Is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? So, Is not this the Sin that poured out Christ's Blood? Let our Hearts be enraged against Sin. When the Senators of Rome shewed the people Caesar's bloody Robe, they were incensed against those that slew him. Sin hath rent the White Robe of Christs Flesh, and dyed it of a Crimson Colour: let us then seek to be avenged of our Sins. Under the Law, if an Oxe gored a Man that he dyed, the Oxe was to be killed, Exod. 21. 28. Sin hath gored and pierced our Saviour, let it dye the Death. What pitty is it, for that to live, which would not suffer Christ to live?
- 1Bran. 5.
