The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

5. Many dangers of the loss of his life. The Nazarenes would have cast him down headlong from the brow of a Hill, Luk. 4. 29. The Jews took up stones to kill him, John 8. 59. The Pharisees and Herodians took counsel how to destroy him, Mark. 3. 6, 7. Divers consultations of this kind we read of, as John 7. 1. and 11. 53. And these dangers he suffered as the fruits of our sin: they are never safe that live in sin. And also he endured these dangers, that he might redeem our lives, and save us from danger of eternal destruction. And further, that he might teach us how to carry our selves in time of danger, viz. to rest upon God without fear, as knowing that our times are in Gods hand, as Christ did when he sent that message to Herod, Go tell that fox, I work to day and to morrow, &c. and yet withal to use all lawful ways of prevention or escape from danger, as we read our Saviour often did, John 7. 1. & 11. 53, 54. And further, that we might rest upon this experience of his power; He that was able to preserve himself from such desperate dangers, is able and will keep us in all our ways. Finally, it should teach us patience under losses, crosses and dangers, seeing, as the Apostle saith, We have not resisted unto blood, Heb. 12. 4. our dangers are not so great as his: and therefore it is a shame for us to faint or be discouraged.

5. Many dangers of the losse of his life. The Nazarens would haue cast him downe headlong from the brow of a Hill, Luk. 4. 29. The Iewes tooke vp stones to kill him, Iohn 8. 59. The Pharisees and Herodians tooke counsell how to destroy him,