He is not only able to do it, but 'tis his delight to do it. Christs soul is in nothing more; witness his leaving his 1fathers bosom, witness his laying down his Crown, witness those many sufferings and deaths that he went through in this world: Witness those Gospel acclamations, Mark 16. 16. Revel. 22. 17. Witness those persuasive exhortations, and gracious impetrations and entreaties, Ezek. 33. 11. Mat. 11. 28. 2 Cor. 5. 20. Witness Divine Injunctions, and Comminations, 1 John 5. 23. Mat. 11. 21. Witness those pathetical lamentations, Mat. 23. 37. Luke 19. 42. Psal. 81. 13. And witness the inward motions and secret excitations of his blessed spirit, Gen. 6. 3. All which speak out his great willingness and delight to save poor sinners. So in Psal. 40. 7, 8. I delight to do thy will, O my God, thy Law is in my heart. Or as the Hebrew hath it, 'Tis in the midst of my bowels. Now (mark) the will of the father was the salvation of sinners: This was the will of the father, That Jesus Christ should seek and save them that are lost, Mat. 18. 11. Now saith Christ, I delight to do thy will O my God. 'Tis the joy and rejoicing of my heart, to be a seeking, and a saving of lost sinners. When Christ was hungry, he went not into a Victualling-house, but into the Temple, and taught the people most part of the day, to show how much he delighted in the salvation of sinners, &c.
He is not onely able to doe it, but 'tis his delight to doe it. Christs soule is in nothing more; witnesse his leaving his 1fathers bosome, witnesse his laying downe his Crowne, witnesse those many sufferings and deaths that he went through in this world: Witnesse those Gospel acclamations, Mark 16. 16. Revel. 22. 17. Witnesse those perswasive exhortations, and gracious impetrations and intreaties, Ezek. 33. 11. Mat. 11. 28. 2 Cor. 5. 20. Witnesse Divine Injunctions, and Comminations, 1 John 5. 23. Mat. 11. 21. Witnesse those patheticall lamentations, Mat. 23. 37. Luke 19. 42. Psal. 81. 13. And witnesse the inward motions and secret excitations of his blessed spirit, Gen. 6. 3. All which speak out his great willingnesse and delight to save poore sinners. So in Psal. 40. 7, 8. I delight to doe thy will, O my God, thy Law is in my heart. Or as the Hebrew hath it, 'Tis in the midst of my bowels. Now (mark) the will of the father was the salvation of sinners: This was the will of the father, That Jesus Christ should seeke and save them that are lost, Mat. 18. 11. Now saith Christ, I delight to doe thy will O my God. 'Tis the joy and rejoycing of my heart, to be a seeking, and a saving of lost sinners. When Christ was hungry, he went not into a Victualling-house, but into the Temple, and taught the people most part of the day, to shew how much he delighted in the salvation of sinners, &c.
- 1Christ did so much delight, and his heart was so much set upon the conversion & salvation of the Samaritans, That he neglected his own body, to save their souls, as you may clearly see in John 4. [Greek or Hebrew]Christ did so much delight, and his heart was so much set upon the conversion & salvation of the Samaritans, That he neglected his owne body, to save their souls, as you may cleerly see in John 4. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉
