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The harmony of the Gospels, in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…
The harmony of the Gospels, in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings of Jesus Christ, from his incarnation to his death and burial. / Published by John Eliot, teacher of the church in Roxbury. ; [Two lines from Acts]
printed by John Foster, 1678
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The middle part of his pilgrimage had less of passive, and more exercised in active obedience, the beginning and end of his life were more filled with sufferings; though every act of Jesus Christ had both active and passive obedience in it, yet ⟨image ?⟩one, sometimes more illustrious then the other. From his entrance into the garden, till he dyed, was about twenty hours, or near so much, and that was the chiefest time of his suffering Torment; but his humiliation continued his whole life through. And when Jesus Christ did dye, if he had dyed eternally, then death had overcome him. But he hath overcome death, and saw not corruption though he dyed, because he rose again the third day.
The middle part of his pilgrimage had less of passive, and more exercised in active obedience, the beginning and end of his life were more filled with sufferings; though every act of Jesus Christ had both active and passive obedience in it, yet ⟨image ?⟩one, sometimes more illustrious then the other. From his entrance into the garden, till he dyed, was about twenty hours, or near so much, and that was the chiefest time of his suffering Torment; but his humiliation continued his whole life through. And when Jesus Christ did dye, if he had dyed eternally, then d•ath had overcome him. But he hath overcome death, and saw not corruption tho•gh he dyed, because he rose again the third day.
Instance 2. The place of mans suffering Torment is Hell, Luk. 16.23. and in Hell he lift up his eyes, being in Torment. But Jesus Christ suffered all his sufferings on Earth, how then did he suffer all the punishment due to man?
Insta•ce 2. The place of mans suffering Torment is Hell,