The Mount of Calvarie . cme of hislife,than hce did abhorre deathrwherein cer-tainly he was much decciuedjfor he did notfo earneftly de-IiretoliueasChriftdiddcfiretodic . The lews perfuadedChrift that heefliould come downc from the cro(Te,and thisnaughty theefc did alfoperfuadc him that hce would flicfrom the crolTe, that which the founc of God did not loueto hcarof,nor would not do: forif he had fotfakenthe erodeall theworldlhould «/ir^fayth,Idoe not dcfire thee my good Icfus, that thou come down frothe crofle, nor that thou ffie from the crotTe, but that thouwouldcll
The Mount of Calvarie . cme of hislife,than hce did abhorre deathrwherein cer-tainly he was much decciuedjfor he did notfo earneftly de-IiretoliueasChriftdiddcfiretodic . The lews perfuadedChrift that heefliould come downc from the cro(Te,and thisnaughty theefc did alfoperfuadc him that hce would flicfrom the crolTe, that which the founc of God did not loueto hcarof,nor would not do: forif he had fotfakenthe erodeall theworldlhould «/ir^fayth,Idoe not dcfire thee my good Icfus, that thou come down frothe crofle, nor that thou ffie from the crotTe, but that thouwouldcll put rac there with thee, becaufe it would be morereafonable that they fhould giucfentcnce vpon me for thee»than that they iTiouId giue fcntence vpon thee for maybee gathered of all that which wee haqe fpokcn, what greatcourage we haue need of to begin any good warke, and a fatgreater tofinifh our enemies are ready alwaies about todcceiucvs,thefle(htomoouevs, mentohindervs, andchcworld to trouble vs. of ^ionnt Oaiuan c, ti CHAP. VIII. of the great chmij which the good theefe had totvjrds thenaughtj theefcmc3rre6ling him of euill doings andi»aduifrng him of the good which he lojl,, Qmmendntdeus etnnem chdrttAtem fuamtii /vu^*^ ^^ g«e^^,faith the Apofllc writing vnto the / Romanes in the fift if he wouldfay .The God and Lord which I preachtoyou O Romanes,dooth commendnothing more vnto you than charity, iaIcuing your neighbours with all yourheart: the whichloue you muftfhew thcm^notfomuch bc-caufe they loueyou,as bccaufe they feruc God. Holy T^ntedid preach and teach vs many things,whercof fomc were tomake vs afeard, foraetogiuev.«counfeU , fomc to teach vs,fome to comfort vs,as this matter which we now handle, thewhich being wcl looked into,and read with attention,we dialfind that heegiucth vs as much as hec hath, and loueth vs a*much as he the better vnderftading of chisfpeech,w,e muft fuppofe that the loue of Godjcharity, and grace, goa
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