to thank him for what he came about. No; they railed on him they
degraded him, they called him devil, they said he was mad and a
deceiver, a blasphemer of God and a rebel against the state; they
accused him to the governor; yea, one of his own disciples sold him,
another denied him, and they all forsook him, and left him to shift
for himself in the hands of his horrible enemies, who beat him with
their fists, spat on him, mocked him, crowned him with thorns,
scourged him, made a gazing-stock of him, and finally, hanged him up
by the hands and feet alive, and gave him vinegar to increase his
affliction, when he complained that his anguish had made him
thirsty. And yet all this could not take his heart off the work of
our redemption. To die he came, die he would, and die he did, before
he made his return to the Father, for our sins, that we might live
through him.

When Christ betook himself to his ministry, he lived upon the
charity of the people; when other men went to their own houses,
Jesus went to the mount of Olives.

THE GLORY OF CHRIST.

Christ is rich indeed, both in his blood, resurrection,
intercession, and all his offices, together with his relations, and
all his benefits; all which he bestoweth upon every one that
receiveth him, and maketh them unspeakably wealthy.

The pearl, as it is rich, and so worth much, so again it is
beautiful and amiable, even to take the eyes of all beholders; it
hath, I say, a very sweet and sparkling light and glory in it,
enough to take the eye and affect the heart of all those that look