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4.2 He went away again the ſecond time,and pray. ed, ſaying, O my Father, if this cup may not pak away trom me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
4.3 And he came, and found them aſleep again, for their eyes were heavy.
Mark faith, Chap. 14. 39. 4nd again he went away ard prayed,
ſaying the ſame Words. And when he returned he found they aſlcep again (for their Eyes were heavy ) neither wi8 they what t aniwey him. ( Saying the ſame Words. ] How our Trantlation came :» cran{lace this ſo I cannor rell ; in the Greek it is 73y &v]2p 2.50. which muſt be Tranſlared, The fame Word, or the lame Speech not Words, (it that were the Evangeliſt's Senſe.) Bur that ir j: nor, for, as it is plain, our Saviour uſed more than one 154, (; ic 15 as plain, ir was nor che ſame Speech, or Form of Words, for x; have mer with four different Forms already. Our Loxd prayed bur thrice, ſo as he could not ſay the ſame Speech. Bur riryry here ſignifies Matter. —Speaking the ſame Matter, or to the lame Senſe, and thus we tranſlate ic, Mar. 1.45. Mar. 2. 2. and jn 2 mulricude of other Texts, in Correſpondence with the 27:14; NAT. | He comes to them a ſecond time, and findeth them ee). ] So quickly did they find the Truth of what he had tut no raughr them, That the Spirit is Willing, but the Fleſh is Weal, fo there is no doubt but. they did whar they could ro keep them. {eives awake. *
44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, ſaying the ſame words.
4.5 Then cometh he to his diſciples, and faith, Sleep on now, and take your reſt ; behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man tis betrayed into the hands of finners.
46 Rifle, let us be going : behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
Mark ſa\ch nothing of this third Praying, but faith, 4rd t- cometh the third time, and ſaith unto them, Sleep on row, and tabe your reSt, the Hour #s come, Behold the Son of Man s betrayed int the Hands of Sinners, Riſe, let us go, lo he that betrayeth me is a Hand, What the meaning of ſaying the ſame Words js, we heard before, praying to the ſame Senſe, or ſaying the ſame thing, or matter, tho' uting other Words, as it is plain he did. Like 22, 43. rells us, | There appeared an Angel to him ſtrengthening kim] This is nor the firſt rime we read of Angels appearing and mini- ſtring ro Chriſt. They did ſo, Ch. 4. 11. atcer his Conflict vith the Devil, in the Wilderneſs, Now an Angel appeared tohimin che Hour of Temptation, Then he had without, Troubles; burnow he hath within, Fears, being in a great Agony. Thus ic i taid, John 12, 27. that he being in a Contli&, and praying, Fit», ſave me from this Hour; but for this Cauſe I came unto this Ki, Father, Glorifie thy Name. A Woice was heard, ſaying, 7 hate th Glorified it, and will glorifie it again. There the Anſiver wa te- ſtified by a Voice from Heaven, here, it is by an Ange!, (fo God, Dan. 9. 21. let Daniel know his Prayer was heard) Hannah knew another way, by the Peace of her Spirit after Prayer — hor Cours tance was no more ſad. How the Angel Cid ſtrengthen him we are not rold. Ler no Man think that he who was the $92 of God needed an Angel to ſtrengthen him : He was not now cxer- ting his Divine Vertue, bur by his ſuffering ſhewing tha he 545 truly Man, and as to that Nature, made lower than the Anvcl. Luke addeth, | And being in an Azony he prayed more eaineily, and his Sweat was as it were great Drops of Blod, falling dwn to the Ground, v. 44.) Theſe Words are expreſſive of the ereat Contli& of our Saviour's Spirir, which was ſuch as thruſt cur Sweat like great Drops of Blood ; whether they were very Blocd, or Sweat with fome Mixtare or TinQure of Blood, is very hardto determine,nor of any Conſequence for us ro know, It is no unul al thing for Bodies co breathe our Swear in ordinary Contlicts ct Spiric, this was much more than ordinary. Lhe ſaith, 71! when he rofe up from Prayer, and was come to his Diſciples, te find them Sleeping for Sorrow. And ſaid unto them, why Sleop you* Riſe and Pray leS ye enter into Temptation. All three Evangelifis agree, char Chrift coming the third time found them Sleeping; Like gives one Reaſon of it for Sorrow, . Their Sorrow added to their Wait}- ing,may be fome Excuſe for their Sleeping, rho” otherwiſe it as 2 time which called for more Waking, The Evangeliſts do not {o well agree in what Chriſt ſaid to his Diſciples. Luke faich, Ri? up and pray le$t you enter into Temptation. Matthew and Mark lay, he ſaid, Sleep on now and take your Reſt, &c. he might ſay both, Nor can we determine whether he ſpake thoſe Words fericul!y, as willing that they ſhould take their Reſt, (for they could be 110 ther uſctul © him, whoſe time was now come he was bctry- ed, and rhe Traytor was art Hand ;) or, with ſome Refleicn up- on them tor their Drowfineſs, which rhe Words going betcre, What, could you not Watch with me one Hour 2 Seem to hint to Us.
47 And while he yet ſpake, lo, Judas one of the twelve came, and with him a great multitude with {words and ſtaves from the chiet prieſts and cla! of the people.
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