4. And he went his Way, and communed with the Chief Priests and Captains, that he might betray him unto them.
AND what pains hast thou taken, O my Soul, to be∣tray thy blessed Redeemer, when thou hast joyned with his Enemies, the World, the Flesh, and the Devil? When thou hast lain in the World's Arms, and solaced thy self with its Airy Pleasures, in despight of all Christ's Calls and Intreaties to the contrary? What hath thy liv∣ing in Strife and Variance been, but a Conspiring with the Devil, against the Holy Jesus, that Prince of Peace? When thou hast been peremptory and resolute to satisfie the Lusts of the Flesh, and its inordinate Desires, hath not this been exposing the excellent Religion thou pro∣fessest, to the Contempt and Scorn of Men? And how much doth this want of betraying thy Master that bought thee, and thy God who redeemed thee?