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(22) And now when the Time came that the Word became Man, then the dear Life came into the Soul again. But when the Strife came, that the fourth Form should be broken, then the outward Body of Christ and we all in the fourth Form were environed with Death, and then all the Forms in Nature stirred, and were all predominant together, whereupon the Person of Christ (in the Garden) did sweat Blood out of his Body, when he cried, Father, if it be possible, take this Cup from me: Thus the outward Man cried out; and the inward said, yet not my Will (understand [my] outward Will) but thy Will be done.

(36) And now when this earnest Business was taken in Hand, that the Saviour of the World hung on the Cross, as a Curse, and wrestled with Earth and Hell, he said, / thirst. O that great Thirst! The fierce wrathful Kingdom was weary, as also the Kingdom of this World, they desired Strength; and the Kingdom of Heaven thirsted after our Souls; it was a Thirst of all the three Principles.

(25) And so when Adam went out of the angelical Form and Property into the fourth Form, then all the fierce [wrathful] Essences fell upon him, and wrought in him, and scourged him exceedingly. But the Word of God in the Promise mitigated that again, though indeed we must still feel it enough; if thou hast any Reason, consider it. And now the outward Man Christ underwent this Pain also outwardly, when he was scourged; for all the inward Forms, which the Man Christ must bear inwardly for our Sakes, which caused him to sweat Drops of Blood, they stood also outwardly on his Body, to show that the outward Man in this outward World stood and dwelt in such a Source [Property or Condition.]

(85) If you will pray to God, then call upon God (your heavenly Father) in the Name of his son Jesus Christ, [desiring] that he would forgive your Sins, for the Sake of his Sufferings and Death, and give you what is good for you, and may further your Salvation. Give up and yield all whatsoever is earthly to his Pleasure and Will; for we know not what we should desire and pray for, but the holy Spirit helps us in Christ Jesus, before his heavenly Father. Therefore there is no Need of many Words [or long Prayers,] but a believing Soul, which with its whole earnest [resolved Purpose] yields itself up into the Mercy of God, to live in his Will, in the Body of Jesus Christ, and continues constant; then he is sure and safe from the Devil.

(14) Perhaps some one may ask, "Was Christ then also unchangeable, when He said, My soul is troubled even unto death,' or Mary when she stood under the Cross and lamented?" Here, thou shouldest know that in every man are two kinds of men, the outer and the inner man. Every man, who loves God, only uses his outer senses so far as is absolutely necessary; he takes care that they do not drag him down to the level of the beasts, as they do some who might rather he termed beasts than men.

The soul of the spiritual man whom God moves to love Him with all his powers concentrates all its forces on the inner man. Therefore He saith, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart." Now, there are some who waste the powers of the soul for the use of the outer man; these are they who turn all their thoughts and desires towards transitory things, and know nothing of the inner life. But a good man sometimes deprives his outer man of all power that it may have a higher object, while sensualists deprive the inner man of all power to use it for the outer man.

(10) But when in this Affliction and Trouble I elevated my Spirit, which then I understood very little or nothing at all, what it was, I earnestly raised it up unto God, as with a great Storm or Onset, wrapping up my whole Heart and Mind, as also all my Thoughts and whole Will and Resolution, incessantly to wrestle with the Love and Mercy of God, and not to give over, unless he blessed me, that is, unless he enlightened me with his holy Spirit, whereby I might understand his Will, and be rid of my Sadness. And then the Spirit did break thorough.

(5) Therefore the Son came down from heaven, and was incarnate of a Virgin, and took upon Him all our bodily weaknesses, except sin and folly, into which Adam had cast us; and out of all His words and works and limbs and nerves, He made a cord, and drew us so skillfully, and so heartily, that the bloody sweat poured from His sacred Body. And when He had drawn men without ceasing for three and thirty years, He saw the beginnings of a movement and the redemption of all things that would follow. Therefore He said, "And I, if I be lifted up on the Cross, will draw all men unto Me." Therefore He was stretched upon the Cross, and laid aside all His glory, and whatever might hinder His drawing men.