He who waved the sceptre of heaven was spit upon and nailed to the cross. Ah, how it should provoke our hearts to gain revenge on sin! Sin has murdered the Lord of glory. It was good counsel one gave: 'Never let go out of your minds the thoughts of a crucified Christ.' Let this be meat and drink unto you; your sweetness and consolation, your honey and your desire, your reading and meditation, your life, death, and resurrection.
-Thomas Brooks English Preacher, Leader 1608-1680