Chap. I .Sed. I.~ 26I . . . fuc was in believing in Chrift ; her bearing indeed was more miraculous, but her believing was m«?re beneficial to her.foul : that • was her priviledge, bu~ this was her happineife~ CliritHans! · if we. believe in Chrift , and if we obey_ the Word-ofCbrift, we M:tt.~ 1.fo are the mothers oLChrift ~ whofot:ver d~th the w.illofmJ F'athtr which is in heaven ,he is my brother' and jiffer .. and mother. Every renewed heart is ;mother· Mary, a fpiri~ual S~nduary ef the Lord J efus. It was the womans acclamation b,lef!~d is tiJe Luke 11 , 17 womb thut bare thee, and t!Je pt~ps . that [ilVt thee [~<clz: true, faid • Cbrifi , but that bleffing extends onely to one; I will telt you how many are bleifed, .and'rather bleifed; JM rather bf,_[fedare they that helflr Gods Word-and k!fp it; b!elfed.are they that J.o in- ver.tS carnate the written Word by do'ing it, as' the blelfed Virgin gave fldh to the eternal Worg by bearing it; ,thofe that hear a·od keep · _ Gods Word are the \ that travel in birth again lfnti/1 (hri.ft be formed in them. Hearing they receive the immortal feed of the Gll 41 ,_ Word, by a firme purpefe of doing they conceive, by a longing · · ' ' dl:lire they_quicken, by an earneft endeavour they travaile , , and wht:n the work is wrought , then' have they incarnate the Word , and Chrift is form.ed in them. In this refped: ·was M"rJ . blelfed; and I make no quefrion but in this refped: alfo the Angel ' calls her' bleifed, and Elhabeth .ralls her blelfed, anti SimeM . calls her ble!Ted , and fue calls h'er (elf blclfed , and all generations call her bldied , and God himfelf calls and makes her · bleifed; yea as Par. ! faid,c-.mrth thls blf[rdnef{e on the circumcijhn Rom.4 9 onely ? fo cometh this blelfednelfe on the Virgin onely·? no ; e~ ven tiffed are the poor in[pirit, b/ef{ed are tk·eJ.thllt mourn, 1md I . b/~ffrJ t-Fe the mrek_; llmfbf~f{ed tllre t?ey w.ho(e ft~a:J P~re noti_mp~- ~~:'·::!•4,) • ted. Even thefe hath God blelfes:l wsth fpmtuil! bi~IJ!'ngs zn ~ heavenly pl.1ces and theie {ball Chrift entertain with a;· come. Je b!tfJd af my F athei. , • 3. Thi~ Virgin is trw/?led at this falute. <;he might well be · : k troubled; for, . 1. I fit . had been but a man tbat had come info Lu 0 ' 19 i fuddenly, when fheexp~Cl:~d none; or fo fecretl\' when ilie bad no ocber company;or fo firangely the doors be'ng pr,obably fhltr; / fhe had caufeto be trQubled; how much more when rhefhin!ng glory of rhe Angel fu .heightened the aftonilhment; 2. Her fex was.'?ore iubjeCl: to fear; if Zachary were amazed with the figh t oi thts Angel, ho.w much more the Vitgi u ? we flatter oude!ves . · • L.l 3 how..
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