. ·~ -(. ·-- ~ Book. IV. Looking unto 1t(t~!• Chap. r. Se&.6 fo by him are after a fort Priefts , Prophet>, 11nd Kings ; fo r be: ing made one with him, we are thereby polfe1fed of aU things that are his, asthe wife is of the wealth ofher husband , now 11/l 11 Cor.J.U,~J things ttre y~urs(faith the Apoftle)whtther PAHI,cr'Apollo,or Cephu - Dr the worid;&c. - . , , Hitherto we ha\~.took a view ofChrifr in his mothers womb , ' • and 0 what mar~e\!es there ! did ever womb carry fuch a fruit ? 1 Well might the Ang.el fay, blejJrd Art thoH_nr ont ft "R~omen? and woll mightEli~abet.Hay, bleffed is the ~it Qf th] womb ; but the bldftngis n~t onely in con,eiving, but in bearing, and therefore we pro£ee~. ~.,.....--~ ___ ...,_.... ___ ' S·ECT. VI. · Ofththi~tb . if Chrift. · 6. T H .S birth ofChrifr now follows. Now was it diat the · Son ofrighteoufneffe_thould ,break forth from his bed , where riine months he had hid himfelf, asbehin4 airuitful cloud~ this was the worlds.wonder; a thing·.fo wonderful that it was. given for a .fig~e unto believers. feven llundred' and fourty years before' it was accompliflied·:· therefore r he L ord himfelf jh111l give JOH ajigne , /lehold aYirgin /lull/ ' onceive , 11nd Pe.tr a Sonne. A wonder; indeed, and great,beyond all compari foil ·; that the Son oi God fuould be born of a woman; that he who is the true c.?rfekhi~eJrch, witho11t father, and wi:hoNt mother, mull yet have ,a.mether-Virgin :' that he that is before Abr,zhnm was • fuoul~ . yet be born after e/.fbraham a matter of tWO·thoufand ycar.es; :tha.the who was 'D11vids Sonne, and thereforeborne. in JJeohlehem., ,<hould-yet be Davids Lord ; wonder ful-thin.['s are.(pu' · . Jr.tn of thee , .{)thou Son of God; before he was born the: Prophets ling , the .sybrlls prophecy, the Patriarchs typifie, t~e Types foretell • God promi feth , ar.d the Son of God performeth ; wpen he was borne ,Angelorun errands, Ga._~ rid bring• tydings ~ ~ the glory ofheaven {hines, a fi.arre difplayes 1 and wite men are the.Heralds, , tha~ proclaime his·birth·. But come yet- a little ~rCl'j lez'lill,.Oio-J/tt.h/ehtrn (astbdhepherdsfaid) auJ[e'e h~ ~ - - - . . ' !hipg /
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