Chap. I .Se&.6. LIQ!cing~nto 1tfus. Book. IV. -~--~ ' --------~--------~------------------~ thing whi,h is com~ to pa.[fe! if we fiep but one fiep .into his lodg-. , 'gino heavens wonqens before our eyes, now look upon 'fe[us! Lvke :.~ l look ~n hi,mas in fu[neffe oftime he carried on the great work of our falvation; here now you rriayread the meaning of Adam1 Covenant,Abrahmns promife, Mofes revelation, D.1vids [tJC. ceffion . thefe were but vailes , but now fhall we dr:aw aJde the Curtai~es? come take a view of the truth it fdf, 0 wonder of wonders·! wnom finde we in this lodging? a babe in a cratch ; a mother- maid? a father-Virgin ? is this the b1ee whom we look_ emto as our Jefus? is rois a mother (as Attj/in) fcarce fourteen - yeares of age? is this the father that k.new her not, u~ti/1. jh~ hAd bro11ght forth her Ji.rft born Son.? what~ firange birth ts thts? l_ook Mst.r.zr . on the babe there ts no cradle to rock htm , no nurfe to lull htm , no linneas to fwadle him, fcarce a little food to nourifh kim; look on the mother; there's no midwives help, no downy pillowes, no lim1en hangings , fcarce a little fira w where {be is brought abed : look on ?ofeph the re~ted father ,' he rather begs then gives a bleffing; poor Carpenter; that rn&kes them a chamber of an Qxes ftall, and ~arves him a cratch to be his cradle; Mary that f~s with her eyes , ami ponders all in her heart; how doth rnodefi fhamefacfineffe change her colours fo often as her . imagination works? foe mHj/ bear a Son; an Angel tells her, t.he · holy Ghoft C?Vo.rfhadowes her , the dayes are aceom plilhed , and (he is delivered; each circumftance is enough to aba(h a modeft Virgin, but who will not wonder? a maid believes, a maid conceives , a maid brings forth , · and a maid fiil '.re. rnJines ;, how might we defcant on this fub jet\ ? but I fha.U contr~&J!!y felfand re~u~:e all wonders to this word, .I .am .the , ]/ille. . • . ' . . • J~h.lf·t · It ts a bleifed Parable; tn wluch under the ,fuadow of a: Vme Chr ift elegantly fees forth himfelf• . Chrift in many .refemblances isayrecio~s Vine; but-why a Vine; rather then a .Cedar; Oak, or lome of the ~ron~ft , ta\le~ trees! many reafons are given; · as I B~ca ufe ot all r rees the Vtne ;s lowell; ; .1 t grovcl!s as it were on t~round . ~ - Becaufe of.aH t r~s· t_he Vin~ is weakt> ft .hence they t)l'llt have VInes, haw alfo 'thetr Elmes to.fupporr them , and hol~hem up;· 3: Becau!e of- aiL trees the: .Yine hath the .meaneil <~.rk ~ and ourG d~, \t. :is ,of :lit:r·le. worth , or r :-: pntHto~. 4·..B;(;a e .o,•. all tree>. the Ylile.ls fr.mtfn!Jefr, anJ therefore iC P: p , 3 ~! s
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