Ofthe NATIVITIE. Sermon 2-. Bur, there is another fenfe; when the Law is taken forrhepunijbment due by theL•w. It is 13 . 4 , that which our Prophet meanerh (in the 53; Chap.) when he faith, Pofuit.Juptr hnmeros, Hu .• &c. bath latdupon Hu }boulders,tbc mrqutttes ofm a!f. And,not agamfr H1s w1ll; C•me (faith He) .. ,,h.~~: you tbat .rrebeavie l•den,and l wiHrefrefhyor~,by loding my felfe; take it from your neckes,and L k lay it on mineowne~ Which his f11fering, though itgrewfoheavie, asirwtungfrom Him " '·::·. plcintie of team, aflrongcrie, a (we&tof bloud, (iuch was theweightof it;) yet would He Ioh.>9·l" nor call ir·off, but,there held it frill,till it made Himbow diJWne'Hu headandgive up the Ghoft. If He ·had difcharged it, it mull havelight upon us; (it was thenkeof our burthen, as inrhe 4· veifeHe termcth it:) If it had light upon u~, it had preffed us downero HeU; fo infup– portable was it. Ratherrhanfo, He did it frill,and bare it; and did that, which never Prince did, dyed for His Govtrnment. It was not for nothing (we fee) that,of rh~ Childe borne, no part but the }boulders ismemioned: for; that (we fee) inthisChilde, is a part of fpeciall imploymenr. . . · 2. The other point of d~rencebetweene Him and other Governortrs. When we fay, [on Hu jhi111lders,] this we f.1y; onno other}boulders, but Hu. For, others,'(by. 011ofesexample, Exod. ,s. uponiahrves advice,andGods owne allowance,) may,and doe layoff,and uanflare their bur. 'i· then, (if it be too heavie) uponothers,and fo eafeir,in part: Not fo, He: it could not befo; in His. He,andHealone: He,andnonebutHe:VponHuownejboulders, andnonebutHis ir .. 63.J. owne, bare He all. He trodthe wine-pref!e, and bare the bunhenSp/m,alone; Et vir de Genti– bU<, and, ofallthe T&tions,therew.u not aman with Him. VjJOn Hi4onlyjhouldmdid the bur– then only refi. Now,from thefe twodoth theProphet argue to athird :to the point (here)i:>fprincipall 3 intendment. That' if, for His government fake, He will.bearefogreatrhings; bearerheir Mat ,s.'l• we&kenej[es, as the loftjheepe; beare their.fins, as the Sc•pe-goilt: He will,over thegovemmme Lcv;,, :~:it felfe, (as in .t:> eut.3z. He maketh the Simile,) llretch forth hi1 wings, iH tbe Eag!eowrher s,9- yormg-ones, and take them, and beare them betweene His pinions; beare them; and beare 0~'· :;: them through. They need take no thought: Noman!halltake them ont •fhu hands;no mam loh.Io.• s. reach themoffHisjbsulders. He had begun foto carr}" them;and thorow He would frill car– ry them : At leaft-wife, till thisChildlmmanuel were borne.~Till theh, Hewould: and not: <hi.++ wax weary,nor call them off. And (liked~e Scape.goat)·bear-e thcir.fins; and (lilce theE&gle) · beare up their ellate,tiUthefulntjfe of timecame,and He,init,withthefulne[J'e •f •flgrace•ml ,blefing. And this point I hold fo material!; as Puer natttO,nothing,and Fiti.u c/.ttU<,~much, witho.ut l'rinceps,oneratU<: For,that isall in 0\ll,and,of the three,thechiefe. ·. · . 'ANd now, whatis all ;his to us~ Yes; tom,itis;andthar,twice.ov'er;for f.tiling; We \fh!!: come now to lookeanotherwhileintoourintmftto~t, andourbenefitbyit. Nobisi'i. ' cond _,.cquifltive po.fitm : We get by it; we aregainers by all thts. ' · nujne . • T.o U< ; not.to Himfelfe. For,a farre more noble Z{pivitie had He, hef~re a!lwirlds, and -~'i.mc- needed nb morebirth. Not to be borneat all; fpecially, not thus bafely to bebmtt. NQt to _6« ToPs. Hiin tlierefore; butto us, and·our behoofe. .· , Hcb. '-' 6 • ro*,as in barre'of Himfelfe, fo likewifeof His Angels• . '1{J![q1.1am Angel•s, not to the ·:' Angels was Heborne, orgiven i but/o_mHe wasb~th. Not ~rrAngeHin Hea~encan fay !fo: Y-uk.l.J 1; bis. robis; they can: TheAngels f:ud I! twtce, NobiS natm.or'ifatm,theycannot ;but we,can, &c. '· " · both• · · ·· · • I. , Nohuexclp.fiv~~and N,M inclu.fiv't.Efay fpeaks not ofhimfelfe onlf-,but (:iketh in :A./tu:..· Both are inNobi&; Efay, an holyProphet; andAhA£, a worfe.than.whom you !hall hardly reade 0 f. Efay includethhimfelfe,as havingrieed, though aSamt; and exdudethnotAhaz, Luk.uf. from having patt,thoughajmrer. Not onlySimeon the luft l but Pat~tthe.finner,ofthe ~' Ttm;;: · rum,~ndthefirllof the ~or~<m. . . · . . · , Inclufive: not onely of E(&j, andhisCountry-mttuhelewes; lcls·of.alargerext~nt. Luk•••u. The t...Angell[9 intC:rp!'eteth it, tl!iY day, to the Shepherd{~ : -Gaud•um 1'-''dcrtt ommppfulo, Ioy that }hall bte to aU.peopfe, Not the people of the !<We~; " orrhepeople ef theGtntfles; but1implytoallpeople. Hisnamei~· r •, us CH a 1 s T·,halfe Helirew,h~lfeGree~~''l,e(~~& .Hebrew; chrift,Greelce: So [olted,-ofputpofe, to lhcw,I'II'et ;~qqGmku h~v;c equaUIIIte~e!\ I"
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