--------------~~~~--------------~------------~~- 0/the NATIVITIE • . Sermon 4· fefledi»thejlefo fhall manifeft,to theflefb,rhefitlne!fe ofthis Myjl<rie, Hi~ e~ernitie,glorie,anq bliffe So frill ir rcmaineth amyfterie in part ; Apar.t thereofthere frill remaineth.behinde, to be ,;nifJied. What He is, app~areth J what we fhall be, doth not yet appeare 3, but fhall, atthefecoNdappe.tri»g. Twovet!es.we rtadeof: 1 The :'ez~eof Htsjlefo (Hebr.X. Yerfe XX:) .• And theveilewhere ourhopebath call: anchpr, even rv_ttbm the vetle,meamngheaven~~ felfe• .The fir!! is rent; thefemyjlmesare remembtances ?f tr•. T~e fecond alfo lhall be,a$weal(o · wirh ir; and as he, (tntheend.ofrhe rerjl) {o we,wHb Hun,m rheend,lhall bere(ti'V~d"f'"• . .. toglory. To the confummattofl of W~uch greatMyjlme, evenrhatGreatManife.lt.itton,He 1 Iob.•,?'/ vouchfafero bring us all, that was, ~his day;for lis all; manifefled 1n thejlejh, le{mChrijl the · Bightt#IIJ, &c. · ,. 1 J r-r1'ryq a ~®~~~;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*~~* A SE .RMON PREACHE:Q before the K 1 N as M A. 1 E s T 1 ii:, ·at White-HaUi on Munday the XXV. of 'December, A. ,D. MD cl x; being C H R. I S T M A S d.ay. GAL AT. Chap. III. Ver.IV. V. When the fulneffo'Of time 'll>M c~e,God font bis Son; made ofa'll>oman,madeun:Jer th~ Law. . That, He migl1t reJeenie tbem tb4t 'll>ere under ihe Law ;ihat 'li>e migl1t receil1e theAilop~ tion of Sons. r,wr""""'futmJfe~f time;ometh, God font Hi! So» : then,~hen GoJ His Son,isthe.fu,lnefe oftilper~me. And_atthisday, Goafmt His Sm. This day therefore(fo oft as by the revolution oftheyear>: it commeth about) is ro us a yearely rqirefeqrationof the(Ulne/fo of time. So it is: and afpeciallhonouritis to theFeajl, thatfoir is. And we our felvesfeeme fo toell:eeme of iti :Forweallowforeve– ry inonet~ a.day;(Loo~ehowm~ny m~neths fo many tf.dyes;) to thi~ Feaft, as tf te werei and we fotbought tt tobe;the/11!1recaptrulauon of thqvhole yeare. . . . . . . . . , . ., from Chrift, who is the fubfl.4llrt of this; and all other Solemniliu,. m•J>4,Irmnchrijls fending. (Eor,tbey that readthe ancient Wrirers of the Lati~e Church andcyprian) kriow,that Miji'a,and Miji'io,~nd.Remiff"a,and Re~ mif•o,wttht~em,are t:tken for one. Sorbat,Chrifti miji'a,is the fem(ing ofchri{l.) And whetl then bath thtsText place fo fit,as Now~ Or what time fo[eafonable ro inrreat ofit,as This ~ Of the (ending of hiJ Son ;aswhenGsd fent buSon : Ofthe ftilne[feof#me; as;on the yeare; lyremrne and memoria!I o£,it. '. . . . ' ' . io !ntreat of it then. 1'ild1ead~ arer,wo : I. Of the fulnef!e of ti•ne. z; Andoftiiat, Tb•D~ whe:ewttb it isfilled. r. Times f~lnejfe,iri the[e,Whenthe fqlpejfeof time ea"!,'· :i. Times jil- ";;;.,• . /mgtnthereft,Goo fentHisSq»,madeif a.n76rim;,madiundertheL4w,&c. . r · , .. · ·.I? the fo:mer; (.f@lndo·7J.'t)1itjlenitildo timporis,,). there b~ foure points: I1 Pknit11db,lfmI•. Jm1 • ih~r, t1me bath a fldnijje; or, ,thattbere is a fJilnej[eof flme. · %. renH plenitetdo : - - · ' , · ' · ·· · That,
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