----------~~~-----------------~ OftheNATIVlTI&, 37 Sermon 5· Not one part, not the Iewcs only: Nopartitio~<now,but •utr<~que N/1ttm, one of two: Nay, aEphef.,, on~ofall: ball recapitt~late"' Htmfelfe, and from Htm as a Cemer, ltnesof Joy drawneto ~~·., 0• ~ll and every part ofthe Ctrcle. And we may not pa~e by fl.!t,od erit,whichfoa!l/;e; which not only i;,bmfhallhe. For by 7 tlais word,we hold; It ts our belt tenure. Not only to Allthat then were,(thenhad we been Toal peO.: out :)but that were,or ever fhould be,ro the worlds end: Ommpopulo, ~llpeople,ts thelatitrtde Y,:~~Z;~ or extent: .fl!J.Jderit thatfhall be, m the longmtde or contmuance ofthe)oy. ~odmt, that it fhall beafealt ofjoy, fo long as any peoplelhall b~, eo hold a fe~ll: on theface ofrheearth. I a vord That fame Evangelirtm .etemrtm,chacSamt I oH N Ltwm the Angels hand,we now Apoc.14i h~ar~ fro~ the Angels mouth,tobepreachelto every nation,kindred,tongue andpeople, that he, ~· or)l 14 !1he, while the world endureth, . . . . So,ifwere::dc ~oderit, with omntpoprtlo: Butfomereadegar~dutm, wttb q11oderrt ;gate· z diumquoderit· andmakeanoteofthat: Thqoy, qr~ad erlt, tbacu,and/ba// be. Forcom- I'J'h" monly, all ou; earthly joy, isga,.dirtmquodeft, & non erit, that is, for the prefenr, bur conti- fbaU b". nueth not; is, buc fl,all not b~: like the blaze ofabmfbfag~ot, all ofaflame and out agame fud- Ecd. 7 ·~: denly, in a moment. Gaud111m quodertt, the)oy thatfors, as ltf/Mil h<e Hill; tsgrounded upon thejoy ofthisday, CHRIsT, and HtsEtrtb. Wuhoutwhtch, ouqoy tsasth~ )oyofmen inprifon,mcrry for awhile,but withina while,fentence ofdeath ~opa!Te upon them. With- . out which, Exrrema gar1dii lufhuoccupat~ the end ofall our mtrth, wtll be but m?urnmg. Prov.t.f, All joy elfe rs, butfoal! not be withm a whtle: Atleall:-w_:femt,qr<ando n_onerzt~ Attme lhall 'J· be when idhall not be. Sedgauduem <Meum, nemo to/let avobrJ; But My JOY,Mzne,grounded loh.t6.u on Mee nonefhall ever take from you; nor /ickne!Te, notdeath it felfe. Other it lhall,tbis it iliall no~; but, now ycc fhall, this Day, and evermoreyelhall rejoycein the holy comfort ofit. And this is themagnifying of thcMeifage. r. No evil! newes~ Feare 11ot. 2. Naygood, Be ofgood cheere. 3· Goodnewes of]oy. 4· ofgreal)oy. 5. PublzkC)oy,totz Poprtlo. 6. Vni. ver(alljoy,omnipopulo. 7· Ioy to all,th•t are orf/Mil he; And againe joy, which now is, and fhall be [o for ever. Now, upon all thefe He fetteth an Ecee, and well He may; And, that is never fet by the HoLy GHosT, butfuperres magn.e entitatis, upon matters ofgreat mQmenr. But, upon this Hill,upon thetopofit, that hathfom~nyafcents, aBeaconwould doe well. For looke, howmanyEece's ii'l theScripture, fo many BeaCOfJS; And betwecnethcm,as betweene thefe, ye fhall obferve a good correfpondence ll:ill. This Eccehere, rothelaft ' Ecce concipies ofaCh,p. 1 ; theble!Ted Virgin ; That, to Ef.ty's b Eccer:oncipiet Virgo; That, tonavids ' Eceodefrrtffte J 1. ventristui; That, to Abraham'sdEcceinfeminetreo; and fo up, rill yeecometo * Semen m11- !~{.:J·'.·'~ lieris : There they firll: beginne, and takelight one from another, till they come to theEcce u . 3 natU< eft hodie, the Ecce ofailEcce's, the !all: and highell:ofthcmall. Andasa Beacond~;"·"· ferveth to call and !tirre up men eo have r~gard : fois this herctoexcirethem (and in them, ' · l·'f· us all) with good attemiontoheare, and to heed thefefogreat good tidings. And indeed, who is not excited withir~ whofe eye is not turned to behold this Ecce ? whofe care ll:andeth not attent,to hcare this Evangelizo?whofeheart doth not mrefe,what manner ofmelfa$e Ch•P·'·'9 thisjhortldbel Thisitisthen, ~~dnatU< eft. TheBirthofa Childe : that there is one borm this day, the :t caufe ofall this joy. Th" ther . There is joy at every birth. Sorrow in the travaile[(aithourS A v zouR; )h11t afterthede." borne. l1very, theangreifl' is no more remembred, for joy, that aman rs borne i11to the world. Butthe gr\ater he is that is borne, and the more beneficial/his birth, the greater adqe is made. And arpong men, becaufe there are none greater than Princes, and grelt thmgs are !ooked forattbetr hlnds,their Births are ever ufed to be kept wirhgreat triumph.Pharoahs, Gen. 40 ; Ill the Old ;Herods inthe New: boththeir Natzu eH's, dayes of{eafling. ' 0 • Now ofHim, that is borne heere, it may truly be [,id, Ecce major Me, Beholdagreater is Mar. 6 ·"• 6orne here. One, whofe Birth is good newes, even from thepooreftsbepherd, to the richelt M>w.• Prznceuponthe earth. •1'. ,Who is it~. Threething> arefaid ofthis Childeby the Angell. I. Hee iJ aS A v 'I ouR. E z. Which
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