Sermon 5· Ofthe NATIVITIE. He was bornefor tts, andgiven tu,Natta nobis, and, Donamsnobii (bo~h goe to.crerher in the Prophet.) Toagifirhedmy thatbelongerh properly, tsrorm;vm_. lfHeebeeNatut nobis,and Donattts ~6/J, I rrull: we Will rake order, He be Apcept111 a nobu. Ifborne 11 s, and ivm liS, it is our part then, we candoe no leffe than recezve Hun. We evacuate thegift, di[- grace both the Giverand Jt, tfwevouchfafe notto accept of1t. . . • 43 g How is that~. hdw fhall werew~e Htm? who.fhallgzveHrmus ~ fhat !hall one, that will fay unro 11 swtrh1.r;..whtle, :dcetp,i, Take, Thu ts my Body, by the ojferrngwhereofyee are ltcb.>o.>o fanC!ijed. :rake, thim my Blond, by thejheddmg whereofye arefave~. ~3othc in thel~oly Myfteriu ordamed by Go v, as pledges to affure us, and as Condutt-ptpes to convetglumo us this andallotherrhe benefits, that come by thts our SIIVrour. ' v:rily upon His memorabledayes, (ofwhich this is thejry'l) we are bound to doe fomc– thinginme/nory,0rremembranc~of Bin;. What is that~ Will ye know wha,titis ~ Hoc f 4 ! cite Doethisinremmlbranceofme. . . • . ;' , • , · 'Something would be thought on, to ret11rne Himfor allHis ben,tjits, and this day for thi~ frft rhefouiltaine of'alhhe i'e!l; ;· Hif Birth. Some thankes would be rendred' liim for it. And how can we doe tqatbetter, thanaswcartt;mght.byhim, thatll:udiedthepoim of fl!!jdretribuam, and refolved it thus; no.way fo well, as by Actipiamcalicem: I wiUtake the Pfl.uG.., cup offalvatiop. Andfo doe it: So, 'with ittaken into our hands, give thanku to the name of the Lord. Andwhenbetter,thantoday? Hodie,aswearehere diretl:ed. What better day thanonthisday? the veryday He wasbell:owed on us. To deferreHim, no longer, thanHe did us. He deferred not us at all, but affooneasHewasborne, fent us word thefame inll:anr: and !hall ~edeferreHim ro heare ff""·another. tim~ ; and riot bee as re~dy·onour part tore. t'eiveHim-mftantly, as He was oqH1s, tobeftow Htmfc!f!:J even~relent!y, affoone a~ He was horne? Sure, Somewll~t w:oul~ l:ie done more than ordmary,thuday of His Birth; theday it felfe is more than ordmary. .·. , . . Andletrhismove us. Ifeverthere be a day offalvation, Ecce hie eft diu {a!tttif, Behold thisisit,whenaSaviourisborneuntous. If ever anaccepted ,time, Ee6e temptu acceptum 1 Behold, now it is, this is that time. !heBirth-day ~qth.everbcene a titpe accepted. Then, one King forgave t_he t:efpaffe ofh1s Serv~nr, andrec~tved htm to gr~ce. An9ther, being Con ••·" pleafed,was ready m h!S bounty to ~~ve.gLVen awa:r t,heone h,atfeof ~If kingdome. Our sal Mat,f.•l· viour CH a I s r, Our Lord, onHIS Btrth-day, will be now:orfe~an they. His boumyl then, no leffe than th~irs. . · · ' , { .Let us th~nmakethisfo 4cteptulA time in it fdfe, twice 'accept 'ble,_~youraccepting;' whtch_, He wtll acceptably take~t ourhands. Let us honour thu V, wtth our receiving :. wh1chBe hath honoured byHts lirll:gwmg: YeeldtngHtm eveQmore, (but thiuiay , theda1ofit,chiefely~)our .unfained heany rhankfgiving for thi~ fogoodnenm ;for ' th1s fo great" Gjft;both ofthem thts day vouchfafed us: mHim and for · Him, whowashimfelfethegifr, our SAvI o-u a, CH a 1sT, · • ! the Loa n. To whom with the Fatherand the Holy GhDjl, three Perfons, One Immortall, EverJi. · · ving,Invilible,onely wifeGod; be all h,o- - · · nour,gloi:y, bleiling,praife,and " • f l thankfgiving, this day , , and forever. · "" ~ .jl; • £' ~ ·4 ,''· .. ,; V . . /
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