Ofthe NATIVITIE. Sermon 8. by arightline. , .Dijirefirlr,that,is the way, to fee. , Sedngnext i that, bringsl"J. 1 And Joy is the end; and,a good end it is,to end in loy. Thefe rhree,with reference,firft, toAbrah~m; And then after,ro our felves. itiiiitiiii$iiiiiiiiiiii~i~~iiii~iiiititi I. TO find ourmarhke,~rft,rhar,ahll,~.isdejire is,rod fee; all this Ioy whenHit is feene; It is The objell. .Diem meum, C r&.s .Day. C rljo~s Go o an Man; Son, to both: is day,as the niem m<um Sonof Go o ; or as thefon of<..Man, Which ofthefe ~ MJd•J· Not as the Sonne ofGoo, AsthcSomzeofG o o,Hehathnoday• .D•yand Not,a! the night arepartsoftime; AndEgrejfm Ej~U, Hr!goings~utare fromaUeternity. z. If So# o[God. we would improperly call it a Day ;no day,tobefeeru : The light ofitil inacufible, M.q .J. not to be approched to;it would ftrike any man blind,robeholdit. 3· Ifwe could fee 'T..n.u 6 . it,and Him, in His Deity ;yet, there isfmall Joy,to fee CHR.ISr.fo : Small Joy tofee Htm,but,bythe l1ght ofrh1s Day. All thedejire was,rhatHemrght be; All the joy, that He was to be feme, asrheSono[ Man. AstheS~nof Man, then: HiJdAy,fo. But as the Son of m~nhe hath more dayesthan one: So He faith, (Lulc.r7.They , But,as~heso• fha!ldiftre to (eeone day of the Son ofm,m : ~ne, of many; any on: of them. Bur this •f ua.. (here) notes lomeone emment .Day, above the refi : Ius aday, wtth adouble article, Luk.t7·" · T,;, oi,..ip~v. 7,,,.·,..,;,, That .Day; Thatfame .D4y: That, if any oneday Mine, more than other,! would, by fpeciall prerogative call, 7olv<,..•iv, Mine indeed. Now,rherc be but two fuch eminent dayes,to fiand forrhis : , The firfi,and the .lafi. Firfi, of His Genift~ : ot;lafi, ofhisExodm. Genejis, His comminginto the world; or ExodmH1s gomg out. That IS: the firfi, of H1s :l'{,trivity : orrhe Iaft of Hil Pafion. Which of rhefe ~ Not the d,yof Not ofHisP'!fl'ion. Firfi: that,was none ofHiJ. For,He faith, to them that rook H" PaJFon. him: 8£cejl hHravejlra,Yours: So,theirs it was; not,His. Secondly, It was not His Luk. " · 53 • Day ; Nay,it was no day,neither,but Tenebrarttm,asherhereaddeth: So, night,rather thenday. But third!y,withour all quefiion,no .Day ofloy. TheHeaven> aredarkened; theEarthquaking; theJlonn renting; every one going their wayes beatingtheir brejh, for forrow: That, was noJight,torejoyceat; Thar,noday ,to rejoycein. But,ofHis Birth. Luk.:..tr. Then is it,ofneceffiry,to be HisBirthday.That was a.Day;theAngell calls it To day :To day iJ borne : AadH iJ day it was: for every man claimes a kind ofpropertie, in his birthday. Men, in the day of the beginning of theirlife: As King>,in the day ofthe beginning of their Rcignes: As Citin,rheir Palilia,when the trench is firfi call: As Cht~rcher, their Enc.tniawhen they are lirfi dedicate: SoMen their ">~us'~M«, when they firfi come into rhe world. Itis rooplaine,rhis. HiJ .Day then :And fure, a .Day Luk.•., 4 . of Joy,wiihall. Ioy,inHeaven;Joy,inEarth. InHeaven:for,adayofG/orietuGoo snhigh. In Earth :for,a day ofPeace here below,andforgoud!"i/1totVards men; as ever, Lub 10• nay more than ever,was any. The Angelfo·proclaimed it, Gattdium omni popt~lo, <.A day, of Joy to allpeople: And proclaimed, why~ .QEahodi'e natmeff. And, this omn/ Luk •. , '· pop11lo(as appeares now,by this texr)was nor onlyallpeople,then, in being,or after to be: bur,(as Lrowell exprefferh it )inpr..teritMfe refl•dit "tates,the Joy ofit went back, up to the 4ger pafi;up,even toAbraham'stime,two thoufand yeares and more,before ever it came.! know well,this d•y may be raken,forrhe whole time ofHis life :but,it mufi be by afigrmthen. And, no man but feerh, that aday cloth morcliterally and properly,fignifie aday,rhen the time of ones whole life,at hrge. Yer,that timetoo had his beginning, onaday : And, that day,evenforrhat very beginning,may well challenge a berrerrighr,and neerer prop~rtiein this word [day] then any longertime whatfoever. As,rhe very day, whereon He was firll{eene, firfi /hewed to the world, as rhe Son of Man; As the veryday, whereon the firf} fruits of all thejoy then, and ever fince: fure I am,the }'athers fix it all uponone day,and upon thisday by name. So , t rtYA 4 . 11 . • Ir'.!'"M, b Ar•gu:ftine, c cyril fer it downe ;that,thuday it was. This day thcnbeit : 11 Aug.Hom·<l theday of Hit Birth. So have ye the objefl. ' CJ" 16 '"' Now tothethreeAcfs: And firl~ofDpre. Ex11ftavitHt: that [rt] isdiftre. Glad • and
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