~ CArifi::1Jttw 4 .flrlf.: RAbet Lcp:mec. · ~£t>Yl7·l · J>foi.J9.6. Luke 1.78. Lukd.!j. Of the NA T IV~ Tu. Sermon 9~ were,by this meanes,made beliJVedin Him. He cannot (wemay be fure) account evil! of that Nature, that is now become the Nature of His owne Sonne: His now, no leffe than ours.Nay furrher,gil"en this privilegetorile childferi offuch as ardri Him (though bur ofone parent beleeving) that, they are nor, as the feed of two infidels • but, are, in ad~gree, holy,eoipfo; and have a farther right to the Laverqf regener~t: ticn, to (anc7ifie themthrough~ut by the termving of the !loly Ghoff. This honour is to us, by the diJhonour ofHim: This, the good, by CH a I s T an Embrio. Etpariet: And this, no more than needs. There may beconcipiet, and nopariet follow. Venemm.filiiadparturtJ 3 &c. (faith the Prophet) * The children camoo the birth, andnojlrength to delivtr: Pariet makes allfure. Andpariet makes allappeare, We could riot tell,itwas Filium; kne'w riot, what it w:~s,orwhat it would be. Till He came into the world, He was asthefat~riu ab– Jci!flditm; though we had it, we had it not. But, when He was borne; when, come imorhe world; we fee Him,and handle Hini: then,He was withm,indeed. With llf; nor, as conceivedofthe fame Nature with us; but;asborne,andnow aPerfon among •us. That which was potential! inconcipiet, made actual! bypariet. So thar,this is theE>«~,.;., when He came forch,a<a Bride-gruome 11tit ofhis cham:C ber; or,a< the Stmne from hi£ tabernacie,to mn hif race. And, it was with aVijitavit ab alto. Thence,anAngcll criedEcce, znd founded it on earth: and aStarcried Ecce, apd proclaimed it from heaven. Poets;in the Wefr,whre ofit :andWi(e.men,in the Eafr, faw ir,and ~ame a long journey upon it 0 to fee Him. Andwhat did thispariet brino– forth~ No fooner borne, bur amultitude ofheaveNly Souldiersfung, Peace to the etirtlJ (belike there had beene war,before; but) Peace,ndw: Nay,more than peace, wJ',.i 4 , Thar,Go,; had conceived agood liking,was nie!lpleafedwithmen.The lame cerme',' to men, that heufeth;toCH R t s T Himfelfe, In whom Iamweltpleafed: wJ'or.i.;·to both. And, what would we more~ What!acke wenow~ His N4nie, · 3 And now He is horne;might We not leave hete,and gcre nofurther~ B.em tenemmi Chrifi Cbri- \vhat care we fortheNainef Yes,we mufr: For,CHR1 STUs anonymmwill nor ferve. ~;;;~:; !';,~: Therefnre Efay i therefore the Angel!are carefull, to beare Him to His Baptifme, to adde His name; The Propher, to intimate it : Saint LMatthen\to interpretit. For, though we have [aid much of C I! R 1 s ·r anEmbrio; and CH RI> T, a new-borne n•11Jeleffebabe 3 yerl nothing tothat that followeth; to theEcceof His Name. . I . This Na1ne,if it had b·eene ofmansgiving, 1wot well, little heed hadbeeneto H" ~;;"~ &•- be taken ofit. Men,fergreattitles upon emptie boxes.Nay,many times,the Name's, "" Y ' • given by wife men, fall out quire contrary. Sa!omon called his fonneRehoboam, the )l:mh,•·•~· Enlarger of Pevple: Heenlargcdthtm from ten to two. But, His name (Saint MatthCJV tells us) the Prophet but brought; It was Go n, thatfent it. And, the NafUeS of His impoling, there is no furer place, in Logike, than from them. His Nomi– nalls be Realls: As His dicere,fMere; fo His dici,jeri : what is faid,in them, come$ furcly to paffe. 2 Now,therewere diverfe names given Him, at diverfe times. To exprelfe all His ;!';:~;~'' perfections, noon~name was enough. Therewasiacohs NameS I Lo ; That was, <>on. 49 .,o. in refpect ofHis Father, by whom, and from whom, HewasJent. There was Pauls . llcbr.•·9·; name. M H s s 1 As, CH RI s T: Thatwas,regardhadtorhe HoLY GHosT, by, o:·whetewirh He was anointed. Bur, what were thefe ~ quidadnvs? We have no parr in them : In'this we have : And, till this came, all ~asinnubibm~as they lay:> But in this Immanuel, Nobt(cmn Dem, (here) come wem lirll:. For,mimmanu,ts • An~;and, inNobifmm, Nos. And this is the lirll: Nobis, and the firll: Cum, we linde, in any Nameof His: and therefore ofall other, we are to make much oftt. AVtr· . 1 Two <loub,.gintotleare; Go n, to beborne, matter of wonder, but no beneli:ac all. BUt:whe11 obouur. we heare, It is withtt!, andfor us; that Ecce makes uslookeuptott. . . 'I. How I mmaBefore! come to it, I would cleare a doubt ottwo of it. 1 One of the: Name l( J.';~_vt'or felfe: • The other of the interpretation, o~ meaning of 5h~ ~a,II!e!·J - --- - - ! ~~
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