120 It ought not tobee confide redbut witha feriouineffe. Ìteafons,why our Saufout was fo Pun,* Qoaf ieiiefcribing hiePafli on. Vponthe.VVednefday after Filires ho`nrinis tradetur principibui facerdotum,i9'c, TheTonneof ç9itan_hall be delitEeredto thechtefe Priefis, &c. Thereafons, why our Sauiour made fucn a particularpeice, andexat draught of his death, of his torments,and his crueifixion,are verymany,wheref fomehaue beenformerly related,and thole that nowoffer themfelues,are as fulloweth. The firft, OurSpuiour proceeded thereinvery leafurely,& with agreatdeale of deliberation ; forthis fo fada ftorie, that it maybeof profit vnto vs , isnot tobe potted over inhaft,nor to bee lookedonall atonce , but by peecemeale; and a leafurelygazing thereupon. For there is not a.wheale nor a ftripe in that diuine Body , but may very well takevp ourthoughts inthe contemplationof them,for manyhonrestogether ; efpecialiy in fuchan age asthis, wherein-no- thing is blotted more out ofour remembrance,than Chrift crucified. The Di- uell sought toworke this wickedneffein the heartsofthe Iewes, Eradamur eum de terraviuentium, Letvs rathimout ofthe Landoftheliaing ; Let therebeno me- moriall of him in the World, lethimbe blottedout of our hearts byour vices. And hehath.got fo much ground vponvs; that euen wee thatare Preachers of his word,dare {carte treatvpon the occafions ofashispailion;Forone fooleor otherwill not ifickeinonecornerox. other tomurmure out.thishis malitious cenfure, That wechowmorepaflión in ourpreaching,than inpreaching hispaf- fion. But the truth is , that when in a battaile theStandard goes to the ground, the Souldiers likewife fall with it ; Andthatthere isno matter, no fubieEt, fo foueraigne, nor fodiuine, where goodwitshaue flourifhed and difplayed the Ancient of their powerfull Eloquence; than inthe pafüonofourSauior. Saint Paul neuertooke anyother Theame , thanPradtcamueChrflumcruciftxum free preach Chrifl crucified. But we muff: chew it,anddigest. itwel,ir isnot tobe fwal- oweddowne whole,forthen it will doe vsnogood. LaclantiweFtrmianue trea- tingof the Lambe which God commanded tobe eaten,inExodus, whichwas a figure of thatLambe whichwas crucifiedon the Croffe,fayth, That albeit bee commanded, that they fhould eateit inhaft, in regard of the haft which the Iewes and theGentiles fhould make in his iudgement, and in his death;yet not- withftanding,hewilled themtohaueacare,that they fhouldnotbreake fo much asabone of hisbodie ; And beeing itwas to bee diuided amongftmany, they muff of force be driuen to cut it inpeeces,and toeat it very leifurely, beholding andcharily confidering the ioyntsand ligaments of the leaft bones. Wee muff therefore leifurelyand confiderately meditateon that Hiffory , which beeing well and truelyweighed, is thegenera. remedie to all our fores and difeafes. It is that trueFifhpoole which healeth allour infirmities : Itmaketh the Couetous man, liberal I, in feeing the Godof loue flriptnaked forour fakes,ofall that hee bath. TheGlutton, Chriflsgalland vinigar,makes temperate, and teaches him tofafr.The Chollerick man,ourSauiours patience,makesmilde andgentle.The Reuengefull man,his fufferings, makes him topray for his enemies. TheProud man, his humility, makes him tobeas lowly as the wormethat lyes vnder our feet. Flumiliàuit fèmetip rm ofuead mortemcrucu, Hee humbled himfelfeto the deathof the Crofe. If thy Crownepuffe theevp with pride ; behold, in rebuke thereof, the Princeof Heauen,witha Crowneof thornsvponhis head. If thy great troupes,and trains of followers, which like fomanyBees fwarmeabout thee ; behold, the King ofHeauenand Earth,bettveenetwo Theeues. If by beauty; behold the greateffthat Godeuer created, slabberedandbefpalledwith the loathfomefpittle and filthydriuell of the Iewes. Iftheauthority ofaIudge, be-
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