330 Goodnes veually requited with vnthankfulnetfe. On the Mondayafter not palling the boundsof Gods diurne will andEmpire, the Deuill is more mo- derate than Man : For the Deuillasks leaue of God for totempt lob ; but Man will not be fo refpe&full asto aske his leaue,but will not fticke to kill thoufands ofmen without licence. The Nazarits Bonauenture faith That they rhruft him our of the Citie for a blaf- bafe demeanor hemer for proclaiming himfelfe to bee the Meffias. It is commanded in towards p , Chat Leuiticus, Thatthe Blafphemer fhouldbe carried forthof the Citie,andbce fro - ¿eiar. 4. ned to death. And therefore ourSauiour Chrift, extraportals papaeft f ffred .tí#r.7. without thegate; andSaint Stephen was ftoned without the Citie. And our Saui- our hadno fooner Paidin the prefenceofCaiphas, Amode, &c. Henceforth(hallyce fee theSonneof mancemming in the clouds ofHeaven, but the Iewes prefently cried out, Blaff bemauir,He bath blajphemed. So likewife our Sauior expounding that prophecie ofEfy, the Nazarites might alfo take occafion tofay, Blafhe- mauit. And this their offering to throw him downe from the edge ofthe hill, doth no way contradift their ftoningof him ; for they might haue done that after they had thruft himdowne : dealing by him,asSaint Hieramereports Saint lames (whom they call our Sauioursbrother)was dealt withal! g they firft threw him downefrom the Roche andafterwards cut off his head. Tocafl him headlongdown,&c. Methinkes it feemeth fomewhat ftrange vnto me, That our Sauiour fhould come downfrom Heauento Nazareth,for to giue life vnto men,andthat Nazareth fhould feeketo tumble him downe,thereby to workehis death: That with thelofle of his ownelife, and theprice ofhismolt pretious blond,heefhould redeeme themfrom death ; and that they in this vn- thankefull andvnciuile mannerMouldgoe about to take away his life. O, vn- grateful!People! God was not willing tobeflow any miracles on them, who wouldnotentertaine fogreat a miracle. Godvfeth to requite the thankesof one fauour,with conferring another greater thanthe former. So dothSaint Ber- nard expound that place of the Canticles,He made his left handmypillow,and i doúlt not but he will hugand embrace mewithhis right hand. For I (hal fhewmy felfe 'lb thankefull for the one, that mySpoufewillvouchfafe to affoord me the other.. But thofecourtefies which Nazareth had receiued, they fo ill requited, that OurSauiour euen to the houre ofhis death none didour Sauidr Chrift greateriniurie. Na where roill in fome fort this theirwrongwas greaterthan that which Hierufalem did him; treated, asin forthis Citie treatingofthedeath of our Sauiour, didobferue forte forme of Nazareth. lodgement, andonely theMinifters ofluftice had their hands in it.: but Naza- rethinamoftfuriousmanner, like the common people whenthey arein a muti- nie, haftedvp to the edgeof thehill,to throw himdowne headlong, contrarie to all Lawand Iuftice.In Hierufalem there were forne that didnot confent vnto his death; but inNazareth, all of them confpired again(! him : Omnes inSyna- goga repleáifuns ira, Allthat were in theSynagoguewerejilledwith anger ; "and that on theSabboth'day, when it was not lawful! for them togather fliekes and makea fire,&c. now Chrifi But hep4ffidthrough themiddefi ofthem, rwd »'tut his way. The common re- is fayd to hauc paired rho- opinion is > > Thathe made himfelfe inuifbletothem and fo got fiotn 1roughthem. them, leaningtheir will anddetermination deluded. Saint e,imbrofeándBeda fay,That he turned their hearts . CorRegisinmanuDomini, b quovoläerit , 6-c. :Theheart of the King is in thehand of the Lord, andbee turneth it, 6-c. Like veto t'líöfeOfficersof the ScribesandPharifees whowent forth to apprehend him, who alteringtheirpurpofe,returnedfaying,2Zquid fac loquutus,&c.Didoar any manfpeake'thus? Hemight likewife take from them their force & theirftrength, that
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