Thename (Lord) dette- Vpon the Thurfeday tech Honour &power. robnso. tohs.q. jobs 5. tobn.to. Gods Spirit the belt ' Schoolmaaer. LeoPay. sent. P`n"`ol Iefiusautemibat cumillhs 3 &cumjam logoefft adomo, mifit Centuria axiom , dicens , Noli vexari. Trouble not thyfelfe. Prefently after Chrifthad giuen the Elders fo faire an anf vere, hee went along in their companie towards the Centurionshoufe; tome went before toaduifèhimofhis comming though the Euangelifts doe not mention it ; who found himfelfe fohindered by the Maieftie and great- nefl'eofour SauiourChrift t whom he beleeued tobe God)that hee fent fome friends of his that were Gentiles, in all haft to our Sauiour , with thismeffage, Lord trouble not thyidle. Someman maydoubt, Whyhe Ihouldfaybythefe fecondMeffengers, Do- minenoli vexari, hauingentreatedby the formerto comevnto him r I anfwer, That thefame humilitie which theCenturion firmed afterwards, heewould haue fhewne before that he faid vnto him, Lord, trouble not thyfelfe : For he that would nothaue hadhim take the paines tocome, would not haue fent vn- tohim, to will him that he fhould come ; for hee beleeuinghimtobee God,it had beenean vnciuile Embattage. Butthe Elders of the Iewes fetting agood face on the matter, and takingthe authoritievpon them, that theywereof po- werto bring our Sauiour to the Captaines houfe, chewed therein more vanitie than faith, for that theydid not beleeue that our Sauiour couldcure the ficke being abfent ; and fowere the authors of this difcourtefie. Betides, theypro- ceeded farther with him in acommanding kindof language; alledging , That the Centuriondeferued this fauour at his hands, thoughhee himfelfeacknow- ledgedhis owne vnworthineffe, not onelyby thefe his fecondmeflèngers,but byhimfelfe : For Iaffuremy felfe,and hold it forcertaine, That the Centurion in theend fpakevnto Chrift ourSauiour, repeating that leflon himfelfe,which hehad inftruëtedhis Embaffadours in , when theyPaidvoto him, Domine,,oli vexari,i.Lordtrouble not thy[eelfe. Saint dmbrofefaith,Thatthe name of(Lord) fometimes lignifieshonour, fometimes power ; andthat inmen thefe two goe díuided, but inGod they goe ioyntlytogether. Herewecall himaLord, that is fo indeed, for that power andcommand that he hath ouer others ; and fome- times wecall him Lord that is noLord, but doe it outof courtefie, only to honour him the more.Noris this inthe Scriptureany ffrangekindof language. Rebecka called her Seruant, Sir, orLord ; andMarie c rtagdalenvied the fame ftile to our Sauiour,taking himat that time for aGardner. And although this namebee due vntoour Sauiourbothmannerofwayes, andmay wellchallenge this double title, thoughfomecall him onelyby the firft, being defirous to ho- pourand refpdt him,as Regulus ; Lord,comedamn beforemytonnedie: andashee that layat theFifh-poole, andcouldnot help himfelfe,LordIhauenoman,&c. Others, byboth ; asSaint Thermo, Dominemá, er Deng mí. Andthe Centurion beleeuing throughFaith, that he was God andMan, onthe one part paffible and fatigable,ind on the other, impaflible,and indefatigable : the one way hefiles himLord ; the other,heentreats him, That hewould fpare himfelfe that trou- ble, Noli vexari, oras the Greeke hathit, Ne vexeris;which is all onewith As fatigeri,Wearienot tkyfelfe Non enimfum dignucrutintresfubtetlummeum. ramnot warthiethou ilouldfl comewidermyroofe. Somewil aske;Who taught this Captaine fomuchDiuinrtie in fo fhort atimer PopeLcoanfwers hereunto, Thatwhere God is the Matter, theScholler quickelyapprehendeth what is taught
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