' TheOliue why the hie- roglyphicke ofinerae. the third SondayisLent. Ser.4. therewith, fignifÿing thereby,how louing, milde,and gentletheyought to be. Secondly, Becaufeit flrengtheneth and inableth thofe members which are weake andfeeble. Deusoleumpermifit (faithClemens L.4lexandrinus) ad leuandos laborer. Your Wrefllers did vfe toannoynt themfelues withOyle notonly that they might flip theeafier out of their Aduerfaries hands, but alfo becaufe it made theirjoyntsand their limbes more ftrongandnimble. Thirdly, For that it isa foueraigne falue for all kind of wounds ; for there is not anything that doto focomfort,fo fupple, foaffuage and difperfeany ma-. lignant humor,and cureany feflred fore, foonerthan your pretious Oylcs. The Samaritane cured with Oyle the wounds ofthat Traueller whom hee found wounded on the waytolerico. Efaycomplaineth, That noman would fucke and drawforth thebloud from the wounds ofhis People , nor annoynt them. withOyle ; Vidnw&plaza tumens non efi circumligata, neclotaoleo. Fourthly, Forit's Irtlneffe, foftnelfeofnarure,and little noyfe that it maketh beatitorbatterit:neucrfomuch , pou1e.it outneuerfoviolently., it makes no nóyfe,,but flewsit felfe ilill,andquiet ; whencegrew that adagementioned by PlantsrandPlato, Oleo tranquillior,Morefrill thanoyle. Fiftly, For the vertuethat isin it for ìjláyingof ¡forms at Sea,and reprefli b ofthe rageof thebillowes ; for (ásPli»)r ändCelius affirme) oleomare tranquilla tur,Wjth.Oylethe f a iscalmed. Sixtly, Eecau 'e there is not any liquor that dothmore fpread and diffufe it felfe;Olcumeffafämnomentuum,7hyName is asap;oyntmentpouredout , fayd the Spoufe to hetd.ieloucd : And the Saints declare the fame of the perfonofour Sa- uiour Chrifl. Seuenthlyand lailly, Becaufeamidit all other Iiquors it is frill vpppertriofl, and is alwayes fwimming alofr,and euermore keeping it felfe aboue therefî; ai whichare proprieties ofpittieand compaffiion,of mercieand lowing kindneffe, which is {Oft , fupple, and fweet : thisis that which giuctheafe to our trou- bles, and remedie to pur paines ; this is thatwhich l;efrcfheth and ftrengthneth ourweakeandfeeble Members ; this is that whichcures our woundssandaffus- gesthe (welling ofthem ; this is that which fuffers and fayth nothing, though neuer fo hardly vied; this is that which compofeth differences , turbulent ftrifes,&the raging enmitiesof this Worlds fea; and this is that which is age- nerall fable for all fores,a friendatneed,and thegreateft reprefentation ofGods glorie : for he is notfeene in anyattribute that he bath, fo much as in this ; Mi. fericorcdia eiuvfsper crania opera eius, Hismercie is aboveall hisworkes. And to this purpofePierius reporteth, That it was concluded byà ioynt confent, that the Images of thegods,fhould be wrought Of nootherkind of wood faue that of the Oliue. Hewent 'onto theMount ofoliues, andcameagain into theTemple,d-c . Thefe were our Sauiours fiations,from the Mountto the Temple, and from the Tem- plero the Mount ; intheMount heprayed, intheTemplehe preached. Thefe are thofe two imploimentsofMartha &Marie,figuredin Lea &Rachael.where- in is fum'dvp the perfeólion ofChriflian religion. Where it isto be noted,that Marie was (till rauifht as it were with the loue ofour Sauior, and the fweetneffe of his words ; and ctarthawith the care todoe him feruice. Rabatwas ee- rie faire,but barren; Leah foule& tender eyed, but fruitfull.The contemplatiue life is wonderful! beautiful,but not fruitfull; the aEliuelife is fouleandbleere- eyed (noris ir any wonder, hauingit's hands continually bufied about wounds and fores)but is fruitfullin children : andhe that inioyes the beautie ofRachael, Mm 3 and 413 Lu!¿. t o. gay t.6. Our Sauiouts ordinarie Sta. tions andem- ployments. Anion ís to be preferred before con. temptation,
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