47 Cant . 5. Pittyeuer pro. 5eable to them that Ili it. t.I(ixgt30. Our Sauiour like the Bee, Upon the yVednefdayafter Cooke al painsfor our profit. Iab.a. jently in upon him ; he no fooner turned his eye afide vpon Peter, and beheld thole twoFountains of teares thatflowed from his eyes, but that he prefently feemed wonderful) wellcont_ented.The bookeofCanticles introduceth the Be- loued fpeaking tohis Spoufe,1hauemixedmymyrrh withmyfjrice : ôfriends,drink ofmy mine, yea, drinkeaboundantly, ô Beloued; for the end of his bitter draughts prooued tohe amolt pleafant winefór our palats . In any otherbreft thanthat of our Sauiour, the frohes ofthe Pharifees would hauemade a great noyfe:but malice is a verse()sallowwater,but goodneffeaveriedeepe Sea.AHoneina lhal- lowWellwil makea great noyfe,&will daththewater about thyne cares ;but in a deepeWell you fhall fcarce heare the found thereof. But this companion is fomewhat of the thorteft; for itis onething to fuífer, and another in fuffering, to take coinpafi on. But the goodnefTof our Sauiour Chrift didpatiendo compa- ti : nonfolumeratpatievs,fedcompatieps. Saint Bernard faith, That he did not only fufferill, but did requite ill with good, Retribuebant maltpro bones , &odiumpro dileïlionemea,Theyreturnedeuilforgood,andhatredfor my loue; But to return good foreui!1, is the highefi round of Verrues ladder. Salomon laith, Thatwifdome is fairer tobehold,andmorebeautiful! than the Sunne,Speciociorefi Sole : For the Sunne is eclipfed by the darkeneffe of night ; but the wifedome of the Fa- ther, neithermalice, nbriniurie, nor anyother affrontcan cloud or darken it,but ferueth oftentimes asan occafion tobeame forth greater fauours vpon vs. Saint Bernardcomparesour Sauiour Chriftto the Bee , which alwayes labours and takespains for other folkes profit : a fwarmeof Bees lights in thygarden,leaucs thee honie-combes and waxe, all this not cofting theelb muchas one Crum of bread, But this comparifon likewi fecomes alittle too short; for theBee being offended, flings thee ; But our Sauiour Chrift inrichingour houfewithworld- ly goodsandheauenly bleffings,doth not hurt vs,thoughwe prouoke him neuer fo much to anger ; he bringsvs inHonk, but leauesno flingbehind him. Better andmore proper is that companion of theVine,whereunto our Sauiour com- pareshimfelfe, Egofumvitùvera, lam the true Vine,which ifyou cut andprune, it yeelds youa hundred for one. vislefuspafedby,helaw; &c. Here pittieouercamepafion ,andclaptabridle on thehaftineffe of hisanger; forpittie neuerblots out thofbufineflès that re- quire hall. Dauidmarchedingreat haft withh is fouldiers after certaine thee- uifhAmalekites, that had burntand fpoyledZicklag ; in which hor purfuit hee foundanÆgyptian in the field,whowas readie to giuevpthe Ghoft,for hehad eaten no bread,nordranke any water in three dayes andthree nights.Whereup- onDauidmade a Rand, relined him , and reflored him againe to life ; for the which hewell repayd this his kindneffe ; farhebrought him to the placewhere thefe theeues wereeating, drinking,and dancingfor ioyofthe fpoyle they had taken; from whom Dauid recoueredall that the Amalekites had taken away. Some fpitefull manwillnot flicke to fay, We arenow as pittifull : not confide- ring in themeane while with himfelfe, that hewouldneuer forgoeaPlay, togo heare aSermon, neuer omit other hisworldly bufineffe, togoe vifitan hofpi- tall, or togiue an almesto thePoore. lobcomplaineth, That when he fatefera- ping his fores vponthe dunghill,his brethrenpats alongbxhim, notfo much as once vouchfafing to lookevpon him,but hafted fpeedilybyhim,likc the down- fall of awater froma rocke , which fwi ftly glidethdown to the bottome of forne low valley : Praterierunt mefcut torrensinconuallibL. The feuentie Inter- pretersrender it, iv, nreJJexerunt,They didno whit reffieli him, nor fomuchas of_ ferto looke after him. Imagine (faithThomas) that fouregeehand in ha gethnd to- er
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