487 atS'' 6MOWSS P'"t+G:lt,:1t:1- ig T PIE XXIX. SERMON, VP- ON THE THVRSEDAY AFTER THE FOVRTH SVNDAY IN LENT. Lvc.7. ;::r. IhatJefus in Ciuitatem ain. And Iefus went into a Citie called Nain,&c. Moft famous encounterthe Euangeliftdothhere recite ve- to vs , which hapnedat the gatesof the Citie Nain ; hee tellsvs of a Lyon that was deuouring & íwallowing down a Shecpe,andofaDauidthatrannein and tooke it out of his throat; ofaTheefe that had ftolneamolt pretious jew- ell, and ofa Iudge that takinghim in the manner, with the (..14 theft in his hand, tooke it awayfrom him, leaninghim con- foundedand afhamed : Of twoFountaines, theone ofbitter waters,theother fo fweet and fauorie, that it tookefrom thofe bitterFountainesall it's gall andbit- terneffe : Of Deathand of Life, Death turningcowardvpon this encounter,and flying (accordingto that prophecieof Abacus) from before the face ofour Sa- uiour Chrift : Andofa youngmanthat was carried out ofthe Citievponabeere to be buried, whom his motherwent toaccompanie to thegrauewith teares in her eyes, and many more befides.Vpon which occafion,our Sauior (hewedhim- felfeLordof DeathandLife. lefkrwent into a Citie calledNain,&c. The Euangelift had formerly mentio- ned that myracle of Petersmother inLaw,that of the Leaper,& ofthe Centuri- ons feruant ; andcontinuing the fame ftraine, hehere goesonwith afallum ellde- inceps,And it came topa ¡, that the dayafter, hee went vnto aCitie called Nain, wherein the verle gate ofthe Citiehe met with afad companie,that weregoing to a folemne Funerali, full of teares and forrow. And albeit this mayfeeme to be a cafuall thing, and that hapned (as wee fay) by hap-hazard; yet was it the maineand chiefecare ofour Sauiour Chrift,toprie into eueriecorner ofthat ho. ly land, and not to skip ouer anyone place therein, which hee did not meafure forth with his feet ; fo that he did not omit that miferie whereunto heedid not giuc a remedie : Sutingwiththat laying, Etfanabatomnes, vtndhecuredthem all; fhewingtherein, whata good account he made of hisoffice ofa Sauiour, lince his firft comming into the world. Therearetwo things whichmake aman very eminent inhis office. The one, His inclinationandgoodintentions,which arethe feet ofour foule. The
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