dietow.,`woowegotwitiwYgow mr .3?:ta. .JL.`J..J &eJ.ë :4 THE XXX. SERMON, VP- ON THE FRYDAY AFTER THE FOVRTH SVNDAY IN LENT. 499 Toll N. II. I. Erat quidam languens Laarui. Now a certaine manwas ficke, named La- arus of.Bethanie, &c. Elrod Cryfalogttdcalls this,Signamftgnorum, Mirabilemirabili- The tailing a am,Yirtatemvirtutum ;Thefign effignes, thewonder ofim,- Lazarus Chrifts grea- tiers, andthe Venueofvertues, or the power ofpowers. Saint tell myracle. .[ugufline, Miraculorum maximum, The myracleofmyracles, which of all other did moil predicate and blazon forth Chrifts glorie. Saint Hierome prefcrres it before all the reft that hewrought here vpdn earth. By thisprenda or pledge of his Diuinitie, Death remained confounded, the Dcuills affrighted, and the lockesandbarres ofHell broken. Genehrard, That it is the voice of a Crier which goes before aTriumpher, whomakes Death the triumphant Chariot of his Maieaie andglorie. That avaliant Warriourfhould makea braue and gal- lant thewon horfebacke,hauing his Courferadorned and fet forthwith curious andcoftly Caparifons, it is not much ; but to feemc haudfome and comely in Deaths paleneff weakeneffc, and fonlenefí'e, beeing fo ghaftly a thing to looke on, God onely candoe this. LAntefaciemdue, (faith cvibacac) ibit mors, Death _ballflie beforehidface. Chrifl doth deliuervs from a double death,theone ofthe í'aulc, t'te other of thebodie, He deliaered tbemfrom their diflres, Death isfwal- if <1. t or.10. lowedvp in villorie. He that drinketh takes the cup in his hand, anddoth there- t' Cv. t t.$4. v. 'thwhat it pleateth him : fo did our Sauiour dealewith Death,&therfore he ca tied ita cup, drinking the famevpat one draught; whereinhe drankea health toall Belceuers. SaintBernardvponthis occafion faithof him, Mirabilispouter es tu, Thouart aftrangekindofdrinker : OLord, beforethoutaftedfl of this cup, thou feidít,Tranfat,Letitpap ; and after thou hadf'rdrankc thereof; thou fiidit, sira,! thirfl. The Flefhwasafraid, but the Spirit got the vi Iorie ouer Death, with that cafe, as e good Drinker dothof agoodcup of drinke when he is ee- rie thirftie. Inaword, Not onely becaufe thiswas a myraclewrought vpon a dead perfonthat had lien foute dayes buried in his graue, butbecaufe the facri- legious councell of the.Scribesand Pharifees had layd theirheads together,and plotted 1 Death isa large draught, but Chri4 Cwallowed it down.
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