0 17O Of Maria Re. Von the Thurfday after ptntance. p Standingbehind. PetruwChryfrl#gur cryes out, Mary Magdalen what meaneft thouby this r Comme(tthou as one that is ficke tofeeke aPhyfition, andwhen thou thouldit core tohim, doeft thou flyefrom him ! Whereunto he anfwers, That as one vtnvorthy to looke him in the face, fhemade choife toftand behind hint ; and if it poffiblycould haue beene, the would notthat heIhould haue Peen hçrr; though fuchwas her wretchedcafe, That thewas driuento defare his faa- uáur andbelt fùrtherance.The fick Patient cannotflye from thePhyfition which is willing to cure him. Inthis perplexitie and anguifh of her foule, thee refolued withher felfe to fhunne the fight of our Sauiour Chrift, though notvtterly put her Ièlfèout from his pretence. Dauid did delire of God, that he would not for- fak e him inhis anger, nor go away from him in his difpleafure: Which feemeth cötrary to that rule of S.Paul,Ginrplace towrath ; and contrary to lobs defire,siis The wa to mihi det,vt in Inferno proteges me,(r abfcondat me,donectranfatfuror tuns,&c.Saint flie fromGod, - Augufine faith, That if it were poffble for a finner to Aye fromGod , it were s to a,eonto not ti,e wort} remedie tohide hurifèlfè whileft his furie be ouerpaft and his him. anger quite gone. But itbeingofneceAitie, that he muff fall into Gods hands, and that a finner canno where hide himfelfe from his all-feeingg'eye, the belt counfell were to aduifehim, That to efcapeGods hands , hee Ihouldput him- felfe into Gods hands, and proftrate himfelfe at his feet. longs flying fromGod, told the Marriners,lflare theLordGrdofheauen,which madethefea,ana the dry land. If God then be theGod both ofleaand land, Why didit thou feeke toAye from himbygoing tofea ' . By or mere t'nto his feet. When a Huntfman woundeth a Deere with a for- kedarrow that is fentfrom a thong bow, though the Deere may bound and Rand vpfor a while, yet at laic he finkes and falls downe at the Keepers foot. Our Sauiour Chri(t had wounded (Alai cisagdalen with the arrowof his word,heAwoke her to the very hearr,thebarbes thereof (ticking in the fidesof her foule, Sagitte potentis acute cum carbonibus diffolatorgs. This Deere of his was fo forelywounded, That fhe was forced to fall downe at his feet in the hhufe ofSimon the Leaper. One of the greateft glories that was prophefied of our Sauiour Chrift, was, That he fhould make his enemies his foot-ftoole. And in another place, His enemies Jhall bow themfelues`downe before him, and licketheearth. And this is oneof the greateft happineftesthat can befall Gods enemie. Andthefellaweeping. Pliny faith, That oneofthe Offices which Nature be- The office of flowed on the eyes, was, That theymight ferue as a Limbeck or Stillatorie to theEye. the heart;froniwhence it might (littill it's fadneffeandforrow,and eatingitfelfe of to heauy a load, it might thereby inioy Tomecomfort. Saint Gregoryexpoun- ding that place of the Lamentations,cMine eyecaßethout waser,becaufethe com- forter that fhould refrefh my foule, is farre from me, faith, That as the Gardi- nerdoth deriue thewater from the Efiangne or poole where it is kept, andcon- ueyes it to the borders in thegarden, or theplants in theorchard : foa true Pe- nitent ought to diredt the tearesofhis eyes toeuery oneofthofe finnes whichhe path committed. And becaufe ca-ary OPtagdalens teares weremany,theEuange- lift faith,That thedidRigare lachrymu,Showre downe teares.SaintBernardfaith, That teares worke twoeffeéts: Teases worke The one, Towaterthe heart. twoetfeas. Theother, Towafhit. And thereforehe that dotti not gutter downe teares, hath commonly a hard and a fouleheart. Hard, becaufe teares are they that foften and mollifie the heart,
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