--T-he ofthe [reede. - Incarnation-. 183f t~~of all ea;;,hly eftares,, with th« A marriage of Chri!t the husband & ~is fpoufc l manifetbtionofh1s ownc glory, tomelatter ·I the Church,anfin!;aS!t wereour ofthe blood y LafHy,he wasbornemapoore efl:ote,thar1 that tnckled out ofhis tide, ts more wonder--~ bee might procure trucnches for vs m hea-, full then the crean.on of e•uofthenbbe ol uen·and wichall Cmftifie. Ynto~s our pmterty ..Ad:zm; lalHy, as1t1s afarre greater matter by vp~ncurh. A s Paulfitith, Ye ~zow .thegr!l~c of death·t:O"?uercomedeath, and to rume it vn~o '""Lord1<[mChrijl, rh., he bcmgr:ch, forJ""'" ctern:Ul!tfc, then to commaund that to ex1ft ;,eo:. 8 fak£sb_rcamepoorc ~ thatyee thro~tgh hii pa~t~rtif?:'. and be whic~was notbe~ore: f~ is the wor~e mightbe mackrich.Hc was c0-ilrcnt to hcmrhe of redemptlOA begunne m the_b1rth of Chnfl: . manq:l!r,that wc...mlght. l"d}: inh .. --auen. · ~ ~ore Vnfpeakcable and adnurablc then th: Thi'i fCrucs to rcacl1 vs to bee content tO' firftcrcatton ofman. Hereuponnot6. Cherubcare .mymeaneconditionrl-<.tttbcLo'n~ (bill bims,asin the vifion·oflfoi•h,C>ot >f·eldersas fcod vpon vs: for.rim tsthe very clb.te ofthe· m the.Apocalyps,.but agreat multitude ofanSonnc of God himfclfc. And ifforourcaut<: gels hke armtes were heard to 11ra1fe G 0 D he did not rcfufc rhc bafcl1c6ditian thatcucr at the bwthof Chril1; ond no doubHhe like was,why fl1ould wcnumnure~lt thelame~for f}ght was not feeJ'le fince the beginningofche whatare the beflof vs bur miferable finru:rs, B world. And the angels by their example put and therefore vtterlym worthyeirher rogoe vs in minde to confider >right of this bendir or lie vpon theb.rre earth?and thoughwe fm:, and to praifeGo~ for it. But alas,thisprachfe & licbcm:rrhcn our Lord himfcltc, yet .fiteh IS very rare lll thts frmdelfe and barren age of 1 isour da.inrincs, \VC arcnot plcafed therewith: / the world: where finne& iniquitie abounds, whcrJShcfor hi~patt difd:iined notthe man- I as may be feeae by experience; for by an olde gcr of d1e Oxe. And if the L9rd ofhe:urcrrj cufl:ome ~e_r~taine fli~in the Church the feafl and earth comnring intoLhc world, findc fo oft_he nanu1t1e ofC_hnfi,.focommonly called; llittk cmcrtaincmentor f.tuour, ~wee for our1 Which neuerrhc:les 1snot fpent in prai.fing cl1e parts beLing his members, lhonld willinglyl name ofGod who bath fcnt his Sonne ti:om p!;ep.atc onr f<clucsto t.lkcas hard meaiitrc at \ 1 his <?W? "?101_11~ to b~~llr redeemer, bur conthe hands of mCn..- . trat1w1fe ln nfhng, dtcmg, cardmg, masking, Thciafl point is themanifcflati6 of Chdfls momming, andmal licentious liberty for the birth, that it maybccknO\vnero·the world'. moll part, as though it were fome heathen Where confitlcnwodrrumftJ~>ces, the fir.t, I fe.fl: ofCtmor B•crhH4. ;~k,2.. 8 ' to whom? namely;tO poore·fbocphcard.s ten:. . :.Sec?odly, Chrifi was conceiued and borne ding their flockes by nigh• , andnot eo great· C tn bod1ly mam.ler, that there might be a ipirio.r mightic mt.1l,.loucrsofthisworld-, not ro.~ tuall concepuo~ and birth of him in our the Pridl:s at Je(uf.tlcm, comcmncrsefGodS· hcartS,as P•ulfatth;Ul!J /itt!echildre;t~f.whsm~ Ga4. 19 gu:ce;andth:l.t for- nvo-caufcs : one, -bec3.ufc IJrttN~ilcti/1 Chrift be formed in1ou: ar.d.tliatis, thefhcphe:trds were thelittcfrperfons to pubwhen we are made newcreaturesby Chrifl: & Ii01 thcLmu~at -Bcthlchem; thcothcr,.irwas performe oOedience roomCreator.. when GodsplcJftlte ro nunitclhha~in the birth of the people iilid to Chriil,that hismother and Chrill which 'P<HiClith, Nonmtny wiji mm hisbrethren fought him,he anf..vewl, Htlh.t M"'·l·lJ , ! "[rcrthc fief/>,,notrmmjmighty, nott~Mnynobli dorhthe will ofq~d, u mybmh.r, '!'7Jif/lr, •nd 1 Car•.. arecttlkd:bJttGodhmh chofenth6'foo!ifh th1rrg1of m'th~r.. ·"fher-dore lt:t vs goe wtth the Chep· ' 7 • the worldroconfoandthcwife. Thefecond is,by heardsto Bethlehem, and finding our bleifed whom? bychc Angds'ofthcLord appearing Sa~nounwadl~ and lying in the cratch,lecvs mgrl'~\tg)ory vnto the lhccphc~rd.s. For the· bring hun tMenC"e, and make our 0wne hC'arr:s J>ricflsof!cntCllcm, & rhc ruldof theSynato be his cradle: that we may be abl-e to fay, c g:ogucs, to whomthisofficC~:-kFbclong,hcl& tharw~cliucnot,butChriltliues in vs: a.nct-1 ! 1 their P'.iaC0: b~c-ingbli1~dtd in thtir mlltifold letvs prefent vnto him our fel~es, our _bodi~s, er;~trs :~a.d Wldte&w:ucs. · . D. and-foules, as the bell gold,Imrrh, & frankm- · I 1he dunes to bee karncd of rhe birth of\ cenfe tlt.lt may be : and thos conceiuing him I l l Chrirr, arcriK•ft-. "Firfr, wcc:H'e-admonilhcd by faith, hG.temain.i:ngwith::>utdunge, we l l~l:re~): to nlJs:1ific :tnt~· prai(e r~. · name?~~ O~~lLbc cha11gcd intohi_mi and made bone of I . luk: 1, G<><l,f.ll'lltgwlth Jliary, My[01tle dothmagmfic hiS bone, and flefh ofhJS'fle01. 1he world • 1 . 4 6 ' "'· . t~LordJm,dm:r:fPirit ;.·ci,_ycethin Godm)' Saui.; knO\v,ncucr fo muchasdreamerhofthis.J..ind I verf• 68 • ollr.Andwith:z.,~l>arie~ JJle.!fc,dbtth: Lor.dGod ofconception_and.birth, For as ~id f.dr.h~ of lJr:fll:l~for_ I:Je-tu1bvijirrdandred~emcdhu fFeoi · M-rn1:4!teli. W1th t'IJek.,_t~"effe,. concriu~mifohitf.J_, l'f~.7.tl vcrfc 14 • p~c.~tl<l Wlth the- Angdsof hca:tet~ '· Gfo'Yf_O l t~ndbtlwgforth4ht..AnaS;l:t11XJ faitb, Mena-;e I Godmthe ~~;hto.Jl; !J6d~t:~u. For mt,-us but7H9 4rawn.cAttttiJ by th~Jr ot~n.e c.oncHpi[cense> whi-&h hm. 1• ~ ~~.;tdc m.uutdt_ mewdcdome;cl~c tl:.tirh,rhc.:.hl-' 1 I 1\.lhen •t. hflth conetmedbrmgtthfoorrhfimu. And! 14,1S• 1(neeand mercy,antigoodncs ot God towards thcfca.re the ougly and monfirous births od ·j vs,ntorc thc.:n <.'lkt ..irwalj befOfC.:}'ea- ~s Chrift .tnefcdaics.Butlet vs,I pr,tyyou rontrariwife l ,God ~u1d m~m, ~is mbrc"excellont:!hcn rh<: firft waile andmonrne for the barr:nnefiC of o: 1 r I AdRm Lrc.t~c~l:tcro-ft·l:il_tg_toO~it}s·~v~~ image~ · hcar.ts,~har doe fo littleconceiuc thegrace of i and a) ~!:c iplrltu:tll-IIb.: tsbe~tel' rnen tl~e_rra;; , ~hnfr mbeart, and bring irforth in acti::~n. t t:J>::t!!J.:rc, :rnd as the cten>alP:\l!d niotl: holy 1 he mother of Chrift.vndoubtedly was a [ -~----=blcikd ·
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