THE
MYSTERIE
OF
CHRISTES
NATIVITIE
.
GALAT.
4.
4.
When
the
fulnesse
of
time
was
come
,
God
sent
his
Sonne
made
of
a
woman
,
&c.
WIth
what
solemnitie
wee
are
to
celebrate
this
day
of
Christs
Natiuitie
(
Deerely
beloued
)
the
many
mysteries
,
and
excellencies
therein
contained
,
may
declare
vnto
vs
.
Now
is
Hee
brought
out
of
the
Virgins
wombe
,
who
before
liued
eternally
in
the
bosome
of
his
Father
:
Now
is
the
Word
,
that
made
the
world
,
borne
an
Infant
into
the
world
,
Now
the
Ancient
of
dayes
is
become
a
Child
:
Now
Iudas
Lyon
rowsed
himselfe
to
encounter
the
Red
Dragon
:
Now
Iacobs
starre
arose
to
be
the
Gentles
light
,
and
Israels
glorie
:
Now
the
Bridegrome
came
out
of
his
Chamber
,
to
meet
his
Spouse
:
Now
the
Sonne
of
God
became
man
,
that
men
might
be
made
the
sonnes
of
God
:
Now
Christ
came
out
clothed
with
our
flesh
,
that
wee
might
bee
inuested
with
his
spirit
:
Now
the
Lord
took
on
him
the
forme
of
a
seruant
,
that
we
his
seruants
might
be
made
partakers
of
his
Lordship
.
These
great
blessings
,
doth
this
blessed
day
conueigh
vnto
vs
.
Wherfore
to
put
you
in
mind
,
that
your
vnderstadings
may
be
enlightned
to
know
them
;
and
your
wils
inclined
to
serue
and
praise
GOD
for
them
:
I
haue
made
choice
of
this
text
,
which
being
indeed
the
Quintessence
of
the
Golpell
,
proposeth
vnto
vs
concerning
Christ
his
comming
these
circumstances
.
First
,
The
time
,
when
the
fulnesse
of
time
,
&c.
Secondly
,
The
causes
,
God
sent
his
Sonne
.
Thirdly
,
The
manner
,
made
of
a
Woman
&c.
Fourthly
,
The
end
,
that
he
might
redeeme
them
,
&c.
These
points
are
best
be
seeming
this
time
:
which
when
breifly
&
rudely
I
shall
haue
discoursed
vpon
,
I
wil
then
end
,
&
commend
yee
to
God
.
When
the
fulnesse
of
time
was
come
&c.
Three
things
,
measure
all
durations
;
Aeternitie
,
Immortalitie
,
Time
.
Aeternitie
hath
neyther
beginning
nor
end
;
and
is
proper
only
to
God
,
who
is
euerlasting
.
Immortalitie
hath
beginning
,
but
none
end
;
and
is
proper
to
Spirits
,
as
Angels
,
and
mens
soules
,
that
once
were
not
,
and
yet
now
cannot
die
.
Time
hath
both
beginning
and
end
,
and
is
proper
to
all
bodies
,
such
as
are
possible
and
corruptible
substances
:
of
whom
t
is
said
,
omniaorta
occidunt
&
aucta
senescunt
:
Now
then
Christ
consisting
of
Godhead
,
soule
,
and
bodie
,
hath
these
his
three
Natures
limited
by
these
three
quantities
,
his
Godhead
by
Eternitie
,
his
soule
by
Immortalitie
:
and
his
bodie
by
Time
.
Thus
in
respect
not
of
his
Diuinitie
,
but
his
Humanitie
,
the
maker
of
Time
was
made
in
time
,
and
Time
saith
Aristotle
is
the
measure
of
motion
,
but
Paul
here
shewes
vs
more
strange
Philosophie
,
that
it
is
the
measure
of
the
first
Mouer
it selfe
.
Would
yee
not
wonder
(
Deere
Christians
)
to
heare
that
a
Gyants
foote
should
bee
thrust
into
a
childes
shooe
,
or
that
the
Ocean
Sea
should
bee
intruded
into
a
bottle
,
and
asmuch
then
may
you
maruell
at
this
that
God
who
is
infinite
,
should
bee
borne
in
a
time
finite
,
but
this
doubt
is
thus
dissolued
three
things
,
vt
supra
&c.
And
as
our
Apostle
saith
,
in
the
fulnesse
thereof
.
As
places
,
so
time
haue
their
fulnesse
and
emptinesse
,
some
places
are
emptie
hauing
nought
but
ayre
in
them
,
and
some
are
replenished
with
siluer
,
with
Gold
,
Pearle
,
Precious
stones
,
and
such
like
treasure
,
like
so
of
times
,
some
are
void
of
strange
accidents
,
and
some
are
full
of
memorable
and
admirable
occurrents
,
&
in
such
a
time
was
our
Sauiour
borne
,
as
the
age
of
the
world
,
the
yeare
,
moneth
,
day
,
houre
,
these
parts
of
time
may
impart
vnto
vs
;
Touching
the
Worlds
age
,
know
that
it
was
the
sixth
.
The
first
age
was
from
Adam
to
Noah
.
The
second
from
Noah
to
Abraham
.
The
third
from
Abraham
to
Dauid
.
The
fourth
from
Dauid
to
the
transmigration
from
Babylon
.
The
fifth
from
that
to
Christs
Natiuitie
,
which
fell
in
the
sixth
age
:
where
note
an
excellent
mysterie
,
how
correspondent
Gods
workes
of
our
creation
,
and
recreation
are
.
As
in
the
worlds
sixth
day
God
did
make
man
:
so
in
the
worlds
sixth
age
hee
did
redeeme
man
.
In
the
worlds
sixth
day
the
first
Adam
was
made
,
in
whom
wee
are
deformed
:
and
in
the
worlds
sixth
age
was
the
second
Adam
made
,
in
whom
wee
are
reformed
.
Here
arise
now
two
questions
:
why
God
louing
man
so
wel
,
had
not
beene
borne
before
or
presently
after
mans
fal
,
sith
Gratia
ab
officio
quod
mor
a
tar
dat
abest
.
Secondly
:
why
God
minding
to
die
for
the
sinnes
of
all
the
world
,
had
not
defer'd
his
comming
to
the
end
of
the
world
.
Six
is
a
number
neyther
diminute
nor
superabundant
,
but
perfect
,
sith
all
his
partes
put
together
doe
make
the
whole
,
as
1.
2.
and
3.
make
six
:
so
then
in
the
number
of
perfection
came
the
author
of
perfection
.
By
sixe
staires
did
men
ascend
to
Salomons
throne
,
and
by
six
ages
came
the
word
to
the
throne
of
grace
.
These
scruples
thus
I
remoue
.
First
,
for
Christ
to
haue
beene
borne
before
Adam
fel
,
had
bin
an
action
superfluous
.
For
the
end
of
his
comming
being
(
vtinquit
Euang.
)
to
seeke
the
lost
Sheep
of
the
house
of
Israel
;
to
bind
vp
the
broken
hearted
,
to
call
sinners
to
repentance
,
and
by
it
to
saluation
:
what
needed
this
seeker
before
man
was
lost
?
what
needed
this
Phisition
before
man
was
sick
?
what
needed
this
Sauiour
before
Adam
was
a
sinner
?
Againe
for
Christ
to
haue
come
presently
after
mans
fall
,
had
beene
also
very
inconuenient
.
Man
sinned
by
pride
,
and
by
pride
was
throwne
into
calamitie
:
from
which
if
straightwayes
hee
should
haue
beene
freed
,
perhaps
the
spirit
of
loftinesse
and
insolencie
might
haue
come
vpon
him
againe
.
God
therefore
sixe
ages
lest
him
in
his
miserie
,
that
he
might
know
his
fault
,
&
knowing
it
,
be
humbled
for
the
same
.
Farther
it
was
meet
,
that
as
the
entrance
of
a
King
into
a
Citie
,
so
the
comming
of
so
worthie
a
person
as
the
sonne
of
God
into
the
World
,
should
bee
foreshewed
by
the
predictions
of
such
worthie
messengers
,
as
were
the
Patriarckes
and
Prophets
;
which
could
not
haue
beene
had
Christ
beene
borne
in
the
time
of
Adam
.
As
for
the
deferring
of
his
birth
to
the
end
of
the
World
,
These
reasons
disproue
it
.
First
,
the
testimonie
of
Abacuc
.
3.
where
it
is
said
of
God
there
,
the
workes
of
his
mercie
should
bee
reuiued
in
medio
annorum
.
Againe
why
should
Christ
then
bee
borne
on
earth
,
when
men
shall
haue
no
faith
to
beleeue
on
him
,
no
Charitie
to
loue
him
,
and
no
Religion
to
worshippe
him
?
But
these
things
shall
happen
in
the
latter
daies
(
as
the
Euangelists
write
)
and
therefore
the
Worlds
end
is
a
season
,
rather
for
Christ
to
come
in
iudgment
to
reuenge
,
then
in
mercie
to
redeeme
.
This
for
the
age
.
Now
for
the
yeare
.
It
was
the
two
and
fortieth
of
the
reign
of
Augustus
Caesar
the
Roman
Emperor
:
in
whose
time
that
Christ
was
borne
,
it
was
in
regard
of
the
manie
resemblances
that
were
between
them
.
As
Augustus
was
a
temporal
,
so
was
Christ
a
Spiritual
Monarch
.
As
Augustus
was
the
second
Emperour
of
Rome
,
so
was
Christ
the
second
person
in
Trinitie
.
As
Augustus
was
so
called
,
because
hee
did
amplifie
his
Regiment
,
so
Christ
was
so
called
,
because
he
doth
annoint
vs
his
seruants
:
as
Augustus
taxing
the
world
receiued
tribute
from
men
and
registred
their
names
.
So
Christ
preaching
vnto
the
world
had
obedience
yeelded
vnto
him
,
and
noted
such
as
serued
him
in
the
Booke
of
life
.
As
Augustus
hauing
vanquished
his
enemies
;
planted
peace
among
his
people
(
for
in
his
dayes
the
Temple
of
Ianus
was
shut
,
that
else
in
the
time
of
warre
was
wont
euer
to
bee
open
)
so
Christ
hauing
subdued
his
foes
,
Death
and
the
Deuill
,
placed
quietnesse
in
the
conscience
of
his
Children
,
who
before
were
distressed
with
many
troubles
;
from
the
age
and
the
yeare
,
come
we
to
the
Month
and
the
Day
.
Christ
was
borne
on
the
fiue
and
twentieth
day
of
December
,
then
being
the
shortest
day
of
the
yeare
and
Sunday
:
as
both
by
the
fathers
is
testified
,
and
by
calculation
may
be
proued
,
wherof
note
with
me
eyther
the
reasons
or
mystries
.
December
is
the
tenth
moneth
and
in
it
was
he
borne
,
that
came
to
make
satisfaction
for
our
transgression
of
his
Fathers
ten
Commandements
.
December
concludes
the
old
yeare
,
and
giues
way
to
a
new
,
and
Christ
now
born
gaue
an
end
to
the
old
Ceremonies
of
the
Law
,
and
brought
in
,
in
steed
thereof
the
new
ordinances
of
grace
.
Ten
degrees
went
the
Sunne
backward
to
signifie
to
sicke
Ezechiah
that
he
should
not
die
,
and
ten
moneths
in
assuming
our
flesh
did
Christ
goe
back
as
it
were
for
his
Majestie
to
assure
vs
of
his
mercie
,
the
number
of
ten
is
the
first
Article
:
compound
of
the
figure
,
1.
and
a
cipher
0.
and
in
the
tenth
moneth
was
he
borne
,
whose
person
did
consist
of
the
figure
of
his
Diuinitie
,
and
the
cipher
of
his
humanitie
.
In
the
shortest
day
is
the
Sunne
in
his
greatest
and
lowest
South
declination
,
and
when
was
the
sonne
of
God
euer
farther
from
the
Aequinoction
of
his
glorie
and
lower
in
basenesse
,
then
when
hee
came
out
into
the
world
,
clothed
with
our
flesh
.
In
the
shortest
day
the
Sunne
is
said
to
be
in
his
Tropick
,
that
is
so
called
of
the
Greek
word
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
to
turne
,
&
when
so
graciously
as
now
in
his
birth
did
the
sonne
of
God
turne
vnto
vs
,
Iohn
Baptist
of
Christ
,
Ioh.
3.
me
oportet
minui
illum
autem
crescere
,
verified
as
in
their
qualities
of
dignitie
and
estimation
:
So
also
in
the
times
of
their
Natiuities
.
Iohn
Baptist
was
borne
the
longest
day
of
the
yeare
,
and
therefore
being
at
the
highest
his
time
must
decrease
:
and
Christ
was
borne
in
the
shortest
,
and
therefore
being
at
the
lowest
,
his
time
must
needs
encrease
.
In
the
shortest
Day
,
the
Sunne
beginnes
that
returne
,
that
turnes
joy
and
comfort
to
liuing
thinges
,
and
Christ
now
put
his
first
foot
in
that
race
,
that
yeelds
blessednesse
and
happinesse
to
all
Christians
:
in
the
shortest
day
,
the
cold
is
greatest
,
and
therefore
sayth
Bernard
,
Christ
chose
a
time
trouble
some
to
his
flesh
,
that
we
should
learne
not
to
pamper
ours
:
on
a
Sunday
,
GOD
the
Father
in
his
power
beganne
the
world
:
and
now
on
a
Sunday
,
GOD
the
sonne
in
his
mercie
began
to
redeeme
the
world
.
Sunday
was
first
made
before
any
other
time
:
and
Christ
theron
borne
,
is
called
the
first
begotten
of
al
Creatures
.
On
Sunday
God
made
the
light
,
and
on
Sunday
now
produced
was
he
,
that
is
the
true
light
,
lightning
euery
one
that
comes
into
the
world
,
as
also
all
those
that
sit
in
darknesse
&
the
shadow
of
death
.
To
proceed
yet
to
more
particulars
.
What
part
of
the
day
?
&
what
houre
was
Christ
borne
in
?
a
nocendo
,
because
if
men
then
walke
without
light
,
they
may
easily
hurt
themselues
:
and
now
as
a
Physition
in
the
best
opportunitie
came
the
great
helper
in
the
time
of
hurting
;
to
shew
that
hee
was
stronger
then
the
deuil
.
Christ
vanquished
the
deuil
in
his
own
time
,
the
Prince
of
the
night
,
in
the
night
.
Farther
,
touching
the
houre
,
if
we
may
beleue
Cardanus
that
great
Physition
&
Astronomer
,
it
was
about
tenne
of
the
clock
,
and
fifteene
minutes
.
For
he
in
his
Comment
vpon
Ptolemies
quadripartite
,
treating
Christs
Natiuitie
,
makes
the
eleuenth
degree
of
Virgo
to
ascend
in
prima
domo
,
which
could
not
bee
but
at
that
time
.
The
Fathers
write
that
hee
was
borne
at
midnight
,
as
Hierom
,
and
Bernard
:
which
of
these
opinions
is
truest
,
I
will
not
decide
.
Mysteries
there
are
in
both
of
them
.
If
Cardan
say
true
,
then
it
fitly
fell
out
,
that
the
Sonne
of
a
Virgin
was
borne
when
the
heauenly
figure
Virgo
did
ascend
.
If
the
Fathers
say
true
,
then
opportunately
came
he
in
medio
noctis
,
that
was
to
be
the
medium
betweene
God
and
man
.
The
greatest
obscuritie
is
at
midnight
;
and
then
therefore
was
produced
the
greatest
light
;
hee
that
was
the
brightnes
of
his
fathers
glorie
.
Thus
then
in
the
sixth
age
of
the
World
,
in
the
two
and
fortieth
yeere
of
Augustus
Caesars
Reigne
,
in
the
moneth
of
December
,
in
the
fiue
and
twentieth
and
shortest
day
,
on
Sunday
,
betweene
ten
and
twelue
at
night
,
was
our
blessed
Sauiour
blessedly
born
.
Which
season
Saint
Paul
cals
the
fulnesse
of
time
,
as
because
each
part
thereof
,
as
ye
see
,
is
full
of
mysteries
,
so
by
reason
of
other
occasions
that
I
am
now
to
acquaint
you
with
.
And
first
,
this
then
.
Whatsoeuer
God
eyther
promised
,
or
the
Patriarckes
and
Prophets
eyther
in
their
speeches
foreshewed
,
in
their
actions
prefigured
,
or
affections
desired
▪
that
all
at
this
time
is
fully
fulfilled
.
Now
accomplished
are
Gods
promises
made
to
Eue
,
that
her
seed
should
bruise
the
Serpents
head
.
that
in
his
seed
all
Nations
of
the
earth
should
bee
blest
.
Gen.
22.
to
Dauid
that
of
the
fruit
of
his
loynes
,
hee
would
set
one
on
his
seat
that
should
rule
as
a
King
for
euer
.
Psal.
132.
Predictions
of
the
Patriarcks
and
Prophets
;
Gen.
49.
the
Scepter
shall
not
be
taken
from
the
Tribe
of
Iuda
,
and
a
Captaine
from
his
thigh
,
till
he
come
,
that
is
to
be
sent
,
and
hee
shall
be
the
expectation
of
Nations
.
Of
Moses
when
he
said
Deut.
18.
A
Prophet
shall
the
Lord
our
God
raise
vp
vnto
yee
,
among
your
brethren
,
him
shall
yee
heare
.
Of
Balam
,
when
he
said
,
Numb.
24.
a
starre
shall
rise
from
Iacob
:
and
a
staffe
from
Israel
,
that
shall
strike
the
Moabites
.
Of
Esay
,
when
he
said
,
that
a
Virgin
should
beare
a
sonne
,
and
call
his
name
Emanuel
.
Mich:
5.
And
thou
Bethleem
Ephrata
,
art
but
a
little
one
in
respect
of
thousands
in
Iuda
:
and
yet
there
shall
come
forth
of
thee
one
,
that
shall
bee
the
ruler
of
Israel
,
and
his
comming
forth
is
from
the
beginning
,
and
from
the
days
of
Eternitie
.
Dan.
9.
that
after
certaine
weekes
of
yeares
expired
the
holy
of
holyes
should
be
annointed
.
Now
fulfilled
are
the
Figures
of
the
Patriarcks
and
Prophets
Actions
:
Now
Abraham
came
a
stranger
into
Aegypt
:
When
Christ
came
as
a
Pilgrime
;
where
comming
amongst
his
owne
,
his
owne
receiued
him
not
:
Now
Moses
was
put
into
a
Basket
.
Ioseph
throwne
into
the
pit
,
Hieremy
into
the
Dungeon
.
Daniel
into
the
Lyons
Denne
,
when
Christ
was
sent
into
this
wretched
World
,
a
place
of
perplexities
:
Now
the
stone
was
cut
from
the
Mountaine
without
hands
,
when
Christ
was
borne
of
his
mortall
Mother
,
neuer
being
begotten
by
mortall
father
:
Now
Aarons
rod
did
bud
and
beare
Almonds
,
when
a
spotlesse
Virgin
did
produce
a
Child
:
Now
a
woman
did
compasse
a
man
,
when
hee
was
contained
in
a
womans
womb
,
that
doth
himself
comprehend
heauen
&
earth
:
Now
a
Riuer
flowed
to
water
Paradise
,
when
Christ
was
borne
;
with
his
bloud
to
wash
away
the
sinnes
of
the
world
:
Now
the
Mountaines
did
distil
sweetnes
,
when
Heauen
did
let
God
to
descend
on
earth
:
Now
Salomon
made
himselfe
a
Throne
of
Iuorie
,
when
Christ
made
himselfe
a
bodie
of
flesh
in
the
Virgins
wombe
:
Now
the
Doue
came
from
Noahs
Arke
,
when
the
sonne
of
God
came
from
the
bosome
of
his
Father
:
Now
the
bush
burned
and
was
not
consumed
,
when
a
Virgine
brought
forth
a
Son
,
and
was
not
corrupted
:
mercy
and
truth
met
together
,
when
Christs
Diuinitie
and
Humanitie
met
in
one
person
,
to
work
our
redemption
.
Now
the
Sunne
was
couered
with
a
Cloud
,
when
God
clothed
himselfe
with
our
flesh
.
Againe
now
fulfilled
are
the
desires
of
the
Patriarches
and
Prophets
.
Abraham
tooke
great
joy
of
this
Day
,
Iacob
Gen
49.
I
will
wait
for
thy
saluation
,
O
Lord
and
now
behold
his
expectation
satisfied
.
Dauid
cried
out
,
Psal.
48.
in
Psal.
47.
mitte
obsecro
quem
missurus
es
;
for
now
is
he
come
amongst
vs
.
Crie
not
longer
out
Esay
as
it
is
.
Es.
64.
Vtinam
disrumperes
coelos
&
descenderes
,
O
that
thou
wouldest
cleaue
the
Heauens
and
come
downe
,
for
this
day
came
hee
out
of
a
Virgins
wombe
.
The
summe
of
this
is
this
:
Now
are
Gods
promises
,
the
Patriarches
and
Prophets
predictions
,
actions
,
and
affections
,
fulfilled
.
And
therefore
most
excellently
is
it
termed
the
fulnesse
of
time
.
Againe
,
now
was
the
fulnesse
of
Gods
Communication
when
he
came
to
giue
vs
himselfe
in
his
sonnes
flesh
;
wherein
as
it
is
.
Col
2.
dwelt
the
fulnesse
of
the
Godhead
bodily
.
Now
was
the
fulnesse
of
mans
Redemption
,
when
a
Sauiour
was
borne
to
begin
the
gracious
work
therof
in
preseruing
vs
,
by
his
merits
,
from
sin
,
death
,
hell
,
and
the
Deuill
:
Now
was
the
fulnesse
of
graces
promotion
,
We
taking
them
out
of
his
fulnes
as
Ioh.
saith
.
And
who
can
denie
this
to
be
the
fulnesse
of
time
?
To
this
let
me
addo
,
that
the
world
was
now
ful
of
miracles
:
Now
the
Angels
sang
in
heauen
and
comforted
shepheards
on
earth
:
Now
a
strange
starre
guided
the
wisemen
to
Christ
:
Now
a
wel-spring
in
Rome
did
runne
with
Oyle
:
Now
three
Sunnes
appeared
,
shining
first
seuerally
,
and
then
joyntly
:
Now
Augustus
his
aeternum
palatium
,
that
was
prophesied
neuer
to
fall
before
a
Virgin
did
beare
a
child
,
was
ruinated
to
the
ground
:
Now
Augustus
,
asking
one
of
the
Sybils
whether
there
were
any
where
a
greater
person
then
himselfe
,
saw
in
the
Sunne
a
Virgin
giuing
an
Infant
sucke
,
to
whom
afterwards
hee
dedicated
an
Altar
,
and
called
it
,
Aram
Coeli
,
the
Altar
of
Heauen
.
And
thus
yee
see
it
proued
,
that
it
was
the
fulnesse
of
time
,
when
he
,
that
as
S.
Ioh.
saith
,
full
of
grace
&
truth
was
borne
amongst
vs
.
The
Iewes
expect
yet
a
Messtas
to
come
:
denying
Iesus
whom
wee
beleeue
on
,
to
bee
the
Worlds
Sauiour
.
And
the
Turkes
dare
to
compare
him
with
their
Mahomet
.
But
this
doctrine
of
the
fulnesse
of
time
,
wherein
Christ
was
born
,
doth
most
plainly
and
forcibly
confute
them
.
For
sith
all
the
promises
and
mercies
of
God
;
sith
the
prophesies
,
figures
,
and
desires
of
our
famous
forefathers
,
and
manie
admirable
Miracles
,
met
in
the
time
of
Christs
Natiuitie
;
and
that
neuer
Mahomet
had
the
like
;
nor
any
Creature
can
haue
the
like
:
wee
are
fully
to
bee
resolued
,
by
this
fulnesse
of
time
,
the
true
Messtas
to
bee
borne
.
I
could
spend
more
time
in
discoursing
vpon
this
time
,
but
that
greater
matters
,
viz.
The
causes
of
Christs
birth
doe
now
offer
themselues
vnto
mee
in
these
wordes
,
God
sent
his
sonne
:
Where
the
Efficient
cause
is
God
;
the
formall
cause
his
sending
;
and
the
materiall
cause
his
Sonne
Christ
himselfe
:
God
sent
.
Who
?
the
Father
,
the
Sonne
,
or
the
Holy
Ghost
?
Surely
all
three
of
them
.
For
know
,
that
opera
a
Trinitatis
sunt
in-diuisa
:
and
,
vnlesse
in
personall
respects
,
euermore
in
Essentiall
actions
,
what
one
doth
they
all
doe
;
as
now
in
this
worke
of
Christs
birth
,
the
whole
Trinitie
shewed
their
industrie
.
The
Father
sent
mee
saith
Christ
,
Ioh.
13.
20.
Here
the
Father
labours
.
I
went
out
from
the
Father
and
came
into
the
World
:
The
Holy
Ghost
shall
come
vpon
thee
quoth
the
Angell
Gabriel
to
the
blessed
Virgin
,
Againe
what
more
wise
thing
,
then
that
to
the
perfection
and
complement
of
the
whole
;
the
beginning
and
the
end
of
a
worke
should
hang
together
.
And
now
note
this
mysterie
.
The
Word
was
the
beginning
of
the
World
:
for
by
it
GOD
made
the
World
;
and
Adam
was
the
last
Creature
of
the
World
.
The
Word
then
becomming
Man
,
the
first
and
the
last
,
that
is
to
say
GOD
and
man
,
were
vnited
together
.
Againe
what
greater
goodnesse
can
bee
,
then
that
the
Creatour
should
communicate
himselfe
to
the
Creatures
?
It
is
his
great
kindnesse
,
that
God
giues
himselfe
to
his
Creatures
by
his
essence
,
presence
,
and
power
:
it
is
his
greater
kindnes
that
he
giues
himselfe
to
good
men
by
his
grace
:
but
that
hee
should
giue
himselfe
to
our
nature
,
by
Vnion
with
it
,
that
is
to
say
,
by
assuming
our
Humanitic
into
his
Diuinitie
;
this
surmounts
all
fauour
that
may
bee
said
or
thought
vpon
.
Thus
I
say
the
Fathers
power
,
the
Sonnes
wisdome
,
and
the
Holy
Ghosts
goodnesse
,
were
all
Actors
in
clothing
Christ
with
our
flesh
.
To
the
doing
whereof
what
moued
them
?
our
merits
?
no
;
(
Brethren
)
but
their
mercies
according
to
that
of
Ioh.
3.
God
soloued
the
World
,
that
he
sent
his
sonne
,
&c.
Loue
is
manifested
three
wayes
:
Dono
,
passione
,
opere
,
in
giuing
,
suffering
,
and
working
.
The
Father
shewed
his
loue
,
when
he
gaue
vs
his
Sonne
:
the
Sonne
shewed
his
loue
,
when
hee
suffered
Death
for
our
sinnes
;
and
the
Holy
Ghost
shewes
his
loue
,
in
setting
vs
forward
in
good
workes
.
Thus
the
manifestation
of
the
blessed
Trinities
power
,
wisdome
,
goodnesse
,
and
mercie
,
are
as
it
were
the
foure
wheeles
,
vpon
which
the
Charriot
of
Gods
prouidence
brought
Christ
into
this
world
:
Who
came
as
sent
,
God
sent
sayth
my
text
.
Heere
is
a
doubt
worthie
to
be
discust
.
Christ
was
neuer
separated
from
God
his
Father
.
For
when
Saint
Iohn
saw
him
vpon
earth
,
hee
yet
acknowledged
him
to
bee
in
the
bosome
of
his
Father
secundum
id
1.
cap.
vnigenitus
quie
st
in
sinis
patris
,
&c.
as
also
that
hee
was
in
Heauen
,
God
sent
him
,
when
hee
neuer
went
from
him
?
An
Interpretation
shall
make
euident
all
this
.
Missio
,
saith
Thomas
Aquinas
commenting
vpon
this
place
,
fuit
assumptio
Carnis
,
non
depositio
maiestatis
:
Christ
left
not
to
bee
God
,
when
hee
became
man
;
but
tooke
more
vnto
his
Godhead
when
hee
became
man
,
viz.
our
Humanitie
into
his
Diuinitie
:
that
through
our
visible
nature
assumed
,
he
might
acquaint
vs
with
his
inuisible
excelencies
,
which
els
could
neuer
haue
beene
known
of
vs
.
As
the
Sun
shining
in
his
perfit
brightnes
,
can
not
be
looked
vpon
;
but
in
a
Cloud
or
mist
,
hauing
his
beames
refracted
,
may
bee
beheld
so
God
,
in
his
infinite
and
incomprehensible
essence
,
being
considered
of
vs
,
cannot
be
knowne
of
vs
,
for
he
is
too
powerful
an
object
for
our
weake
vnderstanding
;
but
in
our
Nature
,
by
his
sonne
assumed
,
hauing
his
glorie
and
Majestie
contracted
,
wee
may
take
a
full
view
of
him
.
And
thus
Christ
his
incarnating
is
his
proper
sending
.
But
why
sent
God
his
sonne
the
second
person
in
Trinitie
?
Wherefore
had
not
the
Father
,
and
the
Holy
Ghost
,
come
to
be
man
aswel
as
the
Sonne
?
(
Brethren
)
this
is
a
high
point
in
Diuinitie
,
requiring
judiciall
and
attentiue
eares
:
which
if
yee
lend
mee
,
thus
then
I
resolue
yee
.
Truely
there
wanted
no
power
in
any
of
those
persons
to
performe
this
;
for
they
are
all
Omnipotent
,
and
able
to
doe
what
soeuer
pleaseth
them
.
But
yet
why
the
sonne
did
it
rather
then
the
rest
;
great
reasons
are
to
bee
alleaged
.
First
,
It
was
meete
that
by
what
instruments
God
made
the
World
,
by
the
same
he
should
repaire
the
World
:
But
God
by
his
sonne
made
the
World
,
as
it
is
Heb.
1.
and
therfore
as
it
is
2.
Cor.
5.
well
was
God
in
Christ
,
by
whom
hee
reconciled
the
World
.
bath
predestinated
vs
saith
Saint
Paul
Romans
8.
to
bee
conformable
to
the
Image
of
his
sonne
:
that
therefore
had
hee
not
sent
his
Sonne
,
how
could
wee
bee
like
to
his
Sonne
?
had
not
he
come
that
was
the
Naturall
sonne
;
wee
should
neuer
haue
beene
adopted
sonnes
.
The
sonne
of
God
therefore
was
made
the
sonne
of
man
,
that
we
sonnes
of
men
might
bee
made
the
sonnes
of
God
.
Sixtly
,
God
the
sonne
is
the
middle
person
betweene
God
the
Father
,
and
God
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
therefore
was
fittest
to
bee
sent
to
bee
the
mediator
betweene
God
and
man
.
Seuenthly
,
He
that
was
to
worke
our
redemption
was
to
be
an
intercessor
and
supplicator
to
God
for
vs
.
But
these
properties
are
more
proper
to
a
sonne
,
then
a
Father
:
for
a
sonne
is
to
intreat
the
Father
,
and
not
the
Father
the
sonne
.
And
therefore
did
God
best
to
send
his
sonne
.
Last
of
all
;
the
Mediator
betweene
God
and
man
was
to
pacifie
,
so
to
teach
and
guide
man
to
be
obedient
vnto
God
.
Now
then
Christ
being
the
word
of
God
and
wisdome
of
God
,
as
Saint
Iohn
and
Saint
Paul
affirme
:
meetest
was
hee
,
the
sonne
,
to
be
mans
Teacher
and
Counsailor
.
Why
God
sent
his
Son
yee
see
the
Reasons
.
Now
behold
wee
in
what
manner
he
sent
him
:
the
third
thing
I
am
to
speak
of
.
It
is
said
made
of
a
woman
and
made
vnder
the
law
.
What
is
written
before
in
my
text
of
him
,
that
in
the
fulnesse
of
time
God
sent
him
,
pointes
to
his
Diuinitie
,
and
his
glorie
:
but
that
now
Hee
is
made
of
a
Woman
and
vnder
the
Law
,
this
shewes
his
Humanitie
and
Humilitie
:
How
the
two
Natures
Godhead
and
Manhood
were
vnited
together
in
the
vnitie
of
his
person
.
Paul
1.
Tim.
3.
talkes
of
a
great
mysterie
of
pietie
,
How
God
was
manifested
in
the
flesh
,
iustified
in
the
spirit
,
was
seene
of
Angels
,
was
preached
to
the
Gentiles
,
beleiued
on
in
the
World
,
and
assumed
into
glorie
.
And
heere
behold
this
production
of
God
,
to
be
made
of
a
woman
,
is
the
beginning
of
it
;
opening
as
it
were
the
doore
to
the
other
most
admirable
actions
.
But
what
a
strange
thing
is
this
,
that
the
maker
of
the
World
should
thus
bee
made
of
a
woman
:
and
that
the
Creatour
should
haue
his
being
from
a
Creature
.
This
rightly
to
conceiue
,
ye
are
to
note
this
.
Christ
in
respect
of
his
Godhead
,
was
increated
;
in
respect
of
his
soule
he
was
created
;
and
in
respect
of
his
bodie
he
was
made
of
a
woman
.
As
we
Christians
are
borne
,
first
,
naturally
of
our
Parents
,
and
afterwards
are
born
spiritually
of
the
Holy
Ghost
:
So
Christ
beeing
God
,
was
begotten
naturally
of
God
;
and
now
being
man
,
was
made
temporally
of
a
woman
.
Verbum
caro
factum
est
,
&c.
saith
Saint
Iohn
cap.
1.
Paul
affirmeth
2.
he
came
of
the
seed
of
Dauid
,
and
Heb.
2.
that
no where
hee
tooke
on
him
the
Angels
,
but
the
seed
of
Abraham
tooke
he
on
him
,
and
all
this
by
being
made
of
a
woman
,
Of
a
Woman
'
?
yee
will
say
what
reason
had
God
to
effect
so
strange
an
action
:
I
will
tell
yee
;
to
aduance
his
glorie
,
and
doe
vs
the
more
good
.
O
how
kind
did
God
shew
himselfe
in
taking
vpon
him
our
fraile
nature
!
Hee
might
haue
come
to
vs
as
he
did
to
Moses
and
the
Israelites
on
Mount
Sinay
in
thundering
,
lightning
,
fire
,
and
smoake
:
hee
might
haue
come
to
vs
in
the
substance
of
an
Angell
assumed
,
but
yet
because
hee
loued
man
,
to
man
he
came
in
the
estate
of
man
.
O
how
just
did
God
shew
himselfe
to
bee
made
of
a
Woman
!
The
Deuill
before
had
conquered
all
flesh
in
the
first
Adam
:
and
now
the
second
Adam
took
flesh
in
it
to
subdue
the
Deuill
.
O
how
wise
did
God
herein
shew
himselfe
,
that
when
one
man
by
sinne
had
displeased
him
,
another
man
by
his
righteousnesse
should
pacific
him
!
I
meane
Iesus
,
who
being
God
,
therefore
became
man
to
be
the
mediatour
betweene
God
and
man
:
Which
office
no
other
Creature
neyther
man
nor
Angell
could
possibly
haue
executed
,
sith
infinite
being
the
Maiestie
of
him
that
by
sinne
was
offended
,
by
no
person
but
him
that
is
of
infinite
goodnesse
it
could
be
appeased
.
Christ
therefore
tooke
God
and
man
into
the
vnitie
of
his
person
to
reconcile
God
and
man
into
the
vnitie
of
affection
.
These
&
such
like
inuisible
excellencies
of
kindnesse
,
Iustice
,
Wisdome
,
to
make
visible
vnto
vs
,
he
took
on
him
our
visible
nature
in
mercie
descending
to
vs
;
sith
wee
in
might
could
not
ascend
to
him
.
Secondly
,
Christus
factus
est
,
&c.
As
for
the
promotion
of
his
owne
glorie
,
so
for
the
procurement
of
our
good
,
in
many
things
to
help
vs
;
to
instruct
our
faith
which
could
not
but
beleeue
,
when
she
heard
God
himselfe
to
speake
;
to
comfort
our
hope
which
could
not
but
bee
cheered
,
when
she
saw
God
vnited
to
our
nature
;
to
kindle
our
charitie
,
that
could
not
but
loue
God
,
sensibly
perceiuing
how
God
loued
man
,
to
draw
our
actions
to
vertue
,
that
could
not
but
imitate
God
,
giuing
himselfe
for
an
example
;
and
to
make
vs
partakers
of
his
Diuinitie
,
that
as
God
was
the
sonne
of
man
,
so
wee
men
should
bee
made
the
sonnes
of
God
.
Againe
,
Christus
factus
est
,
&c.
to
remoue
many
euils
from
vs
,
that
the
deuill
the
author
of
sin
,
though
hee
were
an
Angell
should
not
be
preferred
before
vs
;
that
man
considering
the
dignitie
of
his
nature
,
how
it
is
in
vnion
with
God
,
should
not
spot
it
with
sinne
,
that
our
presumption
with
the
thought
of
Christes
merites
,
our
pride
with
the
remembrance
of
his
humilitie
,
and
the
feare
of
death
and
hell
with
the
consideration
of
his
person
,
might
bee
daunted
and
abated
.
Further
,
Dei
filius
factus
est
,
&c.
to
verifie
his
Incarnation
.
Valentine
held
Christ
to
haue
brought
a
body
with
him
from
heauen
,
and
to
haue
taken
no
flesh
from
his
Mother
,
Marcion
,
Apelles
,
Cerdonius
,
and
Manes
,
affirmed
Christ
to
haue
but
a
phantastical
body
,
such
as
Angels
and
spirits
assume
.
The
Turkes
and
Moores
imagine
Christ
to
bee
the
breath
of
God
,
whom
because
God
saw
that
the
Iewes
would
crucifie
,
he
therefore
suffered
Christ
to
delude
their
eyes
,
in
seeming
to
doe
and
suffer
what
hee
did
not
.
But
these
heresies
are
notably
confuted
in
this
,
That
he
was
made
of
a
woman
.
For
if
a
woman
were
his
true
Mother
,
bearing
him
ten
Monethes
in
her
wombe
,
bringing
him
forth
&
giuing
him
sucke
:
then
vndoubtedly
he
was
a
true
man
,
and
had
a
true
,
naturall
,
and
not
a
celestiall
and
phantasticall
body
,
Last
of
all
,
Christ
was
made
of
a
Woman
,
to
grace
women
kind
with
his
birth
,
that
before
had
disgraced
it selfe
with
the
deuils
temptation
.
A
woman
in
Paradise
,
was
a
meane
to
make
man
a
sinner
,
and
a
woman
in
Bethlem
was
an
instrument
to
bring
forth
to
man
a
Sauiour
.
Wherefore
an
ancient
Father
saith
thus
;
Because
the
male
kind
is
more
noble
,
Christ
would
be
a
man
:
and
yet
that
woman
should
not
bee
contemned
,
hee
was
borne
of
a
woman
.
But
why
doth
Paul
here
name
so
expressly
a
woman
,
and
not
mention
a
man
?
Because
indeede
man
had
no
action
in
Christs
generation
:
For
as
our
Sauior
being
God
had
a
Father
,
&
no
mother
:
So
being
man
he
had
a
Mother
,
but
no
Father
.
Where
note
,
that
mankind
is
brought
forth
foure
kind
of
wayes
.
Adam
was
made
without
man
or
woman
:
Eue
was
made
of
a
man
without
a
woman
:
We
are
made
of
men
and
women
;
and
Christ
was
made
of
a
woman
without
a
man
.
If
yee
aske
of
what
woman
?
I
answere
yee
,
Marie
the
Virgine
,
Whom
all
generations
doe
call
blessed
.
Wonders
are
in
this
mother
,
and
in
this
sonne
.
This
mother
was
sanctified
with
the
fulnesse
of
grace
,
with
the
ouer-shadowing
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
the
inhabitation
of
the
Sonne
of
God
.
Shee
was
,
saith
Saint
Bernard
,
Sinepudore
foecunda
,
sine
grauamine
granida
,
sine
dolore
puerpera
.
By
bearing
Christ
,
shee
was
the
starre
that
gaue
light
to
the
Sunne
,
the
branch
that
bare
the
Vine
,
the
Riuer
that
yeelded
the
fountaine
,
the
daughter
that
brought
forth
her
Father
,
the
creature
that
gaue
being
to
the
Creatour
:
shee
was
I
say
the
Mother
of
her
Father
,
and
the
daughter
of
her
Sonne
,
yonger
then
her
birth
,
lesser
then
what
shee
contained
,
a
maiden
,
and
a
Mother
,
to
haue
a
Sonne
with
God
the
Father
:
whereas
Virgines
were
cursed
for
barrennesse
,
and
wiues
for
bringing
forth
with
sorrow
,
Marie
was
free
from
either
of
these
:
For
being
a
Virgine
shee
was
fruitfull
,
and
bringing
forth
child
shee
felt
no
paines
.
As
the
Sunne
shines
through
glasse
and
corrupts
it
not
:
So
God
came
made
of
a
Virgine
without
breach
of
her
chastitie
.
And
because
shee
conceiued
without
sinne
,
shee
was
therefore
deliuered
without
paines
.
Aganie
,
wonders
are
in
this
Sonne
.
In
the
instant
of
his
conception
,
and
now
by
succession
of
time
he
was
a
perfit
man
in
soule
and
body
,
voide
of
sinne
and
full
of
grace
.
Hee
had
a
father
in
heauen
,
and
a
mother
on
earth
,
but
yet
a
father
without
a
mother
,
and
a
mother
without
a
father
.
Further
by
being
made
of
a
woman
,
of
a
Lord
he
became
a
seruant
,
of
eternall
he
was
made
temporall
,
of
infinite
he
became
an
infant
,
of
high
he
became
low
,
of
incomprehensible
locall
,
of
intelligible
,
sensible
:
borne
hee
was
in
a
womans
wombe
,
himselfe
bearing
the
World
,
and
suck
he
did
at
a
maidens
brests
,
himselfe
giuing
food
to
all
things
.
Thus
of
a
woman
was
Christ
made
,
and
not
onely
so
,
but
also
Vnder
the
Law
:
made
of
a
woman
is
the
humilitie
of
his
birth
;
made
vnder
the
Law
is
the
humilitie
of
his
life
:
in
birth
,
in
life
,
and
in
manie
other
thinges
crying
out
vnto
vs
,
that
we
would
learne
of
him
,
to
bee
humble
and
meeke
.
Among
the
Iewes
diuers
lawes
were
in
vse
in
Christs
time
,
the
Morall
,
Ceremoniall
,
Iudiciall
,
and
vnder
all
these
our
Sauiour
was
made
.
Yee
will
object
how
can
this
bee
?
They
(
saith
Paul
)
Gal.
5.
that
are
led
by
the
Spirit
,
are
not
vnder
the
Law
:
but
Christ
was
led
by
the
spirit
,
and
was
full
of
the
spirit
,
and
therfore
the
law
had
nought
to
doe
with
him
.
For
answere
accept
this
.
To
be
vnder
the
Law
carrieth
a
double
sense
;
to
bee
vnder
eyther
the
obseruance
of
the
Law
,
or
the
oppression
of
the
Law
.
Now
then
Christ
was
vnder
the
obseruance
of
the
Law
.
For
he
was
circumcised
the
eight
day
,
presented
afterwardes
in
the
Temple
,
and
did
those
things
that
the
law
required
:
but
not
vnder
the
oppression
of
the
Law
,
so
as
the
breach
thereof
did
any
way
burden
him
;
sith
hee
was
harmelesse
and
innocent
▪
And
yet
in
respect
of
our
sinnes
,
the
guilt
wherof
in
mercie
he
vndertooke
,
he
was
vnder
the
lawes
oppression
.
Also
for
the
punishment
due
to
our
offences
,
the
Law
inflicted
on
him
;
it
accused
him
,
and
condemned
him
before
the
Tribunall
of
God
of
all
the
sinnes
of
the
World
;
it
made
his
bodie
sweat
water
and
bloud
,
it
made
his
soule
heauie
to
the
death
;
and
on
the
Crosse
so
perplexed
his
whole
humanitie
that
he
cried
out
,
My
God
my
God
,
why
hast
thou
for
saken
me
.
Thus
the
blessed
maker
of
all
thinges
was
twise
now
made
.
First
,
Of
a
Woman
,
to
entertaine
our
Nature
,
and
secondly
,
Vnder
the
Law
,
to
sustaine
our
sinnes
.
And
all
this
to
what
end
?
It
followes
in
the
end
of
my
Text
,
which
shewes
the
end
why
Christ
came
,
&c.
To
redeeme
those
that
were
vnder
the
Law
,
that
we
might
receiue
the
adoption
of
sonnes
.
See
(
Deere
Christians
)
how
proportionable
Gods
meanes
are
to
the
effecting
of
his
purposes
!
Christ
was
made
vnder
the
Law
to
redeeme
vs
from
the
Law
,
and
was
made
the
sonne
of
a
Woman
,
that
we
might
receiue
the
adoption
to
be
the
sons
of
God
.
Two
generall
and
singular
blessings
containing
all
that
Christ
hath
done
for
vs
,
are
heere
conueighed
vnto
vs
:
Redemption
,
and
Exaltation
,
Freedome
,
and
Aduancement
:
Redemption
and
freedome
to
be
exempted
from
the
Law
;
and
Exaltation
and
Aduancement
to
haue
the
adoption
to
bee
Gods
sonnes
.
The
Law
,
before
Christ
came
,
did
dominari
,
as
S.
Paul
saith
:
playing
the
Tyrant
amongst
men
,
as
Pharao
did
among
the
Israelites
;
it
stil
cried
out
,
keep
the
Commandement
;
with
infinite
curses
to
those
that
eyther
would
not
,
or
could
not
keep
euery
jot
of
it
.
It
imposed
,
vpon
men
an
insupportable
burden
,
it
aggrauated
sinne
,
it
terrified
the
conscience
,
Cor.
2.
it
was
the
administration
of
death
and
damnation
.
Now
then
Christ
made
vnder
the
Law
,
did
free
men
from
this
Law
;
and
how
but
by
his
fulfilling
of
it
for
vs
?
His
humilitie
satisfied
the
Law
for
our
pride
,
his
fasting
for
our
gluttonie
,
his
Chastitie
for
our
wantonnesse
,
his
mildnesse
for
our
wrath
,
his
kindnesse
for
our
enuie
,
his
obedience
for
our
negligence
,
his
excellencies
for
our
infirmities
:
that
when
the
Law
gaping
so
for
righteousnesse
,
as
a
Lyon
for
his
prey
,
hauing
the
morsell
of
Christ
,
perfection
and
holinesse
,
throwne
into
her
mouth
,
she
was
presently
satisfied
and
appeased
,
and
vpon
that
doth
feed
yet
at
this
houre
,
which
otherwise
could
not
not
be
contented
with
anie
thing
which
poore
man
could
yeeld
vnto
her
.
Againe
,
as
before
Christ
came
,
wee
were
bondslaues
vnder
the
Law
:
So
were
we
Bastards
in
nature
,
degenerated
from
that
Holinesse
and
righteousnes
wherein
we
were
created
,
and
thereby
depirued
of
our
Heauenly
inheritance
.
And
now
our
Sauiour
by
being
made
of
a
Woman
,
doth
make
vs
to
be
true
sonnes
againe
;
for
hee
by
clothing
himselfe
with
our
nature
becomming
our
brother
,
as
Paul
termes
him
primogenitus
inter
multosfratres
,
crie
Abba
Father
.
Thus
not
onely
to
make
vs
freemen
,
but
also
sonnes
;
the
sonne
of
God
came
.
The
summe
of
this
point
is
briefly
this
,
Christ
came
as
Manna
from
Heauen
to
feede
vs
being
hungrie
,
as
the
cluster
of
Grapes
out
of
the
Vineyard
,
to
satisfie
vs
being
thirstie
,
as
Oyle
powred
out
to
cure
vs
being
wounded
.
Hee
came
as
our
head
,
that
giues
vs
spiritual
sense
and
motion
;
as
our
Mediatour
,
that
being
God
and
man
best
reconciles
God
and
man
;
as
our
foundation
which
we
build
our
faith
;
as
our
doore
giuing
passage
to
Paradise
;
as
our
Shepheard
feeding
vs
;
our
sacrifice
expiating
vs
;
our
Priest
praying
for
vs
;
as
our
way
in
example
,
life
in
reward
.
Hee
came
as
a
man
to
make
vs
gods
,
as
a
seruant
to
make
vs
Lords
,
to
earth
to
lift
vs
vp
to
Heauen
.
He
came
mortall
to
make
vs
immortall
,
poore
to
make
vs
rich
,
and
base
to
make
vs
glorious
.
In
a
word
,
He
that
was
the
bread
was
hungrie
that
we
might
be
fed
:
he
that
was
the
fountaine
was
dry
,
that
wee
might
be
satisfied
.
Hee
that
was
joy
was
sad
,
that
we
might
be
comforted
;
and
he
that
was
the
way
,
was
wearied
,
that
we
might
be
directed
to
heauen
.
And
thus
haue
yee
heard
the
circumstances
of
Christ
his
comming
:
the
Time
,
Causes
,
Manner
,
End
.
The
Doctrine
wherof
,
for
a
conclusion
;
let
vs
put
to
these
vses
.
First
,
Sith
in
the
fulnesse
of
time
came
he
that
was
full
of
grace
and
truth
,
let
vs
also
fulfill
our
times
that
wee
spend
in
godly
labours
:
In
time
of
prayer
,
deuout
;
in
time
of
preaching
,
attentiue
;
in
time
of
prosperitie
bountifull
;
in
time
of
pouertie
,
patient
;
in
time
of
feasting
,
temperate
;
in
all
times
vertuous
and
honest
,
and
then
no
time
shal
passe
emptie
of
dutie
.
Next
,
sith
God
sent
his
Sonne
,
Let
vs
acknowledge
the
benefit
hereof
,
how
much
we
are
bound
to
the
Lord
,
that
so
great
a
person
as
hee
would
bestow
so
great
a
gift
on
vs
most
vnworthie
Creatures
,
and
withall
prouide
our
hearts
to
haue
such
roomes
in
them
,
as
may
be
fit
to
enteraine
so
honourable
a
guest
thus
sent
vnto
vs
:
let
our
repentance
sweep
cleane
the
chambers
of
our
soules
,
let
a
good
conscience
be
his
bedding
,
and
let
graces
and
vertues
be
the
ornaments
of
his
lodging
.
Next
sith
he
was
made
of
a
Woman
,
and
vnder
the
Law
,
let
vs
learne
that
sith
he
hath
so
dignified
our
nature
,
as
with
it
to
cloth
himselfe
,
to
haue
a
care
that
wee
spot
it
not
or
defile
it
with
sinne
.
A
poore
maide
married
to
a
King
,
ought
to
forget
her
base
bringing
vp
,
and
to
forgoe
her
clownish
qualities
:
and
our
Nature
married
to
God
must
vnloose
the
filthie
actions
of
her
corrupt
generation
,
and
put
on
the
new
man
,
to
be
like
to
Christ
.
Further
sith
vnder
the
Law
,
let
vs
remember
what
a
heauie
burden
hee
tooke
on
him
to
ease
our
shoulders
,
and
so
be
the
more
willing
to
beare
any
crosse
that
he
shall
lay
vpon
vs
.
Finally
,
sith
hee
hath
redeemed
vs
from
the
Law
,
and
makes
vs
adopted
sonnes
:
let
vs
carrie
our selues
as
men
that
haue
Christian
libertie
,
scourging
Sinne
,
Death
,
Hell
,
and
the
Deuill
;
that
with
the
chaines
of
slauish
feare
would
stil
keep
vs
captiue
.
Last
of
all
,
sith
we
are
his
sonnes
by
adoption
,
let
vs
doe
our
dutie
to
our
Heauenly
Father
:
Let
vs
loue
,
feare
,
and
serue
him
with
all
our
hearts
soules
and
strength
:
let
vs
bee
taught
with
his
precepts
,
let
vs
be
guided
with
his
counsailes
,
allured
with
his
promises
,
terrified
with
his
threatnings
,
but
especially
be
wonne
with
his
mercies
.
Then
as
gracious
sonnes
will
hee
reward
vs
with
the
glorious
inheritance
of
his
Heauenly
Kingdome
.
To
the
which
place
hee
that
was
borne
for
vs
,
bring
vs
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.