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[CONSIDER:] That if this day haue brought out a Virgine, who is to be a Virgine Mother, and that, a Mothér of God, it hath blessed the world, not only with the most excellent and best creature that euer the world yet sawe, but euen with the greatest, that euer the worlds Creatour yet made amongst men or An∣gells; to whom they crye out with admi∣ration: who is this, who is this? Quaeest ista who riseth as the dawning of the daye, as faire
as the Moone, as choyse as the Sonne, &c.
[Affection.] Let vs my soule, ioyne in admiration with the Angells in heauen, and say; who is this that our desert brings out? who and what doe we thinke this child will proue to be? a Prophetesse; nay more then a Prophetesse; more then an Angell, more then an Archangell, more then a Cherubine, or Seraphim. A tabernacle which the Almightie hath built with his owne hand, for his dearely belo∣ued, onely beloued consubstantiall Sonne to inhabite in earth. Say, my soule, all, in one word, the Virgine Mother of God.
[CONSIDER:] That though the new Testament may seeme to say but little in commendations of our Blessed Ladié, yet did it indeede say more then euer was said of anie pure Creature, in assuring vs that she is; Marie of whom Iesus was borne. And though she herselfe be heard to speake but few wordes in the said Scriptures, yet in those fewe doth she preache all perfection; to witt: the knowledge of God and herself: Gods om∣nipotencie, who wrought great things in
her, and her owne littlenesse and abie∣ction, in whom such great things were wrought.
[Affection.] Ah my soule, neuer are we so much and so truly commended as when we are praysed for the neere relations we haue to Iesus, that is, when by his grace we conceiue him in our hart, or bring him out by doing his blessed will, as we are taught in the Gospell. Nor doe we euer by words prayse Christ so much, and so fruitfully, as when saying litle, our light shines so before men, that our hea∣uenly father is glorified; and when our liues giue testimonie to Christs truth, by imitation of his life and Passion. Thus let vs striue, my soule, to prayse Christ, thus let vs humbly glorie to be praysed.