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CONSIDER, that though the Nati∣uitie of our Sauiour, was a day of great Ioy to all the world, because a Sa∣uiour was borne to it, and our young Em∣manuel began to liue amongst vs, yet was that Ioy mixt with teares, and soone after with blood, as being the life of a Godman borne to labour and sufferances. And though the daye of the death of Christ was a subiect of greatest comfort to all Chri∣stians, yet was it clowded with the teares and lamentations of a God dying. But
this glorious day where in he is resussita∣ted or regenerated to a new life, is a day of perfect Ioy without all mixture of sor∣row, a day of exultation and triumph, when our dead Master is risen to a life of immortalitie and glorie.
[Affection.] Reioyce, reioyce, my soule, in this great priuiledged day of Iubilie, with a full Ioy exempt from all mixture of sor∣rowe: This is a day which our Lord pecu∣liarly made, representing in some measu∣re the dayes of eternitie, which know no night; let vs exult, and spring with Ioy in it. Our young Emmanuel, who whilo∣me wept in cloutes, is clad with glorie, his lately torne shoulders are now armed with impassibilitie; his bodie subiect to death, indewed with immortalitie. There are now no more bloodie sweates, noe more whippes, crownes of thorne, nayles, spea∣res, crosses, to be feared. Death hath now no more dominion ouer him, Alleluya, Alleluya, Alleluya.