Mary Magdalens love to Christ. Opened in a sermon preached at the funeral of Mistris Elizabeth Thomason. April. 11. 1659. / By Edw. Reynolds D.D.

In memory o•• M^rs Eliza Thomason who ••ich Aprill y^e 1659

It was the Spring an•• F••••nters were in contest Whose smells should ••irst reach Heav'n, & please it best Then vid ELIZA's Sweetnesse so Surpasse All ••ivall Virgins, that S••e sent for was. Twas Aprill when She drw••ne month so ••it For Heaven to be a Mourner in as It. Twas Easter too, That Time did Death devise Best for this Lamb to be a Sacrifice.

It was the Spring; The way twix Heaven & Earth Was sweetined for••er passage, by the Birth Of early Flowers which bur••t their Mothers Wombe Resolv a to live an•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 upon her Tombe.

It was the S••••ina, Between the Earth & Skie To please her Sou•••• as it was passing by, Birds fill a one Aire with Anthems, every Nest Was on the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to her Rest: N•••• Pin-••••l••er'd 〈◊〉〈◊〉 who ne'r•• tr•••••• ••in••. Nor ••••reat; but ventur'e then to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and sing: F••l••wing y^e Sai••d towards Heav'n whose entrance there Dam•••• them & ena•••• ••••eir Not••••. The hensive Aire Dissolv'd to te••rs whic•• ••poil'•• the p••atner'•• traine, And sunne them to their ••••ts with griefe againe. Meane time, me••a••••••••, Isa•• at heavens faire ga•••• The g••orious Virgins meet and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their Ma•••• They ste•••• a which her Beautie to admire Then ••ed her to ne•• place in their ••wne Quire, Which seem to be defective vntill Shee, He did her Sweetnesse to their Harmonie. A. Med•••••••• Sea th••r a when some Prince goes by So lay the Starres that night about the Skie. The milkie Way too (since Sp•• past it ore) Methinks ••ookes writer than is die ••••tore.

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