The great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the Christian institution: described in the history of the life and death of the Ever Blessed Jesus Christ the Saviour of the worldWith considerations and discourses upon the severall parts of the story; and prayers fitted to the severall mysteriesIn three parts; with many additionals . .Thou in the beginning of the work of our redemption didftfuffer nine moneths im-frtfonment in the pure womb of thy Holy Mother^ to redeem me from the eternalfervitiide of Sin and Its mijerable confequents. Holy ^ESU, let me be borna-new^ receive a new b
The great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the Christian institution: described in the history of the life and death of the Ever Blessed Jesus Christ the Saviour of the worldWith considerations and discourses upon the severall parts of the story; and prayers fitted to the severall mysteriesIn three parts; with many additionals . .Thou in the beginning of the work of our redemption didftfuffer nine moneths im-frtfonment in the pure womb of thy Holy Mother^ to redeem me from the eternalfervitiide of Sin and Its mijerable confequents. Holy ^ESU, let me be borna-new^ receive a new birth and a netv life, imitating thy graces and excellencies bywhich thou art beloved of thy father, andhafi obtained for us a favour andattone-ment. Let thy holy will 6e done by me, let all thy will be wrought in me, let thywill be wrought concerning me, that I may doe thy pleajure, and fubmit ttthe difpenfation of thy providence, and conform to thy holy will, and may forever ferve thee in the communion of Saints^ in the fociety of thy redeemed enes^now and in the glories of eternity. Amen. ^5 Sect. Paul- ^?7. Sect. III. The 5\(ativity of our blejjed SaviourJESUS. H E holy Maid longed to be a glad Mother, and fliewhocanied a burden, whofe proper comrRenfurationis the days of Eternity, counted the tedious minutes,expeding when the Sun of Righteoufnelfe Ihouldbreak forth from his bed, where nine moneths he hidhimfelf as behinde a fruitfull cloud. About the fuiietime GOD, who in his infinite wifedome does con-centre and tye together in one end, things of difparate and difproportionatenatures, makmg things improbable to cooperate to what wonder or to whattruth he pleafes, brought the holy Virgin to Bethlehem the ^to be taxed with her husband lofcph^ according to a Decree upon all theWorld ilTmng ^ Butthishap- .-.;,,,x^,,^,a^^_^,v ^-n^^.y.^.nedin this conjundion ot time, that that it might eV©-w^ /^uV^b HAciKda, AipTl^ J>be fulfilled which w^as fpoken
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