The Mount of Calvarie . What palmc tree hatti there bin, or eucr(hall be in the world,hke vnto the crofle of Chrir^,on the which hedid triumph oucr the world, and ouercomcthcdiuell? O what agreat difference there is betwixt the pahnc on which the fonnc ofGod did that which the people ofRome had for theirtriumph; for if we giuc credit vnto Tttns Liuius, the Captaine ofRome could not triumph with a crownc of palmc, vnlcife bee hadfirftflaine fome enemic with his fpeare; but holy lefus not hauingilrttcken any with a launcc,did triumph with the palm> O glorious Cc 3 paJnoc. [Sir The
The Mount of Calvarie . What palmc tree hatti there bin, or eucr(hall be in the world,hke vnto the crofle of Chrir^,on the which hedid triumph oucr the world, and ouercomcthcdiuell? O what agreat difference there is betwixt the pahnc on which the fonnc ofGod did that which the people ofRome had for theirtriumph; for if we giuc credit vnto Tttns Liuius, the Captaine ofRome could not triumph with a crownc of palmc, vnlcife bee hadfirftflaine fome enemic with his fpeare; but holy lefus not hauingilrttcken any with a launcc,did triumph with the palm> O glorious Cc 3 paJnoc. [Sir Themyflems palrae tree, O bleffed crofTe, on the which thou my good I^fui^baft hanged the diuell, crucified finne, done iullicc on the world,killed thy owne life, (hcd thy bloud, buried my finnes, plantedthy Chnrch, and alfo opened vnto vs thy gloty. It doth well ap«peare, O good lefus it doth well appcarc, that no man cacr hath,©rcuerfliall triumph as thou baft triumphed , Teeing that thou»dooft not hold vp the palme tree of the crolFc , on the which thouart lifted tp, but the tree thee •, to let vs vndcrftand thereby, thatthccroflfe did firft triumph oucr thy life, before that thou diddeLttriutnph ouec our death. In that, that there was but one tree and much fruit, wee aretaught that if wee will confeflc a tructh, that trocn the beginningof the world, vntillthc latter day, no man (hall cuer be faued, vn-Icflc hee baue eaten of the fruit of that palme tree, that is, the oldefathers prophecying that hee (hould come, and thofe which arcprefent confeffing that hee is dead. Wha
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