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The blessednes of the Virgin Marie the mother of our Lord Iesvs Christ.
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Shaw, John, 1559-1625.
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22.19 and Iames 2.18 Abraham was approued for righteous when he beleeued Gods promise euen before Isaac was borne so it is as plaine as can be spoken Gen. 15.6 He beleeued in the Lord and he accounted it to him for righteousnesse But Saint Iames sheweth how he declared it and made it manifest in worke and deed by a rare obedience to God When he offered Isaac his sonne vppon the altar Iam. 2.21 His faith so rested on Gods promise that although Isaac were killed and burnt to ashes Yet God was able to raise him vp Heb. 11.19 euen from the dead from whence also he receiued him in a figure All that are taught of God know that faith worketh by loue Gal. 5.6 that it cannot be idle or fruitlesse Eph. 2.10 God hauing created vs anew vnto good workes which he hath ordained that we should walke in Though they go not before iustification yet do they follow it where the Lord forgiueth sinne he also giueth a power to resist sinne to hate and shun it with a sound desire to practise such holinesse as through Christ is pleasing to God Though some ignorant people say We are iustified for our good workes yet the holy Ghost saith otherwise namely that We are iustified freely by his grace Ephes 1.7 through the Redemption that is in Christ Iesus Euen that grace wherein he hath made vs accepted in his Beloued in whom we haue redemption through his bloud the forgiuenesse of sinnes according to the riches of his grace Euen that grace which is Gods eternall free bounty and loue to vs in electing calling adopting and iustifying vs in Christ who is the Lord our righteousnesse Ier. 23.6 not that infused grace which is but as a drop and fruit of the other consisting in the renouation of the new man which being but in part for they that haue greatest measure Rom. 7.16 do what they would not and leaue vndone what they would do is not able to stand before the Tribunall seate of iustice which exacteth entire absolute obedience Deut. 27.26 accursing euery one that confirmeth not all the words of the Law to do them Which moued Dauid to powre out this desire of his soule Psal 143.2 Enter not into iudgement with thy seruant for in thy sight shall none that liueth be iustified And Paul who as touching the righteousnes which is by the Law was vnrebukeable yet counted all things losse Phil. 3.8 and did iudge them as dung that he might win Christ and might be found in him that is not hauing his owne righteousnesse which is of the Law but that which is through the faith of Christ euen the righteousnesse which is of God through faith A third obiection and doubt It is said of the godly professors in Sardis that had not defiled themselues Reu. 3.4 that they shall walke with me in white for they are worthie there is then say some a worthinesse in our faith or works or both together by which we merit our blessednesse That we may not mistake this place seeing no prophesie of the Scripture is of any priuate interpretation 2. Pet. 1.20 conferre it with Luke 20.35 They that shall be accounted worthy to obtaine that world and the resurrection from the dead and that in 2. Thessal 1.5 That ye may be accounted worthy of the kingdome of God for which ye suffer And we shall perceiue that these are worthy by acceptation in mercy worthy by the righteousnesse of Christ imputed not by holinesse inherent the reward of going clothed in white or to haue a kingly dignity and much beauty set on them is not a merit or a reward for the desert of their works but of the meere grace and mercie of God for the merits of Christ for whom we and our works wrought by his Spirit find acceptance and fauour the Law teaching that the reward is of mercie Exod. 20.6 And the Gospell telling vs That the sufferings of this present time are not worthy of the glorie which shall be shewed vnto vs. Rom. 8.18 The crowne of life is of Gods promise not of our deseruing Iam. 1.12 as it is said Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried he shall receiue the crowne of life which the Lord promised to them that loue him The things which some call merits very vnfitly and not according to the phrase of the Scriptures are the nurses of our hope the prouocations of loue the signes of our election the forerunners of our future happinesse the way of the kingdome not the cause why we reigne It is Iesus Christ the holy Lambe of whom it is properly spoken Reu. 4.11.5.12 Thou art worthy O Lord to receiue glorie and honour and power and Worthy is the Lambe that was slaine to receiue power and riches and wisedome and strength and honour and glorie and blessing He alone purchased his Church with his owne bloud Our robes are made white in the bloud of the Lambe Our persons Reu. 7.14 our seruice our works haue acceptance with God onely for Iesus sake as it is said Eph. 1.6 He made vs accepted in his Beloued and our spirituall sacrifice is acceptable to God by Iesus Christ 1. Pet. 2.5 As no mans free gift can bind him to giue more but he that receiues more is the more bound to him that giues it therefore hence it followeth that by the good deeds which God hath enabled vs to do he is not bound by the debt of his iustice to giue vs more that he should be vniust if he gaue it not but we rather are bound to him And if he giue any reward to our well-doings this is not that he is a debtor to the works but of his owne liberalitie How vnfitly are good works said to be meritorious seeing they are not ours originally but Gods Phil. 2.13 he working both the will and the deed and that of his owne good pleasure But as they are ours they are debts due to God by his holy Law binding vs to do them and more Iam. 3.2 they are imperfect For in many things we offend all they are faulty not done alwaies with sinceritie fulnesse of desire or not with whole strength zeale and continuance as the Lord requireth yea they are vnequall to the recōpence When ye shall haue done all those things which are commanded you Luk. 17.10 say We are vnprofitable seruants we haue done that which was our dutie to do Let not our hearts be lifted vp in conceit of the worthinesse of our doings Habac. 2.4 as is vsuall in all Hypocrites but desire we that as they that looke through greene glasse thinke all they see greene the Lord will looke vpon vs in the face of his Annointed and accept vs as righteous in him who is our righteousnesse Gen. 27.24 That as Iacob got a blessing which was not due to him in
highly fauoured the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women Thou hast found fauour with God and behold thou shalt conceiue in thy wombe and bring forth a sonne and call his name Iesus He shall be great and shall be called the Sonne of the Highest and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid and he shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer and of his kingdome there shall be no end Then said Marie to the Angell How shall this be seeing I know not a man And the Angell answered and said vnto her The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee and the power of the Highest shall ouershadow thee therefore also that holy thing which shall be borne of thee shall be called the Sonne of God And behold thy cosin Elizabeth she also hath conceiued a sonne in her old age and this is the sixt moneth with her who was called barren For with God nothing shall be vnpossible And Mary said Behold the handmaide of the Lord be it vnto mee according to thy word This most ioyfull wonder that God will dwell with man be man be borne of a Virgine is the first sweete Prophesie and gracious couenant that God made to man in Paradise Gen. 3.15 The womans seede shall bruise the serpents head that is Iesus Christ the seede and sonne of the Virgine Marie shall destroy the diuell that spake by the serpent and his kingdome and worke mans full deliuerance and eternall blessednesse This worke of God so strange and glorious is the fulfilling of the prophesie of Isaiah Isa 7.14 A Virgine shall conceiue and beare a sonne and she shall call his name Emmanuel for in the fulnes of time appointed by the Lord The word was made flesh Ioh 1.14 and dwelt among vs full of grace and truth euen he who is holy harmelesse vndefiled Heb. 7.26 separate from sinners and made higher then the heauens The holy God that of old declared himselfe from aboue the Mercie-seate in the Tabernacle Exod. 25.22 Heb. 1.2 hath in these last dayes spoken vnto vs by his Sonne whom he hath appointed heire of all things by whom also he made the worlds This rare miracle so wonderfull in the eyes of men Angels which had that due acclamation Luk. 11.27 Blessed is the wombe that bare thee and the paps that gaue thee sucke will more clearly appeare in the excellencie of it if we compare it with the conceptions and birthes that the worthiest women euer had or with this of the blessed Virgine Marie And to begin with the ancientest EVA the mother of vs all when she had conceiued and borne a son thankfully acknowledged Gods loue therein Gen. 4.1 saying I haue obtained a man by the Lord. Yet had she no comfort of him 1. Ioh. 3.12 For he was of that wicked one and slue his brother but Maries ioy was sound full and lasting for she did not onely obtaine a man of the Lord Act. 4.27.5.31 but a man which is the Lord. The holy childe Iesus A Prince and Sauiour euen the Lord of glorie 1. Cor. 2.8 of whom not onely Elizabeth a good woman and Gabriel an holy Angell gaue so honorable a testimonie but euen God the Father from heauen thus witnessed This is my welbeloued Sonne Mat. 3.17.17.5 in whom I am well pleased heare him Peter also auoucheth 2. Pet. 1.17 that He receiued from God the Father honour and glorie when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glorie This is my beloued Sonne in whom I am well pleased SARA when she was ninetie yeares old was made ioyfull with this comfortable promise of the Almightie I will blesse her Gen. 21.6 and will also giue thee a sonne of her yea I will blesse her and she shall be the mother of nations Kings also of people shall come of her If Sara praise the Lord saying God hath made me to reioyce all that heare will reioyce with me I haue borne to Abraham a sonne in his old age much more may blessed Marie say God hath made me to reioyce and from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed Luk. 1.48 for he that is mightie hath done for me great things and holy is his Name For I haue borne a sonne Reu. 17.14 who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords The Prince of peace the increase of whose gouernment and peace shall haue none end Isa 9.6 he shall sit vpon the throne of Dauid and vpon his kingdome to order it and to establish it with iudgement and with iustice from henceforth and for euer A King shall reigne and prosper Iere. 23.5 and shall execute iudgement and iustice in the earth in his dayes Iudah shall be saued and Israel shall dwell safely and this is the name whereby they shall call him the Lord our righteousnesse This King shall reigne ouer the Gentiles Rom. 15.12 Mat. 1.21 Reu. 1.5 and in him shall the Gentiles trust He shall saue his people from their sinnes and make all his redeemed Kings and Priests vnto God HANNA the godly wise of Elkana was barren a long time but when with earnest prayer and teares she had begged and obtained a sonne of God euen Samuel and giuen him to the Lord all the dayes of his life and had brought him when he was weaned to Silo that he might appeare before the Lord and there abide for euer she praised God chearfully and reioyced in his saluation 1. Sam. 2.5 and that the barren had borne Now if this holy Prophetisse gaue praises to God for such a worthy and gracious sonne 1. Sam. 3.20 euen faithfull Samuel the Lords Prophet much more had the blessed Virgine cause to magnifie the Lord that made her mother of such a sonne as is both the greatest Prophet and holiest Priest that euer was Of this Prophet thus Moses writeth and Peter reporteth Act. 3.23 A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise vp vnto you of your brethren like to me him shall ye heare in all things whatsoeuer he shall say vnto you and it shall come to passe that euery soule which will not heare that Prophet shall be destroyed from among the people He is the wisdome of God Ioh. 7.46 that spake as neuer man spake He that maketh knowne to vs all things that he heard of his Father Ioh. 15.15 He that taught with authoritie of a Lawgiuer Mat. 7.29 that with his gracious words giueth his Spirit Act. 10.44 opening powerfully bowing the heart making all his elect wise to saluation 2. Tim. 3.15 through faith which is in Christ Iesus This holiest PRIEST was after the order of Melchisedech Heb. 5.2 had compassion on the ignorant and them that are out of the way He in the daies of his flesh offered vp prayers and supplications with strong crying and teares and was heard and became author of