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A16758
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Marie Magdalens loue
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Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?
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that hee beleeued not at all but that his faith was not yet of that force that Peters was For Peter knowing the Sea woulde not swallowe him when he threwe himselfe into it to come to Christ liuing had now no fear that the earth would shut her mouth vpon him for going in where he had beene buried And therefore boldly he went in and then went in also the other Disciple who saw it and beleeued Heere will I onely trouble you with one note more touching faith you see howe loue brought Mary early in the morning while it was yet darke to the Sepulcher made her runne to the Disciples to tell what she had seene made the Disciples to runne to make tryall of the truth and last made Iohn to outrunne Peter in the race to the Sepulcher but where al this while was faith weake in Mary by reason of her sinnes weake in Iohn by reason of his youth but strong in Peter by reason of his comfort so are there no doubte nowe a daies many that are forward and zealous in Religion that yet doo lacke that strength of faith that Peter had for though a number perhaps would runne with Mary to his Sepulcher to his Disciples to talke of him yet who will venter to go into his graue or will throw himselfe into the Sea in Loue to come to him as Peter did Now it followes they saw and beleeued and why nowe more than before is it said they sawe and beleeued because as yet they knewe not the Scriptures that hee must rise againe from the dead Lo here is a good excuse for the weakenesse of their faith but what excuse can bee laide downe for vs nay what shame is it for vs that hauing the testimonye of their truth seene by them and written by them to vs and for vs that wee will not reade the holie Scriptures or reading so little beleeue them or beleeuing so little regarde them that wee maye iustlie bee saide to bee without eyther faith or loue eyther to seeke or finde Christ or almost to heare or thinke of him eyther in his woorde his Sepulcher or his mercie but God for his mercy sake turn our harts and inspire our soules with the gratious power of his glorious holy spirit that running from the sincke of sin we may come to the sepulcher of Christ and that with Maries sorrow Iohns loue Peters faith we may rise earlie in the prime of our yeares and through the darke of sinne breake out into the day light of grace that maie bring vs to the fight of our soules comfort in the resurrection of our blessed Sauiour to whome nowe sitting at the right hand of God in all absolute power wisedome peace grace and mercie truth bountie loue life and glory with our heauenly Father and his holie spirite one Almightie and euerliuing God bee ascribed and giuen all due honor praise dominion and glorie both now and for euer Amen The Text. And the Disciples went againe to their owne home but Mary stood without at the sepulcher weeping as she wept she bowed herselfe into the Sepulcher and saw two Angels sitting one at the head the other at the feete where the bodie of Iesus had laine and they said vnto her woman why weepest thou She saide vnto them they haue taken away my Lord I know not where they haue laide him when she had thus said shee turned her selfe backe and sawe Iesus standing and knew not that it was Iesus Iesus saith vnto hir woman why weepest thou whom seekest thou She supposing it had bin the gardner said vnto him If thou hast borne him hence tell me where thou hast laid him and I will take him away Iesus saith vnto her Mary she turned her selfe and saith vnto him Rabony which is to say Master DEarelie beloued in our Sauiour Christ yee haue hearde before of the Disciples comming to the Sepulcher with Mary yee haue heard of Iohns outrunning of Peter and of Peters first going in into the Sepulcher yee haue I hope noted the fruites of faith and loue in the elect children of God in briefe to seeke Christ either aliue or dead that learning to die with him wee may bee assured to liue with him Now ye see what is here said The Disciples went home againe when they had tried the truth of her report and that their eyes were witnes of more than Mary had yet in her wordes deliuerd for that she had not yet presumed either to goe in or so much as to looke in into the Sepulcher they returned home without hauing further conference with her rather willing to leaue her mourning for her loue than to fill her head full of doubts what might become of hir Lord and therefore it is said they returned to their owne home neither commending her for her truth nor giuing her thankes for her report shee had made nor aduising her to seeke further aâ—ter him nor counsayling her to staye there longer for him but beeing them selues ignoraunt where to seeke him they left her to Gods pleasure to dispose eyther of her staie there or her departure from thence by this I gather that if we shall enquire of the ministers of Gods holy worde touching anye such point as in the holie Scriptures is not laid downe wee must not take it amisse if we be left vnto the mercie of Gods holie spirit for the reuelation of his holy will rather than to â—â—ll our heades with such cogitations as neyther the scriptures doe warrant may perhappes please God nor fall out to our comfort but yet let vs with Mary go to the Disciples of Christ to enquire and learne of them what wee may for our comforte but if we can not be resolued then let vs run to Christ with incessant praier that wee may aske and receiue at the handes of his mercie that he shall in his sacred wisdome finde to bee most to his glorie and our comfort And thus much of the Disciples returning againe to their own home now it followes but Marie stood without at the sepulcher weeping as she wept she bowed her selfe into the sepulcher See here as I haue saide before three excellent notes to bee obserued in the loue of Mary to her Lord Christ Constancie Modestie and Humilâ—â—ie Constancie in that though the Disciples returned home shee stayed still Modestie in that she stood as it is saide without at the Sepulcher Humilitie that shee bowed her selfe to looke in but would not presume to goe in though the Disciples had beene there before her how little is this first part of commendation in Maries loue at these daies followed Let them to whom God hath giuen Grace to finde it in them selues in sorrowfull sighes consesse it to his mercie and with teares of true repentance amend it to his Glorie Oh Constancie the true Testimonie of the harts loue and the suerest token of the soules comforte to loue Christ is a blessed gift of the holy Ghost
Dost thou loue mee Peter Feede my flocke Dost thou loue me Peter Feede my Lambes c. Who though hee answered him to both his questions with Lorde thou knowest I loue thee yet hee treabled his question againe asking him Dost thou loue mee Peter And when hee had receiued his answere that Lorde thou knowest all thinges and thou knowest I loue thee Hee gaue him this commandement Feed my Lambs nowe if wee bee Lambes of Christes flocke where shall wee looke for the milke of his mercie but out of the booke of his most holy and sacred Scriptures who can interprete them vnto vs But his learned and holy Ministers and such as will shewe Christe their loue in instructing his flocke Such a Disciple was Peter and such a Lambe was Mary God sende vs many such Lambs as Mary to run to such Disciples as Peter to talke of nothing but Christ. Now the other was hee whom my Text sayth Iesus loued and Christ beâ—â—ng hir loue of whome shoulde sheâ— better enquire after him than oâ— his beloued See then what is the cause that first leads vs vnto Christ Loue How shall we seeke him but goe to his Ministers for our instruction who by the true administration of his holy Worde doo manifest themselues to bee the beloued of his Mercie Learne then of Mary when to seeke Christe the first day of the weeke in the beginning of our daies then thorough the darkenes of sinne to breake out into the day light of Grace then where to seeke him in his Tombe if there you finde him not runne to his Disciples to enquire for him and to which of them those that by the discharge of their dueties are most likely to be his beloued and thus if you will bee guided by the line of hir loue I doo not doubt but you shall come to hir comsort which as hirs was let ours bee in the onely sight of our most blessed Sauiour sweete Iesus Christ the light that will leade vs through the darke the life that will raise vs vp from death and the loue that will giue vs life for euer to whome in his Redeemer in his holy spirite our comforter and all in one our Lorde King and euerliuing almighty GOD bee ascribed and giuen all Honour Prayse Dominion and Glory both nowe and for euer Amen Mary Magdalens Loue. Vppon the foure fiue sixe seauen and eighth verses which are as followeth The Text. Peter therefore went foorth and the other Disciple and they came vnto the Sepulcher So they ranne both but the other Disciple did outrâ—nne Peter and came first to the Sepulcher And hee stooped downe but went not in then came Simon Peter following him and sawe the linnen cloathes lie and the kerchiefe that was vpon his head c. Then went in also the other Disciple which came first and saw and belâ—eued IN these verses I note foure chiefe pointes to be considered the cause of their going forth the cause of their running why the other Disciple outranne Peter the cause why comming first to the Sepulcher hee stooped downe but went not in Peter therefore went forth and the other Disciple and came to the Sepulcher When Mariâ— had told them what shee had seene it is not said they presently beleeued but they went forth For though shee told a truth yet they would see theÌ„ beleeue for it is said they went forth and came to the sepulcher It should seeme and very likelye that they had some remembrance of Christes wordes spoken before vnto them touching his passion resurrection the third daye and therefore conferring their memories with her wordes they were the readier to goe forth to try the truth of her report Nowe Mary being a woman and so great a sinner as she had bin it was likely she should not obtaine any great credite with the Disciples of Christe But Truth in whose mouth soeuer it be deserues well to bee entertained and nowe the Disciples not hauing any knowledge to the contrarie woulde not sticke at a little trauaile to try the truth of her speech and therefore it is said they went forth You see here she was not blamed for her reporte nor doe wee finde as yet shee was beleeued but only approued so that hereby we are to learne what to report and alwaies to tel truth and to trie out a truth ere we giue credite to a report but if the talke be of Christ and the reporte from the faithfull and that conferring it with the Scriptures we finde any likelyhood of truth wee must not regard who it be man or woman but goe with them for their comfort to the triall of their cause It should seeme now they heard it of none but of Mary for as it is saide of none but of Marie that came earlie to the Sepulcher and from thence ranne to the Disciples and told them what she had seene so it is not like that she had told anie but the Disciples for if shee had some or other would haue beene with the Disciples before her or els haue beene at the Sepulcher before shee had reâ—ained with theÌ„ â—ut the Disciples not hearing of it by any other as I said before calling to memorie some of Christes speeches deliuered vnto them before to trie out the truth they went forth and came to the Sepulcher Nowe here is neyther a beleefe nor distrust a reprehension nor commendation but a proofe and of whome a woman and in what of a truth touching the resurrection or at least as shee thought of the remoouing of Christ But of that I meane God-willing to intreate more hereafter but to my Text Peter therefore went forth and the other Disciples and came to the Sepulcher What an encounter argumeÌ„t may this be to all men women to tell truth when the Disciples of Christ vpon the report of Mary would go forth with hir not return till they cam to the sepulcher we read that Ananias his wife wer both stroken dead for denying of their and lying to the Disciples of Christ yet here we see Mary for telling of a truth accompanied with the Disciples vnto the graue of Christ learne therefore how dangerous a thing it is to lie vnto the Disciples of Christ especially in naming of Christ the God of all truth and how gratious a thing it is in man or woman to come to the Disciples with a truth or to enquire of any truth touching Christ thus much touching the cause of the Disciples goinâ— forth and comming to the Sepulcher Now is it saide here they ran both but the other Disciple out ran Peter a light beleefe will make many men and women to runne them selues out of breath to see a May game a Beare-bayting or a bauble not worth the loâ—king after but heere was no such report and therefore coulde bee no such beleefe and therefore woulde to God the idle heades of the world would turne their mindes to better matters leaue such toyes