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The Blessed Birth-day

celebrated in some religious meditations on the Angels Anthem. Lvc. 2. 14. Also holy transportations, in contemplating some of the most obserueable adiuncts about our Saviours Nativity. Extracted for the most part out of the Sacred Scriptures, Ancient Fathers, Christian Poets. And some moderne Approved Authors. By Charles Fitz-Geffry. The second Edition with Additions
Fitz-Geffry, Charles (1575?-1638)

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To the Devote Author, on his severall workes.
  
Clarissimo viro Domino Carolo Fitz-geofrido, Steph. Haxby Cantabrigiensis S. P. D.
  
THE BLESSED BIRTH-DAY Celebrated in some religious Meditations on the Angels Antheme
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HOLY TRANSPORTATIONS in contemplating some of the most observable adjuncts of our Saviours Nativity.
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Transportat. I. The season of the Yeare wherein our Saviour was borne: namely in the Winter Solstice or Sun-stead .
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Transportat. II. The time of his birth. By night.
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Transportat. III. On the same subiect.
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Transportat. IV. The place of his Birth. A Stall .
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Transportat. V, On the same argument.
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Transportat. VI. The publishing of his Birth. First vnto Sheepheards.
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Transport. VII. The Publisher of his Birth. A blessed Angel .
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Transport. VIII. On the same subiect.
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Transportat. IX. The Celebration of his birth by a multitude of Angels.
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Transportat. X. The Sheepheards going to Bethlehem to see the Babe.
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Transportat. XI. The starre conducting the Wise-men.
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Transportat. XII. The Wise men bringing their presents.
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Transport. XIII. On the same.
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Transportat. XIV. The Infant sought by Herod to be destroied.
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Transportat. XV. An Apostrophe to the Wise-men.
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Transport. XVI. The Infants slaine.

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Who did the worke while we the wages gaine?
Who therefore would be borne, that he might dy,
And dy, that we might liue eternally:
Whose birth began his Death, whose Death ours slaies,
And vs to everlasting life doth raise.
Both songs and teares from vs: he challengeth,
Songs for his birth, Teares for his bitter death.
Hereafter for his Death wee'l weep, and bring
Pailes full of teares. Now for his Birth wee'l sing,
Glory to God on high, on earth be peace,
And let good will t'wards Christians never cease.
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