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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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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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Transport. VIII. On the same subiect.

How glorious is the newes, how full of joy,
In which God none saue Angels will imploy?
How gladly doe these fiery Posts attend,
When for mans good their master will them send?
No message they more willingly goe on
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Then that which tends to mans Salvation.
An Angel first is vnto Mary sent
T'acquaint her with his heavenly Lords intent,
Who of all maids made choice of her, that shee
Should both a maiden and a Mother bee,
And that of all her sexe God had decreed
This woman should bring forth that womans seed
Which promis'd was, that cursed head to bruise
Who first the silly woman did seduce.
An Angell settles Iosephs doubtfull thought,
Tells him, the Holy Ghost this worke hath wrought,
He need not feare, her for his wife to take,
Whom God not man did thus a mother make.
An Angel bids him into Egypt hie,
To saue the babe from Herods butchery:
And when the Infant-slayer had breath'd his last
An Angell bids him home againe in hast.
An Angell first this gladsome Gospell preaches,
A few poore sheepheards, th'Audience whom he teaches:
Nere was such distance, in regard of glory
Betweene a Preacher and his Auditory.
Why should the greatest Doctor now disdaine
To be a Preacher to the simplest swaine?
If he who sends vs no respecter bee
Of Persons, (as he saith) then why should wee?
Looke we when on our message we are bent
Not vnto whom, but from whom we are sent.
As welcome vnto Heaven is he that brings
A sheepheards soule, as he that doth a Kings.
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