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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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Transportat. IX. The Celebration of his birth by a multitude of Angels.

The Sermon ended is, the Psalme ensues,
A Psalme which suteth with the joyfull newes,
The subiect of the Sermon preacht by one,
A multitude begins when one hath done:
An hoast of Heauenly Quiristers doe sing
A joyfull Birth-song to heavens late borne King:
And in their song his praises doe recount
Whose praise all songs of Angels doth surmount.
There needed but one Angel to impart
Such newes to any true beleeuing heart:
Good newes doth spread it selfe, flies vnrestrain'd,
And wished tidings soone are entertain'd.
How quickly did this heavenly Sermon sound
Throughout the World? How many hath it found
To entertaine it with such constancie,
That all Hels rage could not them terrifie?
This long expected newes desir'd so much
And by so many, when it came was such
As that one Angell was enough to bring it,
But all the Angels few enough to sing it,
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