1I Rejoiced greatly. He taketh his beginning now from a gratulation, rejoicing that there were found some among them, which leaving Errors,2 and forsaking the deceivers have embraced the truth. Truly this holy man is unto us a lively example of that precept which S. Paul prescribeth, saying: Rejoice with them that rejoice,3 and weep with them that weep. The same almost he teacheth. 1. Cor. 12 vers. 26. But now is that thing turned quite contrary for many weep with those which rejoice: and rejoice when others weep: if any man be praised they inure him: if a man fall, they rejoice.4 But if they were of the body they would be sorry that any member should be cut of from the body. Christ our saviour sorrowed for the destruction of men, when they knew not the day of their visitation, and the things ⟨image 88⟩which belonged to the eternal peace,5 after the same manner Paul declareth what great care he took in profiting the Church of Christ.6 For he saith. The daily care for all congregations lieth upon me. And when he perceived the Church to profit, he rejoiceth and giveth thanks to God. Rom. 16.19. Also the Virgin Mary, the mother of our saviour Christ, knowing by the Angel that her cousin Elizabeth had found favour with God, to be in her age the mother of an excellent son, she greatly was stricken with joy, setteth little by the distance of that place, went unto her, greatly rejoiced over her,7 saluted her, and remained certain months there to confer with her of holy things. These are the offices of true love. For love is patient, gentle, it envieth not, it boasteth not it self it is not puffed up, it rejoiceth not iniquity. But rejoiceth in the truth.8 This is the true and found joy, wherein the Apostle biddeth the faithful to rejoice, saying: Rejoice in the Lord alway, again I say Rejoice. So this true minister of Christ showeth an example unto us, rejoicing for their good and happy course in the truth, that having put their hand to the plough, they determined not to run back,9 in the exercise of the law are not neither hot nor could. It followeth: That I have found of thy sons. It is certain a cause of exceeding great Joy to find any man that without offence walketh with a strait course in the faith of Christ.
1I Reioyced greatlie. He taketh his beginning now from a gratulation, reioycing that there were founde some among them, which leauing Errors,2 and forsaking the deceyuers haue imbraced the truth. Truely this holy man is vnto vs alyuely example of that precept which S. Paul prescribeth, saying: Reioyce with them that reioyce,3 and weepe with them that wepe. The same almost he teacheth. 1. Cor. 12 vers. 26. But now is that thing turned quite contrarye for many wéepe with those which reioyce: and reioyce when others wéepe: if any man be praised they inure him: if a man fall, they reioyce.4 But if they were of the body they would be sorie that any member should be cutte of from the bodye. Christ our sauiour sorrowed for the destructiō of men, when they knewe not the daye of their visitation, and the thinges ⟨image 88⟩which belonged to the eternall peace,5 after the same manner Paul declareth what great care he tooke in profiting ye Church of Christ.6 For he sayth. The daylye care for all congregations lyeth vpon mee. And when he perceyued the Church to profite, he reioyceth and geueth thankes to God. Rom. 16.19. Also the Virgin Marie, the mother of our sauiour Christe, knowing by the Aungell that her cosyn Elyzabeth had found fauour with God, to be in her age the mother of an excellent sonne, she greatly was stricken with ioye, setteh litle by the distaunce of that place, went vnto her, greatly reioyced ouer her,7 saluted her, and remained certaine monthes there to conferre with her of holy thinges. These are the offices of true loue. For loue is patient, gentle, it inuyeth not, it boasteth not it selfe it is not puffed vp, it reioyceth not iniquitye. But reioyceth in the truth.8 This is the true and found ioy, wherin the Apostle biddeth the faythfull to reioyce, saying: Reioyce in the Lord alwaye, againe I saye Reioyce. So this true minister of Christ sheweth an example vnto vs, reioycing for their good and happie course in the truth, that hauing put their hand to the plough, they determined not to runne backe,
- 1Bullinger
- 2Imlerus.
- 3Rom. 12.15
- 4Bull. MarloratBul. Marlorat
- 5Luk. 19.41
- 62. Cor. 11 28. Phillip. 1 18.
- 7Luke. 1.39
- 8Cor. 13 4. Marlorat Phil. 4.4 Imlerus.
- 9Luke. •.62 Oecumenius.
