Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

2. Christ manifests this willingness in his practice really; amongst many instances I shall insist only on one, a notable instance of this year: One of the Pharisees named Simon invited Christ to eat with him:¹ into whose house when he had entered, a certain woman that was a sinner abiding there in the City, heard of it; a widow she was, and prompted by her wealth and youth to an intemperate life: she came to Jesus in the Pharisees house, and no sooner come, but she lays her burden at Jesus's feet, and presents him with a broken heart,² and weeping eye, and an Alabaster Box of Ointment. She stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with her tears, and to wipe them with the hairs of her head; and she kissed his feet, and Anointed them with Ointment. 1. She stands at his feet, a sign of her humility: O what a change! She that was before married to a Noble personage, a Native of the Town & Castle of Magdal, from whence she had her name of Magdalen; and she that now was a widow, and therefore took her liberty of pride and lust, who so proud and vile as Mary Magdalen? at this time she comes in remorse and regret for her sins, and throwing away her former pride, she stoops, and waits, and humbly stands at Jesus feet. 2. She stood at his feet behind him; a blushing sign of faith; it comprehends in it a Tacit confession of her Sins, she knew her self unworthy of Christs presence; she durst not look him in the face, but believingly she waits behind him: her shame speaks her repentance; and her waiting on him, and not flying from him, bespeaks her faith. 3. She stood at his feet behind him weeping, her grief burst out in tears: she heeds not the feast, or feaster, though usually they are accompanied with joy, and mirth, and music; and such feasts attended with such vanities she many a time had probably observed, yet now she comes in trembling to this feast, and falling down before Christ, she weeps, and weeps bitterly for her sins. 4. She began to wash his feet with tears; her tears were not feigned, but fruitful; she wept a shower of tears; one considering her tears, cries it out, Terra rigat coelum, the very earth bedews heaven; her eyes that before were abused to lust, are now fountains of tears; she pours out a flood, great enough to wash the feet of her blessed Jesus;

2. Christ manifests this willingness in his practice really; amongst many instances I shall insist only on one, a notable instance of this year: One of the Pharisees named Simon invited Christ to eat with him: