Eleventhly, Though your houses are burnt, and your habitations §11laid desolate, yet your outward condition is no• worse than Christs was when he was in the world. The estate and condition of Christ was low, yea, very low and ⟨p. 100⟩mean in this world. Witness h•s own relation when he was upon the earth: The Foxes have holes, and the Birds of the air 1have nests, (or resting places where they go to rest, as under a Tent, like as the Greek word properly imports,) But the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. He doth not say, Kings have Palaces, but I have none: nor he dos not say, that rich men have Houses, and Lands and Lordships to entertain their followers, but I have none: But, the Foxes have holes, and the Birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Christ was willing to undeceive the Scribe, and to show him his mistake: thou thinkest O Scribe, by following of me, to get riches, and honour, and preferment, and to be some body in the world, but thou art highly mistaken: for I have neither Silver nor Gold, Lands nor Lordships; no not so much as a house to put my head in. When I was torn, I was born in a Stable and laid in a M•nger: and now 2I live upon others, and am maintained by others: I am not rich enough, to pay my Tribute, and therefore don't deceive thy self. The great Architect of the world had not a house to put his head in, but emptied himself of all, and became poor, to make us rich, not in goo•s, but in Grace; not in 3worldly wealth, but in the treasures of another world. He that was heir of both worlds, had not a house of his own, to put his head in. Christ lived poor, and died poor. As he was born in another mans house, so he was buried in another mans Tomb. Austin observes, when Christ died, he made no Will, he had no Crown-lands, only his Coat was left, and that the Soldiers parted amongst themselves. Are you houseless, are you penniless, are you poor and low, and mean in this world? So was Christ. Remember the servant is not greater than his Lord. 'Tis good seriously to 4ponder upon that saying of Christ; The Disciple is not above his Master, nor the servant above his Lord: It is enough for 5the Disciple, that he be as his Master; and the Servant as his Lord. If Joab the Lord General be in Tents, it is a shame for Ʋ •iah to take his ease at home in a soft bed.
Elevently, Though your houses are burnt, and your habtations §11laid desolate, yet your outward condition is no• worse than Christs was when he was in the world. The estate and condition of Christ was low, yea, very low and ⟨p. 100⟩mean in this world. Witness h•s own relation when he was upon the earth: The Foxes have holes, and the Birds of the air 1have nests, (or resting places where they go to rest, as under a Tent, like as the Greek word properly imports,) But the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. He doth not say, Kings have Palaces, but I have none: nor he dos not say, that rich men have Houses, and Lands and Lordships to entertain their followers, but I have none: But, the Foxes have holes, and the Birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Christ was willing to undeceive the Scribe, and to shew him his mistake: thou thinkest O Scribe, by following of me, to get riches, and honor, and preferment, and to be some body in the world, but thou art highly mistaken: for I have neither Silver nor Gold, Lands nor Lordships; no not so much as a house to put my head in. When I was torn, I was born in a Stable and laid in a M•nger: and now 2I live upon others, and am maintained by others: I am not rich enough, to pay my Tr•bute, and therefore do'nt deceive thy self. The great Architect of the world had not a house to put his head in, but emptied himself of all, and became poor, to make us rich, not in goo•s, but in Grace; not in 3worldly wealth, but in the treasures of another world. He that was heir of both worlds, had not a house of his own, to put his head in. Christ lived poor, and died poor. As he was born in another mans house, so he was buried in another mans Tomb. Austin observes, when Christ died, he made no Will, he had no Crown-lands, only his Coat was left, and that the Souldiers parted amongst themselves. Are you houseless, are you penyless, are you poor and low, and mean in this world? So was Christ. Remember the servant is not greater than his Lord. 'Tis good seriously to 4ponder upon that saying of Christ; The Disciple is not above his Master, nor the servant above his Lord: It is enough for
- 1Ma•th. 8 20.
- 2Luke 2. 17. Chap. 8. 3. Ma•th. 17. 27.
- 3Phil. 2. 7 2 Cor. 8. 9 Christi Paupertas meum est pat•imo•iam. Ambros
- 4John 13. 16.
- 5Matth. 10. 24, 25.
