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This is the sweet song of old father Simeon, wherein is set forth the joyful & peaceable death of the righteous after that they have embraced Christ Jesus with heart and mind unfeignedly as he did. Seeing ⟨image 5⟩their death is to be the beginning of a better and more joyful and pleasant life than the other.

THis is the sweet song of old father Simeon, wherein is set forth the ioyfull & peaceable death of the righteous after that they haue imbraced Christ Iesus with heart and minde vnfainedly as he did. See•ng ⟨image 5⟩their death is to be the beginning of a better and more ioyfull and pleasant life thē the other.

But before we proceed further in it, let us hear a little of that which went before. The Evangelist saith and behold. ver. 25. There was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon: this man was just and feared God & waited for the consolation of Israel, and the holy Ghost was upon him. And a revelation, &c.

But before we proceede further in it, let vs heare a litle of that which went before. The Euangelist saith and behold. ver. 25. There vvas a man in Ierusalem, vvhose name vvas Simeon: this man vvas iust and feared God & vvaited for the cōsolation of Israell, and the holy Ghost vvas vpon him. And a reuelatiō, &c.

Simeon feared God (saith he) Religion may well be called fear, for there is no Religion, ¹where fear is wanting, for the fear of the Lord, is the beginning of wisdom, and this privilege hath God given, to them that fear him, that they need to fear nothing else. Simeon waited for the consolation of Israel, until he had embraced in his arms, him whom he so long longed for to see, & feel how many waiters be there in the world, yet few wait as Simeon did, but some wait for honours, some for riches, some for pleasures, some for ease, some for rewards, some for money, some for a dear year, and some for a golden day as they call it, but Simeon waited and expected with many a long look until he had seen and embraced Christ Jesus,