        item: #1 of 19
          id: A04618
      author: Jones, William, b. 1581 or 2.
       title: The mysterie of Christes natiuitie A sermon preached in the parish church of All-Saints in Dorchester, within the countie of Dorset, the 25. day of December 1613. being Christmas Daye. By William Iones, Master of Arts, and preacher of Gods Word.
        date: 1614.0
       words: 9174
      flesch: 73
     summary: When the fulnesse of time was come , God sent his Sonne made of a woman , &c. WIth what solemnitie wee are to celebrate this day of Christs Natiuitie ( Deerely beloued ) the many mysteries , and excellencies therein contained , may declare vnto vs. Now is Hee brought out of the Virgins wombe , who before liued eternally in the bosome of his Father : Now is the Word , that made the world , borne an Infant into the world , Now the Ancient of dayes is become a Child : Now Iudas Lyon rowsed himselfe to encounter the Red Dragon : Now Iacobs starre arose to be the Gentles light , and Israels glorie : Now the Bridegrome came out of his Chamber , to meet his Spouse : Now the Sonne of God became man , that men might be made the sonnes of God : Now Christ came out clothed with our flesh , that wee might bee inuested with his spirit : Now the Lord took on him the forme of a seruant , that we his seruants might be made partakers of his Lordship . Missio , saith Thomas Aquinas commenting vpon this place , fuit assumptio Carnis , non depositio maiestatis : Christ left not to bee God , when hee became man ; but tooke more vnto his Godhead when hee became man , viz.
    keywords: bee; christ; day; father; god; haue; hee; himselfe; law; man; sonne; text; time; vnto; wee; woman; world
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        item: #2 of 19
          id: A13436
      author: Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
       title: The complaint of Christmas, and the teares of Twelfetyde by Iohn Taylor.
        date: 1631.0
       words: 11793
      flesch: 67
     summary: Oh mad and brutish age , wherein the auarice of one is the preiudice of thousands ; when the Coach eates vp the Cart , the Backe robs the Belly , when the Perfumes , crewels , cullisses and the Castingbottle , makes a warme Chamber and a cold Kitchin ; Know you thick skin'd Hide-bound Chuffes , that you are hared of God & men , yea your owne childrē or heires ( for whom you rake and rauine ) doe inwardly curse & hate you , and know , that what most vilely you get ouer the diuels backe , your inheritours will as wickedly spend vnder his Dammes belly . Indeed we did out-Epicure the Epicure , and made Epicurisme seeme sobriety , both in meat , musicke , perfumes , masques , or any thing that might with delight fill the fiue senses , or cinque-ports of man.
    keywords: charity; christmas; country; day; doe; earth; fish; god; good; hath; haue; hee; himselfe; house; man; master; mee; men; neuer; owne; seene; tcp; text; thou; time; wee; welcome
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        item: #3 of 19
          id: A19761
      author: Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.
       title: A sermon preached before the Kings Maiestie at White-Hall, on Munday the 25. of December, being Christmas day, anno 1609. By the Bishop of Elie His Maiesties almoner
        date: 1610.0
       words: 9615
      flesch: 84
     summary: So that , howsoeue● the Time is the fuller , for this ; Hee is th● ●mptier : And all this , for some persons , and some pur●ose .
    keywords: fulnesse; god; haue; hee; law; lawe; measure; sonne; text; time; vnder; wee; woman; ● ●
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        item: #4 of 19
          id: A30432
      author: Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.
       title: A sermon preached before the King & Queen at White-Hall, on Christmas-Day, 1689 by the Right Reverend Father in God, Gilbert, Lord Bishop of Sarum.
        date: 1690.0
       words: 9555
      flesch: 50
     summary: We have St. Paul here in my Text concluding a charge that he had given to Timothy , and in him to all that should minister in holy things , that he should from the Rules here set him , learn how he ought to behave himself in the Church of God : for since the World that is ever apt to be implicit in its thoughts of Religion , will judge of that which they do not know , nor understand , I mean the Doctrine , from that which they do see and know , I mean the lives of those who do teach and profess it ; and since the Majesty that is in some Mysteries requires a suitable authority and gravity in those that handle and propose them ; therefore the obligation that lies on Church-men to a great exactness of deportment , appears particularly from this , That the Mystery of their Religion is without controversie great ; and that it is likewise a Mystery of godliness that leads to Right thoughts of God , and to a way of worshipping him , that is suitable to his Nature and Attributes : both which considerations agree to point out this to us , That the Bishops and Pastors of the Church ought to be Men of a sublime pitch of mind , and of an unaffected strictness of holiness . It seems also unreasonable to think that God has given us Faculties which yet we must contradict and over-rule in matters of Religion .
    keywords: body; glory; god; man; matter; men; mind; mystery; nature; religion; text; things; world
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        item: #5 of 19
          id: A30449
      author: Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.
       title: A sermon preached before the King at Whitehall, on Christmas-Day, 1696 by the Right Reverend Father in God, Gilbert Lord Bishop of Sarum.
        date: 1697.0
       words: 7577
      flesch: 61
     summary: A sermon preached before the King at Whitehall, on Christmas-Day, 1696 by the Right Reverend Father in God, Gilbert Lord Bishop of Sarum. A sermon preached before the King at Whitehall, on Christmas-Day, 1696 by the Right Reverend Father in God, Gilbert Lord Bishop of Sarum. Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.
    keywords: angels; god; jews; messias; nature; religion; son; tcp; text; time; world
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        item: #6 of 19
          id: A42901
      author: Godden, Thomas, 1624-1688.
       title: A sermon of the nativity of our Lord preached before the Queen Dowager in her chappel at Somerset-house on Christmas Day, 1686 / by Thomas Godden.
        date: 1686.0
       words: 8452
      flesch: 68
     summary: Four thousand years had this error over-spread the World , excepting only the little corner of Judea , when God commiserating the sad condition of man , and knowing , as St. Peter Chrysologus says , visendi se desiderio cruciari , lassarique mortales , with what anxiety men desired to see him , and that nothing could content them , but a visible deity , unde se visibilem faceret , hoc elegit ; out of his Infinite Goodness was pleased to take upon him the nature of Man , that he might be seen by them . Surely the Shepherds , who were terrified with the Light , must have been much more surprized with the seeming disproportion of the Sign , had not a multitude of the Heavenly Host presently joyned themselves with the Angel , praising God , and saying , Gloria in altissimis Deo , Glory be to God in the highest , and on earth peace to men of good will.
    keywords: bethlehem; command; day; god; heaven; law; man; men; shepherds; sign; tcp; text; time; way; world
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        item: #7 of 19
          id: A45297
      author: Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
       title: A letter concerning Christmasse sent to a knight in Suffolke by that Reverent Father in God Dr. Joseph Hall ...
        date: 1659.0
       words: 4592
      flesch: 45
     summary: The tenor of it , therfore is this , As we abhor the superstitious observation of Festivall days by the Papist : and detest all licentious and prophane abuse thereof , by the common sort of professors , so we think that the inestimable benefits received from God by our Lord Iesus Christs Birth , Passion , Resurrection , Ascension , and sending down of the Holy Ghost , was commendably and godly remembred at certain particular days , and times , by the whole Churches of the World , and may be also now ; therefore the Assembly ordains that every Minister shall upon these days have the commemoration of the aforesaid inestimable benefits , and make choice of severall pertinent Texts of Scripture , and frame their doctrine and Exhortations thereto , and rebuke all Superstitious observation , & licentious prophanation thereof . This makes nothing against us , who place no Holiness in the very hours , nor plead any Apostolicall injunction for days , nor tye any person , or Church to our strict Calender , but only hold it fit out of obedience to the Laws both of our Church and Kingdom , to continue a joyfull Celebration of a memorial Day to the honour of our blessed Saviour : But that other Authority which you tell me was urged to this purpose , I confess doth not a little amaze me : it was , you say , of K. James our Learned Soveraign of late & blessed memory , whose testimony was brought in before the credulous people ( not without the just applause of a Solomon-like-wisdom ) as crying down these Festivals : and in a certain Speech of his applauding the purity of the Church of Scotland above that of Geneva , for that it observed not the common Feasts of Christs Nativity & Resurrection , &c. Is it possible , that any mouth could name that wife and good King , in such a cause , whom all the world knows to have been as zealous a Patron of these Festivals , as any lived upon earth ; and if he had let fall any such Speech before he had any Down upon his chin , & whiles he was under the Ferule , what candor is it to produce it now to the contradiction of his better experience , and riper judgement :
    keywords: church; day; days; feast; god; hall; holy; joseph; text
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        item: #8 of 19
          id: A47419
      author: King, Josiah.
       title: The examination and tryall of Old Father Christmas At the assizes held at the town of Difference, in the county of discontent. Written according to legal proceeding, by Josiah King.
        date: 1658.0
       words: 6175
      flesch: 83
     summary: The Author of the Isle of man , and I had it from the Assizes ; now be advised by me , put thy ears in under thy cap , and shut thy black mouth , and then no body will know thee ; thus saith I. K. To the honest Reader . He overcomes men with surfeiting , and Drunkonn●sse , and makes them that they cannot pronounce Shiboleth : he hath twelve sons , all follow the steps of their Father , and they keep company with one Mr. Prodigul , Mr. Wast-full , Belly-chear , and Idle , with Mr. Gamester , and such others like them , all the accursed Brats of base men , here is a friend of mine , called Mris.
    keywords: christmas; cryer; good; hath; iudg; lord; man; thou; time
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        item: #9 of 19
          id: A59568
      author: Sharp, John, 1645-1714.
       title: A sermon preached before the King & Queen at White-hall on Christmas-Day, 1691 by ... John, Lord Archbishop of York ...
        date: 1692.0
       words: 8150
      flesch: 67
     summary: So that if Christ came to be our Saviour , and in that , meant either to make us happy , or to keep us from being miserable ; there was an absolute necessity that his first and principal Design must be to root our of our Nature all Sin and Wickedness ; and to restore the Image of God in our Minds , which consists in unchangeable Purity and Holiness and Goodness . For whilst they suppose that a Man under the Power and Dominion of Sin , is capable of that Happiness which Christ purchased for us in the other World ( which Happiness as both Scripture and Reason testifie , doth chiefly consist in the enjoyment of God , and of his Excellencies and Perfections ) : They must at the same time suppose , that a Man may be rendred happy by the enjoyment of that of which he has no Sense , no Perception ; or rather , to speak properly , that he is the happiest Creature alive in the enjoyment of an Object to which he has the greatest a version and antipathy in the World.
    keywords: christ; end; god; hath; sacrifice; saviour; sin; sins; son; text; world
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        item: #10 of 19
          id: A61625
      author: Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.
       title: A sermon preached before the King & Queen at White-Hall on Christmas-Day, 1693 by the Right Reverend Father in God, Edward Lord Bishop of Worcester.
        date: 1694.0
       words: 9003
      flesch: 58
     summary: A sermon preached before the King & Queen at White-Hall on Christmas-Day, 1693 by the Right Reverend Father in God, Edward Lord Bishop of Worcester. A sermon preached before the King & Queen at White-Hall on Christmas-Day, 1693 by the Right Reverend Father in God, Edward Lord Bishop of Worcester.
    keywords: christ; god; goodness; life; mankind; men; reason; religion; son; things; world
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        item: #11 of 19
          id: A64160
      author: Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
       title: Christmas in & out, or, Our Lord & Saviour Christs birth-day to the reader ... / [by] John Taylor.
        date: 1652.0
       words: 5499
      flesch: 58
     summary: But I am more properly called Christs Day , for he himselfe did honour me with that Name , and though all dayes are his ( for as he is God , he is the Antient of Daies ) for whem the Jewes did speak of ABRAHAM , Joh. 8 , 56 , My Master sayd , Before ABRAHAM was , I am , for ABRAMAM saw my Day , and rejoyced in it , and was glad . So likewise if poore old Christmas day be made welcome , I am not the richer or fatter , if I be ill entertain'd , I will neither be poorer or leaner : Let them make me a feasting or fasting day , all my joy or grief is not of long continuance , I am but a short day , and not far from the shortest day , and therefore their loves are but short to my Master , that will not rejoyce and be glad at the comming of his anniversary Birth day .
    keywords: birth; christmas; christs; day; god; good; lord; master; men; son; text
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        item: #12 of 19
          id: A78109
      author: F. B.
       title: To all that observe dayes.
        date: 1660.0
       words: 1148
      flesch: 73
     summary: F. B. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A78109 of text R170409 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing B64). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 172457)
    keywords: dayes; idolatry; text
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        item: #13 of 19
          id: A83449
      author: England and Wales. Parliament.
       title: Friday the four and twentieth day of December, 1652. Resolved by the Parliament, that the markets be kept to morrow, being the five and twentieth day of December; ...
        date: 1652.0
       words: 654
      flesch: 69
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83449 of text R211587 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.16[77]). Title from caption and opening words of text.
    keywords: parliament; text
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        item: #14 of 19
          id: A86187
      author: Heming, Joseph.
       title: Certain quæries touching the rise and observation of Christmas; propounded to the consideration of all such as are zealously (but blindly) affected towards the observation of it. / To which an answer is desired and expected by Joseph Heming.
        date: 1648.0
       words: 1233
      flesch: 70
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A86187 of text R205524 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E476_41). 114 F The rate of 114 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words.
    keywords: christmas; joseph; observation; text
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        item: #15 of 19
          id: A90715
      author: Palmer, George, b. 1596 or 7.
       title: The lawfulness of the celebration of Christs birth-day debated, in case it be annnally [sic] known or not known. Discussed by Scripture, and consequence of Scripture; and many objections answered, and refuted by reasons. By George Palmer, wel-willer to a particular and solemn joyous-thankfulness to God, for his several special mercies in Christ; by way of gradation.
        date: None
       words: 6239
      flesch: 63
     summary: 7 , 8. Daies should speak , and multitude of yeers should teach knowledge , but there is a spirit in man , and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding . But it is objected again , that the name that is given to the day , or the manner of its celebration is now justly excepted against , for it is called Christ-masse day , which causeth us to beleeve that it was instituted by the Pope , or at the least thus named by the Pope , for his service which he pretendeth to Christ , is called Masse , or at least , much of his service is so called .
    keywords: birth; celebration; christ; day; god; men; time
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        item: #16 of 19
          id: A92206
      author: Reading, John, 1588-1667.
       title: Christmass revived: or An ansvver to certain objections made against the observation of a day in memory of our Saviour Christ his birth. By John Reading. M.A. And one of the prebends of Christs-Church in Canterbury.
        date: 1660.0
       words: 8503
      flesch: 61
     summary: The ground of this d●sti●ction , the Apost●e himself lay●th down 2 Th●s. 2 15. saying , {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , Hold fast the traditions , which ye have been taught , whether by word , or by our Epistle : And we must remember that the Apostles committed not all to writing , but onely those things which appertained unto the ground and essence of faith and sanctification , or thereto neerly subordinate ▪ Again it is ne●essary to distinguish ri es of the hurch from doctrines , and things necessary from indifferent ; also things perpe●ual , from changable , which are not universal , as some of the others are : for som● of the Apostolical traditions were acc●mmodated to times , places and persons , and so not to be esteemed universally binding , a● all times , places , and all persons ; as for example , saluting with an holy kiss ▪ anointing the sick ( Jam 5. 14. ) abs●inence from blood . Act. 15. 0 , 29. Also , as it is necessary to distinguish in these things ; so , to know that in things of their own nature indifferent , thou art bound to give no offence to the brethren with whom thou livest , but to observe such their rites ; there being necessary to all men ever , and in all places , as one faith , so one love , but not one rite or custom , though these are not rashly to be violated by any person , the institution whereof was from its beginning in publike authority of the Church , not any private spirits . Sect. 4. All in ●n do acknowledge , that what man shall set up , man may take down ] It is very troublesom handling such dis-joynted arguments , but their infirmity may not excuse their falshood — That all men acknow●edge , or ought so to do , is very false ; for some better understand , and so we hope will you .
    keywords: christ; church; day; god; holy; man; non; observation; scripture; sect; things; worship
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        item: #17 of 19
          id: B01789
      author: Briscoe, William.
       title: Verses, presented to his masters in the ward of St. Giles's Cripplegate, within the Freedom. / By William Briscoe, bell-man.
        date: None
       words: 1359
      flesch: 70
     summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B01789) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182895)
    keywords: day; eebo; english; tcp; text
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        item: #18 of 19
          id: B01939
      author: T. C.
       title: A brief remembrancer, or, The right improvement of Christ's birth-day.
        date: 1672.0
       words: 2041
      flesch: 71
     summary: eng Jesus Christ -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B01939) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 182847)
    keywords: christ; eebo; english; faith; tcp; text
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        item: #19 of 19
          id: B06872
      author: Law, Thomas, bellman.
       title: Thomas Law bell-man. His Christmass greeting to his masters of St. Giles Cripplegate, within the Freedom, presenteth his love and humble endeavours, as followeth.
        date: 1666.0
       words: 2219
      flesch: 74
     summary: doth not use to knock nor call , But like a Thiefe , he st●aleth ●n us all : And merciless ( as h● is ) he puts us ●ill In hope of living , when he means to kill : Unhappy is that man that doth depend On Deaths Reprevement , and n●glects his End. XI . Grace makes the 〈…〉 , Joyes aspire , Or 〈◊〉 comm●… it to e●…●…al ●…re .
    keywords: death; eebo; man; tcp; text; thy
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