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Mary's Good Choice.
a
SERMON
on
Luke x. 42.
—Mary hath chosen that good part, which
ſhall not be taken away from her.
As Chriſt did ſhew himself loving to Lazarus and his ſister, in that he raised Lazarus from the death of the body, and then from the deeth of the ſoul: So did his ſisters here ſhew their thankful minds unto Chriſt again; the one by receiving him into her house, and the other by entertaining of him into her heart. As he was God, he was entertained by Mary; and as he was man, he was received of Martha. They both desired to entertain our Saviour, as Jacob and Esau desired to please their aged father, Gen. xxvii. But Mary made choice of the better part, and was preferred before her ſister, as Jacob ſped ſooneſt of moſt dainty venison, and prevented his brother of the blessing:
