For They Trowed That The Body Of Christ Should Have Stunken, They Made That Piece, That Went From The Earth Upwards Of Cypress, For It Is Well- Smelling, So That The Smell Of His Body Should Not Grieve Men That Went Forby.

And the overthwart piece was of palm, for in the Old Testament it was ordained, that when one was

Overcome he should be crowned with palm; and for they trowed that they had the victory of Christ Jesus, therefore made they the overthwart piece of palm. And the table of the title they made of olive; for olive betokeneth peace, as the story of Noe witnesseth; when that the culver brought the branch of olive, that betokened peace made between God and man. And so trowed the Jews for to have peace, when Christ was dead; for they said that he made discord and strife amongst them. And ye shall understand that our Lord was y-nailed on the cross lying, and therefore he suffered the more pain.

And the Christian men, that dwell beyond the sea, in Greece, say that the tree of the cross, that we call cypress, was of that tree that Adam ate the apple off; and that find they written. And they say also, that their scripture saith, that Adam was sick, and said to his son Seth, that he should go to the angel that kept Paradise, that he would send him oil of mercy, for to anoint with his members, that he might have health.

Enter page number Go  Previous Next
Page 9 of 305
Words from 2203 to 2456 of 81655