Chap.2. Sects. JLoolttng unto j}cfuS'. Book lV. 44~ ;nd talk with him, and fir with him, and ear with him, but their eyes were then open- ~d; ay bur now their eyes were opened in another manner, as it is faid of Elijha's fer- . vanr, that at the;prayers of ElijiM, The f..ord opened rbe eyes of the yo11ng man, and he> Ktng. 6. •; · fat!', and~ehold the moHntain w..u {ll!l of horfes, and chM10rs of fire, round about Elijha ; in like manfierrheir eyes were fo opened, that they cyew Jefu;. And then, 2. Hevanijh.d oHt of their fight; in a !!range 11nufual manner they lofl his light, and they could not reil what was become of him; in amome~r he \.-as invi[ible to them whofe eyes he had opened: it plainly [hews that glorified bo4ies, as corpulent, and commenfurable, maybe fcen ofmortals, bur as they are fubt!e, and friritual , they cannot be feen actually without d1fpenfauon. Chrijf appeared (faith Damafcene) n•t by necejfity, but by i -y!tm , hi; own free will· nut by the law of nAtt<re, but by wny of d!(pmfarion. It was his JMJ.n~~:: meer condcfcen[i~n, permiffion, that he would llJCW bimfelf at any time unto his Di- ""';.,'"· fciples. · ' 2 , He flJCwed himfelf on thio wife; Thm were togerher Sim<~n Peter, andThom)U, ea/- John u. 2 3 (ed Dydimll<, (r<. Jn the who!~ narration we may_obferve. I. The occarion; and, 4, &c. ' ' 2 , The Apparttion; mthe occarion we have a counCi l among the Apofiles what to do; and 'ri, concludd rliey would go a fifhing; they did fo, though to no purpofe; for they filhed all niuhi, but caught notlUng. In the Apparition. r . Chrifi is unknown, He ver. 3• ftood on the j,ore, bm the Dif<iples knew .not that it rv_tU Jcfu;·: in thi• condition we have vtr. 4.' Jelus fpeaking,-and then worktng aM~racle; he b1ds them caft the mt on the right fide vr.r. 6. of the jl1ip, and then draw; b\tr they were not able to draw for the m~tlrirude of the fijhe!. 2 . Hereupon Chrill is known, Thmfore th.r lJi(cipie'whom ?<!~« /oyed, faith unto Peter, ver. 7· it;, the Lord: the alarm given, now all the Difciples bellir themfclves. 1. Peter, h• cafts himfelf into rhe [ea. 2. The other Diftiples r_hey_ come in a. little ll1ip to rh~ land; and there they dine, and commune w1rh J efus 1 whtch 1s the end of the htftory, and fo tndsrhis Book of our Evange!iil John. Thus far we have propounded the objed:; our next work is how to direct yop to . look unto J efus in this refpeC\:. C H A P. II.' S E C T. I. Of kf;o"IPing 1efns 11! carrying on the great worl{, of flur {alvalion in hi-s R.ifurrdfion. THAT io·allrefpeds we may t.ok,on Jefl~r.. · r. Let us cyow Jefm carrying on the great work of our fal¥ation for' us in his refurredion , and during the rime of his aboad upon oarrh afrer his Refurrecti~n.. This is w~rth the knowing; on it depends our ju!lificari– on, fanchficauon , falvatton; For if Ch-rift be not rifen , we are yet in OJ<r fins, and ~ur f•irh i< in 11ain, and our hope u in vain; little hope have we eirfier of Hea– ven , or of RefurreC!ion , if Chrift be not rifen ; of all men we are moll miferable th~r believe in Chrift, if he whom we believe in be nor rifen·again, f) my foul ftudy tbts potnr; many rake ir up in grofs, rbey can run over this Article of their Creed, The third day he .rofe again from the dead; but f •r a particular underftanding of it, in refpect of the ume, or the end, or the manner. or rhe n•rrainry, how many are to feek? I lhall appeal to thy felf, are not mauy difcoveries already made which before thou never rooke'l netice of ? and it thou wouldfl but fludy this point, how much more mt~hr_ yet appear? efpecially, ho·.1 much more might yet appear as to thine own good? It ts not enough to know Chri{t's refurretl:ion, unlefs thou know it for thy fel~. Be fure tholl. haft this in mind, That Chrijf rofe ag4in, bHt whaz's that to me ? fayt~g knowledge ts ever joyned wirh a_ particular ap_plic~rion ; if Chri!l be my Head, the~ lie could not nfe , bur I rofe wtth him, and m h1m : and rhus 0 my foul, look.. ti!1Chrift; 1.nd rhus featch into overy parricular of Chrift's refurrcdion; come, Zz . ft~y
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