Chap.t.Se~.3 Looking unto 1efm, BooidV,Parr.4 709 · defcendfd frGTYJ heavel4, and cam~ nnd rolled back, the flone from the doore.Mat.28.2. , . .Mmb.t.S, ~ 3 . The apparitions of raifed bodies, and the graves were ope»- ed, and many bodies of Sai~ts whh·h Jlep~ ~rofe, .md ca.meout of the grliVCS njre'r his refurreEtron, tmd went mto the holy Ctt}, ttnd nppeareduntomany,Mat.2J. 52.53· · Mot.:7,S:t,fJ 4 . The fudden courage ofthe Apoftles; whereas a little before they durft not peep out ofdores, they prefently after COqlpaffed the whole world, and confidently taught, that there wao no 9rher m1me given under heaven, wher(by men may beJaved but ACt the name of'fefm, Act·4· I 2. 5·. The Martvres fufferings even • 4 ' u. for this truth. 6. The adverfanes confdlions even to th1s truth . 7 . The Jews punifh£?ents even ~o this day for not beleeving this faving truth. There ts one Rabb~ Samuel, who fix lnmdreth years fincewrit a tract'in forme ofan Epifile, to Rabbi 1 [.tac, Mafter of the Synagogue ofthe Jews; wherein he doth excellently difcutfe thecaufeof their long captivtty, and eX:treame mifery: And after that be had proved it was inflicted for fome grievous fin. he fheweth that fin to be tire fame which -'!mos fpeaks of, · fo~ dme Amos :..6 • tran[gre/Jions ofJfrael, andfor foure, 1 ~til mt turne an;ay the pun- - ifhment thereof, bec11ufe they fou!d the nghteous for filver, Amos 2. 6. tfie felling of · [ofeph he makes the firfi fin; the worfhipping of the calfe in Horeb .the fecoml fin; the abufing and kilhng of Gods Prophets the thtrd fin ; and the felling of Jefus Chrifi the. fourth fin For the firft, they ferved foure hundred years in . Egypt; for tbe fecQnd, they wandred fourty years in the wildernelfe; for the third, they were captives feventy years in 'Baby/on. and for the fourth, they are held in pitiful captivitie even till thi~ day. 8. The !aft argument on which only I fhall in!ifi it is . the fevera( apparitions that Chrifi made to others after his :efur.:. rection, fome re~kon them ten times , others eleven times, and 0 . _ ~~· therstwelve times, according to the number of his twelve A~ poftles. ' r . He appearedunto MaryMagdalenapart. As awoman . was the firft inftrument ofdeath ,fo was a woman the firft metfenger of life ; fhe brought the firft tydings of the refur. rection of Chrift, which is the fureft argument of man; lal- es · ~oo. . 2 . He.appeared to all the Maries together as they return~d ~ Xxxx 3 · hom~-
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