Chap.r .SeB:.6. Lr;akingunt~ 'fe(tM. 3. Others think that <:;hrift retaines thofe sk~rrs, that he might by them intercede for us: upon thefe very words, we h;~ve an 1 Joh.~.t· advocate with the Father r e(us Chrifl the righteous, they comment. , ' . thus. that God is appeafed bJ Chrifl s reprejenting to him the prints r,am.ttn 1 • ' J' ' · h Ch "fl: d r <foal/, ':r., and skarr.r oJ hH umane nrlttPe. n s woun s are as 10 many open mouths, which cry at r be trihunal of his Pather for mercy, :ts Abels blood cryed for revenge. 4· Others thi nk that Chrifl retaines thole skurs, that thereby in the day of judgement he might confound the Jews, and ali the wicked tn the world. ft is Auguflines judgement, that ai Chrift {hewed ThomM his hands and fide, becaufe otherwife he would not belceve, fo at the !all: day will he fhew thofe wounds to all his enemies, faying, come behold the man whom you have crud. fitd, come, fee the print ofthe na;!es, and the print of the fprare; thefe be the hands and feet JON nayledandclenched to a peiceofwood: A11g.t,2;de.; this is the .fide yu pierced; by you, and fgr you was it opened, bttt Jjm6.c.S, you would not enm in that you might be faved. And for this opi· nion they alledge this text, behold he cometh with duud.r, and every Rev 1 eye fhvtll fee him, and thq alfo which pierced him, and all · '1 ' kjndreds of the earth jlutll waile becaufe of him, even fo A·. men, . 5. All think that Chrift retained his skars , that he might convince the unbeleeving Difciples of his refurrection; hereby they are alfured that Chrift is raifed, and that the.fame body of Chrift is raifed that before was crucified ; and to this we cannot: but fubfcribe , the sk,.ar.r of his wounds were for the healing of their Aug tfa~.u£: doubts. Luk.e brings in Chrift befpcaking his Difciples thus, in :foban. · behold my hands and mJ feet, that 'tis I my ftlfe, handle me andfee, Luk.Z4· 3!Jo q. d. come, let your fingerJ enur into thefe prints of the nayles, and let your hands-be thrufl i11 to the dep~hs ~f this wound; come and openthefe holu in my handJ, open this wound in my fide; I will not deny thllt to my Difciples for their faith, which I denyed not t~ mine enemies in their rage; open, and feele till you come to the verJ bone, that fo both bone.r and wounds may wituef{e, that I am he that liveth, and was-dead, and behold lam ~i·ve for ewr morr; .Rev.I.1B; Amen. What teftimonies ace here to convince the world of Chrifts refurrection? furely this argues the goodnelfe of God that . il:rives thus wonderfully with the weak faith of thofe that ~re his.- . . Bb~bb3 . ·At Vfr. · ·. i i ~ <.fi i
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