744 Book IV. Parc.4. LoDking t~nt1 !}tfus. Chap.x.Sed.7 - Chrift arofe, and at fundry times appeared before his afcenfion, and after his afcenfion Chrift fent down the holy Ghoft on that very day; and after the fending of the holy Ghoft, the Apoftles then preached, the Churches then a1fembled, charities were then gathered, the Lords Supper was then celebrated ; Chrifrs firft apparition W!IS on that day, and after· that day finifhed, not any other apparition before this time, And after eight , dayu. z. For the place, it is faid to bcwithin; probably it was the fame houfe \vherein the former ·apparition was; the houfe wherein Chrift celebrated the Paffeover, and inftituted the ~ords. Supper; wherein was the large upper roome made read] for (hrijf; Mark. 1 4.I 5 • In this upper roome immed_iately after Chrifts afcenfion, was that famous alfembly of all the Apofl:les; as we have heard. Acl:. :..1 • And in this upper roome was that ot.her famous alfembly of all ACto 6. · the twelve when the holy Ghoft came down upon them in cloven tongues of fire at the feafi ofPenrecoft, 3nd if we may beleeve tradition,in this upper rocme the feavenDeacons (whereofStephen was one) were eleded and ordained. And fn thi~ upper roome the Apoftles and Elders of the Church atJerufalem aeld that counce!, the patterne of all councels, for tbe decilion of that queftion, 'f?htther tbeGenti!cs that beluved were to be circumci:~;;ed?in this upper roome the Apoftles andDifci pies frequently alfembled for Ali:. I. I 4· prayer and fupplications; ye;~ they CGntirmed there with Ofle 11ccord CJr'lcru[.-CJt, in prayer an~[11pplicatim, and hence (yril who was Bifhop ofrhe ' J6, place,calls It Iii· 07Er5' hltr.ttri'l~ 7t>IV <t.'•o s- a ~wy the upper Church of the Apoftles ;· but of this upper roome, and of the doores ofic .being fhut, we have fpoken before. · 3. For the perfons, they were his ten Difciples to whom he -had appeared formerly, only now Thcm.u !~as with them, and fo the number is compleate, which before was not; his Difciples were within, and Thom.u _with them ; and why T hom.u with them? was not ThomM one ofthem ?was not:Thom.u a Difciple of Chrift as well as the refl:? I grant; but T hom.u is added , be- .caufeThom.u was not prefent at the I ail: apparition, and this ap- :Parition was more efpecially for Thm,u his fake ; 0 the admir- - able love ofChrift towards poor~ finners ! o~ferve , in Chrift t~rc buwe/1 of mrrcy to his ftraying /heep ; the Difciples in danger had lled away from Chrifr, but he will not fly away from them; no, no,
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