··-----·-. ..,. 760 ·Book IV. Part.4. Lob/cJng UTJto ~efus ." Cbap.a.Sect.z us, and nayled it to his croile, n9~ he fpoyled principalitie~, and powers,and carryed the keyes .of death and hell at his own girdle- · now he came out of the grave as a mighty conqueror, fa-ying a~ Debor.zh did in her fong, 0 myfoul, thou haft troden down ftrengrh, thou hflft·marchrd valiantly. Againe, was it not to become the Judg.). z1. Pfal .::u. firft fr l.i ·ts of them that fl eep ? L brill was the firl! that rofe againe.from the grave to dye no _more; and by vertue of his refurreetion (a~ being the firft-f~utts) ~II the Eled mull rife againe; As in <!Adam all dye, e·ven /o tn Chrift /hall all be made 11/ive. but every man in his own orde-r, Chrift the firft-fruits, and after;ards they that 4re Chrifts at his coming. Some may wonder, can the refurrection of one, a th9ufand fix hundred years ago, be the caufe of our rifing ? yes, as well as the death of one, five thoufand fix hundred years ago, is tee caufe or our dying; Adam, and Chril! were two heads, two rootes, two firtl fruits, either of them in reference to his company whom they ftand for. And ,now Q myf oul , th~u mayl! ~ay with 'fob ,I k.,no~11 that my Reqeemer liveth, · at;d thfltJ {b41l fee htm at the laji day, not with other, bat .wiih thrfe fame eyes. Jf Chriftlive, then muftI live allo, ifhe be rifer:~, then though afm my skjn wornw /hall deft~;pJthis body, yet in"'] fi r (h I (halt fee Ged, Againe, was it notch~t .pe might be ~eclared robe the Son ofGod ? was it not that he might be exalted, and glonfied? this is the maine reafon of all the reft ; fee thou to this !.1 0 give tiim tlw.glory, and praife ofhisrefurrection. fo mufc, and medicate, and confider on this tranfaction as . to ~fcribe to his Name al! honour, and glory; what is he rifen from the dead? hath God highly exalted him, and given him a name above every name? 0 r!1en let ewry tongue ccnf J[e, ihap 'fefm Chrift is L ord, te tke zlory ofGid the Father. 3. Confider of the manner of Chrifl: s refimection; he rofe as ..a common prrfon ; in which refpect his refurrettion concernes .us no lef.fe than himfelfe. We muft not r1i.l k that when Chrifi: was railed, it was no mvre than when L , .:<:,..;> u,1 ~·a s raifed; his refurrecbon was thr refunedion of us all, it w .s tn thename of _us-ali, and bad in it a feed- hl\e venue to work t.'1 e refiurectionof 'u~ all 0 he pri ', i edge of this communion with CIJri!l:s refur- .reCl:ion ! if I bclteve this truely, I cannot but be:eeve the rr(urre£lion of mr body, ,,nd rhe life everl4fing ; why Jefus Chrift hath .led the dance, and though of my felfe I have no right to heaven or
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