8:a Book.IV .Part.V. LlokinguntoFJeft14. Chap.x.Secb --------------------~----------------~--~--- 1. For the afcenfion ofChrift, this was a glorious defigne, and containes in it a great part of the falvation ofour fouls. In profecution of this, I fuall {hew firft that he afcended. 2, How he afcended. 3· Whither he afcended. 4· Why he afcended. I, That he afcended. 1. The types prefigure it, thenfaid the k . Lord ts me, this tTate foal/ be {but, it /hall not be opened;- it is for Ezc •H·2.,3, .t. the Prince, the Princt he foal/ fit in it to eat bread before the Lord., he foall enter bJ WIIJ of the porch of thAt gate, andfo~t!l go out by the way ofthe fame. As the gate of the holy 8fholin was lhut againft everyman but the high Prieft; fo was that gate of heaven fuut _ againft all, fo that none could enter in by their own vertue and· efficacy but only our Prince and great high Prieft, the Lord Jefus Chrift,indeed he hath opened it for us, and-entred into it in ou~ place and ftead, whither thefore-runner is for us entred, even reftts Heb 6.2.o. made an high Priefl for ever after the erder of Melchifetl-ech. ~- 2. The Prophets forefaw it, I faw in the wight.vijiom, and he hold · < Dan·7 • 1 J,J4. onelik$ theJon ofman came with the clouds ofheaven, ar;d came to the antient ofdayes ,. andthey brought him ne.tre before him, lind thtre Will given him dominion, . tmd glory, and a Kingdome. 3. The' Mark.J6.19o Evangelifts relate it, he waJ rece~ved up into he.zven.-He w.u L!Jk.:4·H· c11rryed up into heaven. 4· The eleven·ivitneffe it,Jfr while they beheld he was tak!n up, anda cloud received him aut? rh)irfight. 5. The holy Angels {peak it, for whitt they lookfdftwlfaftty tc-· A-d:.x.9. ward hea~OJ, as he went ~tp, behold, two men ft(i(Jd by them in white Att 1 ,Jo,u • apparel; whichalfo faid,ye men ofGalilee, why ftand ye gazing uf into he.wen ?'this fame {efus which is tak$n upfrom you into heaven, foal! come in lik.§ mtfnner as 1e have feen himgo into heaven. 6.The· bleffed Apoftles in their fe~eral Epiftles, ratifie and confirme it, when he afctnded up on high, he ltd captivity caprroe, ttnd gawgifts _Eph. 4•' 8 ' 10 ' unto meil, -he that aefnnded i; the fame alfo that afcendrd up [4r abovr all heavens,- Who is golfe into he/!Vtn, and iJ on the right J Pet+ 2<%• . handofG.od, Angels and aufhorityn:, ltnll powers being m11de J.ubjetf unto him. 2. How he afcended. The manner of his afcenfion is difcovered in thefe particulars.- r. He afrerrded, bleffing his Apo- luk. 14. 5t• h d ftles, w ile he b!ef{ed them, he w.u JW:ted from them, <iltd'carryr · up· into heaven. It is {orne comfort to Chrifts'Miniftets, that though the world hat~ them, Chrift doth blelfe them; yea he par~ed Wltfi
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