40.0 ittieDatmonp of ttje Zibitte ttttbutc Ç hap Phrafe ofScripture,then things are raid to be when they courfpicuoufly appear. All the Miraculous proofs by whichGod acknowledged him for his Son during his Life, had been ineffeEtual without this. If he had re- main'd in the Grave it had been reafonable to believe him an ordinary perfon, and that his Death had been the punifhment ofhis prefumption ; buthis RefurreEti- on was the molt illuLrious and convincing evidence, that he was what he declar'dhimfelfto be. For it is notconceivable that God fhould put forth an Almigh- ty power to raife him,and thereby authorifehis Ufurpa- tion, ifby robbery he had affumed that Glorious Title. I Tim. 3. is. He is thereforefaid to bejuflified by the Spirit,w>hich raif- edhim, from all the accufations ofhis Enemies, who charged him with Blafphemy for making himfelfequal with God : Upon the evidence of it, Thomas ador'd him , r his Lord and God. 2. His Refurreótion is the moll pregnant proof ofthe All-fuiciency of his SatisfaEtion. This was fpecial in the Death ofChrift,that the. Curfeof the Law accom- panied it, and feemed likean Infinite weight to lieon his Grave. But in riling again, the Value and Vertue ofhis Sufferings was fully declared. Therefore theA- Rom, 4. Z$. poftle tells us, that he was deliveredfor our Offences, and was raifed againfor ouryuflifcation. Although his Death was fuficient to merit our Pardon, yet fince Believers alone actually partake ofthe benefit, and none could believe, ifhe had not rofe from the Grave ; 'tis clear his Death had been ineffectual without it 3. Our-Faith in his Promifes to give Life and Glo- ry to his Servants, is built on his RefarreEtion : for how could we believe him to be the Author of Life, who re- mained under the power ofDeatht' How couldhe quick- en and glorifie us, who finally perïfht e If he had been confined to the Grave, all our hopes' had been bû- ried
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