Chriil:s . rv1nExpojition Buriall. which all thofc mufl: make that futfer any A andNichotkmm take courage to themfelues thing for Gods caufe, They muft encounter and in time of danger openly profe!fethem~ with the world,the !lelh,andthe dil!l:l,and are feluesto bee Chrifl:s difciples by an honouraplaced as it were on athcater:and in this conble &folemne buriall; God no doubt opening flict rhe beholders are men &angels : yeathe theirhearts and inabling them to doe fo. The whole hoaft ofheauen and earth: thevmpire like is to be fcene in all ages fince the pafsion or iudge is God himfelfe, who will giue fenof Chrift in the Church of God , in which tence ofvictory on their fide,at\d fo they !hall men zealous for the Gofpel in peace haue bin ouercome. We mufi: not hereupon thruft otir timerous in perfecution, whereasweake ones fclues into dacger:but when itfhal pleafeGod haue !l:ood out again£\their enemies euen vnto call vs thereunto, wc mullthinkeourfelues to death itfdf,The rcafon is,becaufeGod will highly honoured of him. As when God·fen• huAJble thofe his fcruants which are ofrendethloifc of friends, of fubfl:an>e, or good times indued with great meafure ofgraces,& name,or any othercalamity,wee muftnot decontrariwife exalt &ftrengthen the weak and fpaire, or be oucr grieued, but rather reioyce feeble: and the fame no doubtwill be fouod and addreffe our felue•,then with out S•uiour true amongvs, ifit fhould pkafe God to fend Chrifttomakeatriumph. B any new triall into the church of England. Thus muchofChrifl:s triumph,and the pafThis feruestoteach vs to thinke charitably of lion ofhis cre!fe. Now followeth the fecond thofc which are asyet but weake amongvs:& . degree ofhis humiliation,inthefe words,And withal inourprofefsiotoc,..rya low faile,and bMied. Where we mufl: confider thefe points: to thinke bafely ofour felues, & in the whole I. Why it wao needfull that Chrill fhonld be courfeofourliues creepe alow by the ground, buried. IJ. Who was the author efhisburi· runningon infeare andtrembling, becaufe the all. IJ I. The manner or preparation tohis Lord oftetirocs humbles thofe that be ftrong, buriall. I V. Theplace and time where and and giues courage and ftrength toweake ones when he was buried.Ofthefe in order.For the boldly to confeiTe hisnamo. Secondly,wheras firft,the caufes are many, but efpe<tiallyfoure, thefe two difciples hauc fuch care.of the buwhv Chri!i was to be buried. 1.Thatthetruth riaU ofChrill, welearnc thatitis our duty to &Certainty of his death might be COAfirmed be carcfullalfo forth< hone£\ and foJemne bU· vnto vs, •ndthat no man might fo much as riall ofour brethren. The Lord himfelfe bath imagine that his death was a phantafl:icall commanded it,Thouart dHft,&todJtf/thoHfbalt Gen. 1 , death ' or his body a phantafl:icall body: for retNrne. Alfo the oodies of men are the g9od 17· menvfecot to bury a liuing but a'dead man; c creaturesofGod,yeathe bodiesofGodschil· or a man in fhew,but atrue man. I I. That his dren~rethetemples ofthe H.Ghoft,& there· buriall might bee vnto him a paifage from the fore there is good cawfe why they lhould bee ellate ofhumiliation to the ellate of exaltatihoncftly laid in theearth. And it was acurfe on,which began in his refiurcction : and bee & indgement ofGodvponIeho;..~m, that he Ier,"' could nothaue rifenagaine, ifhce had not bin mujlnot beburied, but lik! a deadaffi be drdll'ne 17 , firll buried. Ill. That the outward humiliande<f/ out oftheg•woflerufoltm, And ro the ation in the forme ofaferuanr,which he took Lord threatens acurfevpon theMoabius, be- Amos ~. vpon him, might bee continued vpon him to caufe theydidnot bury the king of Edom, but 1 , the lowefl: degree ofall : and theref~re itwas burnt his bonesintolime. And thereforeit isa not fi1fficirnt that he fhould be crucified euen neceifary duty,one noighbor & friend to looke to death, but being dead, he mufl: alfo be but<>the honeft buriall ofanother. Hence it folried. I V. Chrifl: was buried, thathe might l0wes, that the praClife of Spaine& Italy and not onely vanquifl1 death on the crolfe, but eall the popifh countries,which is to keepe the uen afterthc manner ofconquerours , fubdue parts ofmens bodies and fuchlike reliques of him at hisownc home, and as it were, pluck< Saints vnburied , that they may bee leeneof him outofhis owne cabir.e or denne: D men &worfl1ipped,hath no warrant:dullthey IJ. The authors of Chrifl:s buriall were are,andtodulltheyoughttobereturued. M"· , 7 • hftph ofArimarhea,& 'l>(j,chodcmm,wbo came Furthermore,the properties and vermes of ,, 1 s, to Jefus by mght. Now concermngthemand both thefe men are feuerally to bee confide. &c. thistheir fact, there are u~any things worthy red.And firll to begin with Iojiph,he wasaS<- Luk.•J· MQrk. 11'· tobeconlidcred inthis place. Firft ofall,they natonr"amanofgre<).t account, authorltle,and so. I (lj, . were difciplcs ofChrifl:, & the difference bereputation among the !ewes. It may fcome a .'8. ·' 9 ' tweene them and the reil: is to be confidered. ftrange thing,that aman offilCh ac<:ount wold ' The other difciples though in number they abafe himfelfe fo much as to take downc the werebutfew,y<rin the fea1l before his pafsibodyofChrift from thecrofle. It might haue on they openly followed him: but when bin an hindrance to him, &adi(grac,eto hiseChrj£1: was to be arraigned, and the p<rfecuti- !late&calling:as we fee in thefedaies,it wold onof the Church of the new Tefl:ament·bebe thought a bafc thing for aknightorlordto g~m in him, then huiM betrayed him, Peter come to the place ofex(cutionJ& take down a denyed him, and the re£\ fled away : yet cthicfe from the hand of the hangman to bury ucn at the fame infbnt thefe two fecrerdifcihim: but this noble Senator Iofoph for the loue I pies ofcur Sauiour Chritl,Iojiphof_A_r_im_<_t_he_a..c·__ h.:..e.:_ba::cr.:..e_to_C_'.:_hr:..':.:.mc:a.:_de'-"-no:..:.:; ac:.:c.:..o_Lit_o_f_h_is-'e.,-ft,atccce& . .c .• al .. h.·.. ng~
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