Chrifts ofthe [reede. Refurrec1ion. t;;vs,bythat which '1'a•l[aith,Chrij1 i<thcfirft· A theL.rdsd'ay. And it may not vnfitly be tear· Jmirs •fthemthujl:epe.Amongthe Iewes fuch ~>ed (a) Sunday , theugh the name came firll Ap~.r. lo. • Hie~ 1 Cor. •s.ao. as hadcome fidds g.<thered fome little quanfrom thehcathen,becaufc on th_ts day the bleftitythereof. before they reaped the rcft, and fed Sun ofnghteoufoes rofc fro death to hfe. ••m•• offered the fime vnto God : !igni!yingthereLetvs newmthe nextplace proceed to the by, thatthcyackno~lcdg"d himto ?c the aul'foofes ofChrifts refurredion,which are dither a"d giuerofallmcreafe;and thiS offermg hgeutly.tobe obferued,hecaufe It IS one ofthe wasalfoana!furam:e vntothcowncr, of the moflprmClpal~pomtsof ourrchgt~. For as blefsingofGod vpon the reft, and this bceing the Apoftle faith, Rom·4· 2 5. H" d.edforo•r but one handful!did fanctific the whole crop. fomcs,androft agamefor our t~tf/ificatto/1 ' and aNow Chri!ho the dead is as the firftfruits to gaine,t Cor. t). t4.1fChrifl be not rifen,thcn i< the refr ofrhecorne 1 bec:lUfe his refurred:ion t!Hr preaching v,;~ine, audyOHrfoitb io a!Jo. vaine~ is a pledge and an alfurance of the refurretliThe proofes are of two forts:firll:,Chnfts aponofthe faithful.When a man is call: into the pearances vnto men: fccondlr, the teftunofea,and all his body is vndetthe water,there is nicsofmen. Chrifts appearances were either nothing to bee looked for but prefent death; on the firftday,oron the da>es followmg.The but ifhecarie hisheadabouc the water, there B appearances ofChnfr the fame day he rofe aisgood hope of a rccouety: Chri!l himfdfe is g~incare fiue.And firil of al early in the morrifen as a pledgethat al theiufr fhal rife again: mng he appeared t0 o51fary_M•gd•lm,Mark,_. he is the head vnto his Church, & therfore all I 6. 9· In thts appearance dlUers thmgs are to his members muft n::eds follo\\:>in theirtime. beconlidered. The fir it ofwhat not~ and <j<lalt may bee demandtd, wh_atbecameofthe litiethepartiewas,towhomChriftapp:ared. S.inrs that arofe againe after Chrifts refurreA»fwer. Mary M•gdalmw.tSone that had bin tlion.Anf.Some thinl<e they diedagaine: but poffd!ed with feauen diuds, but was dtliueleeing they rofe for thi.<end to manifeft the red and became a repentant !inner, and llood quickning verrue of Chri!\sreiUrretlion; ir by when Chrifrfufl'ered;and came with fi.veet is as like, that they were alfo glorified with odours when hee was dead to embalmc him. Chrifr, and afcended with bin> to heauen. And therefore to her is granted this prerogaThus much of the manner of Chrill:s refurtiue,that!he !honldbe the firfr that fuould teredion:Now followes the time when he rofe ll:ifie his refurretlion vnto men. And hence againe,and that is fpecified in the Creede,The we learne, that Chtill: i;re.dy and willing to thirdday he rofe~g4ine. Thus faith our Sauiour receiue mofr miferable wretched!inners,euen Chri!hnto the Pharifes,Mat.n.39.As J.mas c fuch as bane bin vaffals and.bond!laues ofthe w<uthreedaies&threetrighrsinthewhalesbel. diucll, if they will come to him. Any man ly .- fo jhall thefoune of man bethrcedait>&three would thinke it afeatefull cafe,to be thus pofnight; in the hcartefthe earth. And though fe{fed withdiuels,asM4YJW'IS:butlet althofe Hiu. Chrift was butone day and two pieces oftwo thatliue in ignorance, and by reafon thereof hod~ in ·daiesin the praue;(for he wasburiedintheeliue in finAe without repentance, kuow this· tb: graue uening befo~c d1c Sabbath,& rOfe inthe mor· thattheir cafc is a thoufand times werfe the~ ;:.::;·l 8. ning the next day after the Sabbath) yet is Mary Magdctlens was. For whatisan impeniho•.es. this fuflicient to verilie the faying of Chrift. tent linner? furely nothing elk: butthe caftle For ifthe amlogie had f!ond in three whole and hold of the diuel, both in body and fonle. da>es,then Chri!t ibould haue rifen the fourth For looke as a captaine that hath taken fome day. And it wasrhe pleafurc of God that hee ho!de or skonfe, doth rule and gouerne all fhou!d lye thus longin the graue, thatitmight therein,and difpoti:thit athis will & pleafure: be knowne that he wasthoroughly dead: and euen fo it is with all blinde& impenitent finh~conti:iued no longer~ that he might not in ners ; not one diuell alone: but euen legions hlS body feecorruption.Againe,itis faid that of diuds pofldTethem, andrule their !>eaits: Chri!l rofe againe in the end of the Sabbath, D and therefore howfoeuer they may foothe whe the firfr day ofthe week began todawne. themf.:lues,and lay all i! well, for God is n:~r· And thisvery tin>c mufr be con!idered,as the cifull; yet their cafe is farre worfe thcnM"- rcall beginningofthe new fpiritnall world, in ries was. Now then,would any be freed from wh~ehwe are made the fonnesofGod.And as this fcarefull bondage?let them learnt ofM,.. lD the firft day of the firfr world, light was >y M•gMlen to follow .Chrift, andtolteke cemmanded to !hineout ofd1rkencs vpun the vnto hun,and then albeit the diuell and all his deepes; foin the firft day ofthis new world, angels poffeffi:their hearts, yet Chrift beeina 1 t~e Sum:e ofrightcoufrteffe ri!eth and giucth rhe firong man, will come and caft thcmaU 1 lrght to them that !it in chrkenefle,and difpels oL>t, and dweil there himfelfe. i the dMkcneffi: that was vnder the old Tefta- · The fecond is, what Chrift in his appeal n>em. Ar.d here let n markethe reafoo why nnce Catd toM•ry. An[. He£u:l, loh. 20· 1 7 • I the S:rbbath d.>y was changed. For the fir!l Touchmer.ot, for I am not J" ~fcendedr. my 1 day of1he wcek,which was the day following Fathu.Maryno d<iubt,was giadtofeeChrilt, I the JewesSabbath,is ourSabbathd,ty, which and therefore looked to haue cunuerfed as day we keepe holy in memory ofthe glorious f,tmiliarly with him as fl1ee was woont berd;:~rrechonofChrifr:and therfore it is called fore his death : but he forbids het to touch X • him,____ /
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