Chriils iln Expr{ztion Refurrec1ion. him, thati•, not to looke toenioy his corpo- A is notbound to tbe ordinary meancs which railprefence as before, but rather to f<ekc for I now he vfeth. Thirdly,he fentrhem t~hisdiChis fpirituall prefence by faith, coofidering he ciples, to!hew thathowfoeuer they had dealt was !hortlvto afceod to his Father. Forthis vnfaithfully with him, by forf~kin~ him, and caufewher; he appeared to his difciples, hee I denyinghim, yethee had not qoite forf 4 ken I fl:aied not longwith them at any time, but onthem , but ifthey would repent and bdeeue ly to manifefl: himfelfe vnto them, thereby to hee would receiue them into Nis lone and fa: prooue the certcotieofhis refurrettion- This ! uour againe, and thercfon; calleth them his 'prohibition 01ewes firft ofall, that it is but a 1 brcthren,faying: Goe and teNmy brethren. This fond thing.to delight in the outward pi&re I teacheth vs agood lcffon,that howfoeuer our andportraiture of Chrilt,as the Icfuites dee, linnes paft are to humble vs in regard of our who ftand moch vpon his outward forme and 1 felucs, yet muft they not cut off, or drfmay lineaments.Secondly,itoucrthroweththe po- 1 vs from fcekmgto Chri!l:; yea euen then when pifh crucifixe$, and all the earued and molten , we are laden With the burdenofthem,we mutt imagesofChrift, wherein the Papifts wor!hip 1 · come Vlltohim,and he wil cafevs,Mar. 1 6, 7 him. ForcorporallprefenceisnotnowrequiFourthly, whereas filly women are fent to red: therefore fpirituall wor!hip only muft be B teach Chrifts difciplcs, which were fchollcrs giuenvnto him. Thirdly,itouerthroweththe ' brought vp in his owne fchoole, wee are adreal! prefence of Chrift in theSacrament. Ma. l moni!hed,that fuperioritie in place& calling ny arc of minde, that they cannot receiue mull: not hinder vs fometime to heare and t~ Chrift, cx.cept theyeate an? ?rinke his body be taughtofour inferiours. Job faith; Job 31 • and blood corporally: bntitiS not much ma13• h<e neuer refr1fed the counfdl ofhis ferteriall,whethcrwetouch~imwiththebodily uant: and Naamanthe Syrian obeyed the hand or no,fo be it we apprehend him fpirirucoonfellof a filly maide which aduifedhimto ally by faith.Lall:ly,as we nmft nothaue earth- . goe to the Prophetof the Lord in Sarnaria to . ly <onfideratiomofChrift; fo muft we on the becurcdofhis leprofie: and when he had bin 'Kt~· contrary labour for the fpirituall handoffaith, withthe prophet, hce obeyedthe counfell of ~·l·•,. which may reach vp itfelfe to heauen,& there his feruants, that perfwadcd him to do all the lay holdon him. This is the verything which Prophet had faid, Wajha~dbecleane. Chrill infinnateth v.ntoM•ry in faying, T011ch Nowafter that the women are come 10 the meenot.And Saint'l'<lll faith, 2 Cor.s.t6,t7difciples & make relation ofChrifts refurr<- Hmce(orth k_nuw"'" na"'""after theflefh, 1"' dio,thc text Clith,Luk. >4·' 1 .TheirwordsfiethoHghwee hadk.?f""'ne Chrijf after theflefh, yet c med .ufainedthings vntothem' neitherbdetNed now wekzml' himn~more: that is}weknow him they them. Hence wee learnc twothings : the rro moreasa man liuing among vs, and therenrft, tharmcn of tbemfelues canoot beleeue fore heeaddcth, lf•'9' manbe inChrift, lxe u• the dottdnc ofChriftian religion; it is ahard newcreature; and tbis new creation is notby rnatt~r for aman to beJc:eue fundry tllingsia the bodily prefcnce ofChrilt, but by the apthe worke ofcreation. The temporall deliueprehen!ion offaith. ranee ofthe chrldren ofifrael fecmed to them The fecond appearance was toM•ry M•g- .uadream<: and the refurrec'tionof Chrilt, e- pf,l. 11 6, dalcn, and to the other VJ{arie, as they were uen to Chri!ts owne difcipks,fecmedafained ' •· going from the graue to tell his difciples; at thing. The fecond,thatitis an hard thing truly which time, Chrift meets them, & bids them andvnfainedly to beleeuc the pomts ofreligigoe tell his brethren that hec is rifen agairie. on. Difciples brought vp in the fchoole of And wheras Chriftfendeth womento hisdifCh~ift,andoftencatechifed in this very point ciplcs,hepur~ofedhereby to chcckc rhem for of Chrifts rcfir:rechon, yet d"ll are they to their vnbeliefe. For thcfe women forfooke belceuc it. Tins confureth and condemuet!J him not at his death, but ftood by & faw him our carnal gofpellers, rhat make it tbclightelt futfer and when he was buried rhcy came to D and ea!ieft thing that can bee to belecue in embaime him: but o\1 this while what beChrilt: and therefore they fay their faith is fo came of his difciples? Surely, Pmr denied ftrong, :hat they wouldnotfot all the world him and all the reft Acd away, euenlamesand doubt of Gods mercy: whereas mdeed they lob,; the formes of tlmnder , faue that John are decdued,and haue no faith at all,but blind fiood aloofe to behold his death. Hereupon prefumption. . Chrift to make them aOllmed of their fault, The third appearance was on this manner: fendeththefe women vntothem, to publi!h As two of Chrifts di!cipl<s weregomg from that vnto them which they by their calling Ierufalem to Emm"'" about threefcorc fJ£- L,k. ''' ought aboue another to haue publi!hed. SeI longs , and talked together of:Oll the things 1 'l 'f• condly,this reacheth that wheras Chrilt builthat were done, Iefus drew neere and t•lked deth his kingdome and publifheth his.Gofpel with them , bnt thm eyes were holden th,at by Apofiles,Euangelifl.:s, P.dtours, Tc:achers, they could norknow h11n:andas they went ne he can .ifitfo plc<tft: him, performe the fame communed with them'· & prooued o~rof the by other mcanes. ln this his fecond appeaScripture his refi1rreChon, ~xpmmd1.11 g vnto rance,be vfed weake& !illy women to publi!h 1 them all things that were wnttcn ofh1m:thcn : his rcfiuretl:ion.a ·d thereby fhewcth that hce ·they mldc him !~ay With them, and theucycs I ! ·---'------------,---------------------~~e~__:·
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