---·-- Mar,2.8, ... 2.40, Chrifts d nExpojition Refurrection. vs two l<lfons: firft,ifChrift for our good and A low the reftof his appearances which were in co~nfort be content to retaine thefe ignomi~ the fourtiedaies following,which are in numniousblcmiOJes, then anfwerably euery one ber ftxe. The firft i•mcnrioned hy S. John in ofvs muft as good followers ofChrift:reterre rhefe words, !oh. >0·>6· Eight dmes iftcrwhen the wo~kes of our callings tO the goOd of o1 thedifciples were r~ithin, andThomaJ with them:~~ Vetfe 1~' \ thers,as P4ul fairh,Hew.ufreefromaOmon,yet I ca'!'e lefm_l:vhenthedo~es were ~mt, & jloodinthe he w.u~ontm,tto becomeallthingsvnto :allmen, m:ddeftofthem,andfiud,PNcebevntoyou, In it that byqN~~tneshe might winthemore.SCcondIWc1mufl: C:OJ1fider two tl1ings: I. The occafion ly, we learue, thatfor rhcgood·ofpur neighthereof: IX. rhedealiugofChrifl. Theoccalibour, and forthe maint.Uoiligof.loue& oharioh wasthis:after Chrifl had appear'cl vnro the ty, wemu{l: ec conte1\t to yecldfiom our"own <lnher difciples in Thoma< abfence, they told right,as in thisplace our Sauiour Chri£tyedds him that they had feenc the Lord:but he made of hisowne glory for the good ofhis Church anf.ver, Except I fee.in hi& bodiethe print qhis The third pointis, that he then gaue the nRJ/es,andputmine handsnto hi&Jitk,J willnorbeDifciples their Apoflolicallcommifsion, fayleeHe.Nowcight daiesafter,our Sauior Chrift ing, GoellndteachaJl1}ations: ofwhich, three appeared againe vntoall hisdifciples, efpecipoinrsarerobecofidered.Jhe.fuft,towhom B ally. for the curing ofThom.u his vnbdiefe, itisgiuen.A'f, Tothem all, as well to one as Which was no fmall finne, conftdering it conto another,and not to Pet(r onely. And this taines in itthree great ftns." The firft,is blind. ouerthrow~s the fond and forgedopinioRsof ncsofminde:forhe had bin ahearerofour SathePapifts concerningPmrs 1irpremacy. If uiour Chrifl alongtime,& had bin inOruCied his calling had becneabouc the reft, then hee touching the refurreCiion diuers times:he was !hould haue had a fpeciall commifsion aboue alfo withChrift & faw him whenhe raifedLathe refl i .butone and the fame commifsionis <AYIU & had feen, or atleftwifehadheard the giuen alike to all. The fecond, thatwith the miracles which he did: and alfo hadheard all commifsipn he giues his fpirit; for whomhee the difciples fay thatthey had feene the Lord, appointcth topubli!h his will and word,them andyet will it not finke intohis head. The fehe furnifi><th with fufficient gifts of his holy concl isdcadnes ofheart. WhenonrSar.iour fpirit tO difcharge that great funCiion : and Chrift went to raife La1JIY114 that was dead, rherforcit is a.defcCi,that any are fctapart to Tbom.u fpake very confidently to ·his fellow be miniflers ofthe Gofpell of Chrill, which difciples,and faid,John.u .I 6. Letvsgoe,that haue nor receiued the fpiritofknowledge,the W«""'J die with him, yet when Chrift was fpiritofwifedome,and the fpiritofprophecie C crucifiedhe fled awaY., and is thelougefl from in fomc meafilfc, The third pointis, that in Chrift after hisrefurrettion, and when heis conferringof his fpirit bee vfeth an outward certenly told tbereof, he wil not acknowledge figne: for the text faith, Iob,,o.,., Hee bre•- it oryeeld vnto it.Therhird is, wilfulnelfe:for thedonthrm,andfiud,rcceiuethehoiy Ghoft. The when the d&iplcs told him that they had I reafon> hereof may bethefe: Firlt,when God feene the Lord, he faid flatly, that vnlelfe bee createdAdam,& putinto him aliuingfoule,it Jaw in his hands the print of his Hailes bee I isfaid,Gm.z.7. He brwbedinhuface. Andfo would notbeleeue, and that wllich is worfe our Sauiour Chrift in giuing Vnto his Difcithen all this, he continued eight daiesin this I oles the holy Ghoft, doththe fame, ro !hew wilfullminde.Now in thisexceeding meafure vnto them , rhatthe fanie perfon that giueth ofvnbeliefeinThom.u, any man, euen he that lite,giueth grace; &alfo to figuifie vnro them, bath the moft grace , may fee whatamaficof 1 1 that being to fend them oucr all the world to ~nbeliefe isinhimfelfe, and what wilfulnelfe preach bisGofpcl,he wa'i._as it were to makea and vntowardnelfe to any good thing, in fo \·fccond creation ofman, by renuingthcimage mwchthat wemay truly fay withDa•id, Lord p(,l 8,4, :ofGod in him which be had loft by the fall of what u man that thoH fo regardejl him? And if ' .AMm. Againe,he breathedon them in giuing D fuch meaf•re of vnbeliefc was in fuch men,., I hrs fpirit,topllt theQ1 in mindethat their preathe difciples were, then wee may afii.re our chingof the Gofpdl could not bee etfectuall fdues, that it doth much more excecde in the in the heartsoftheir hearers,before the Lord common profefsion ofreligion in thefe daies, doth breath into them his lj>irit, and thereby let them proteftto the cotrary whatthey will. draw them to beleeue:&thereforethefpoufe Now thecaufeof hisvnbdiefe was this: otChrift defires theLord tofewdforth hi& north bee makes a law to himfelfe, that he will fee , andfe;<thwintktoblowonhcrga•·tkn,that thefPiand feele,or elfc l:ewill notbelecue: bnt this ·ces therrofmigheflowout,Cant.4.!6,Thegarden rs flatagainlt the nature of faith which conI isthe Church ot God,which defires Chri!t to ftfteth neither in i~cing nor feeling. Indcede, 1 co_n~fort her, & to pourcout the graces.ofhis in thi~1gs n~turalaJ!la~ mnft firfi: haue ex~c:riJpriJton her,rhatthepeopleofGodw~IChore cr.cc m fc:emg and feelmg, and then beheft: the hearbt:s and trees ofrighreoufi1cffc, may but it is contrary in dminity, a man muft 1 brir.gforrh livett G>ices, whofefruit nMy bee firft haue faith and belicfc, and rben comes -tor n:catc 1 and their lcaues fOr medicines. experienceafterward. But ThomtUh<ming not Tilu.s much for the fiuc <1ppearances of learned this, clothoucr.fl1oore birnfclfe:~.nd Chrift tire lame d•y he rofc againe; Now folhercinalfo many deceiue themfel~<es, which --------- --- ·---- thinke
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