Chri{h An Expo}ition Refurrection. en~~rtainer; and fo behaue our fdues as being ' A .itis morethen manifdl, that he hathmadefo mhis prefence_, that all our achons and.words full a fatisf>Clion, thatthe merit thereofdoth ~nay tendto his glory. • and fhall counceruaile theinJlice of God for The th,rd appea~ance was to lames, asS. all our offences.Tothispurpofe '1'aul faith, 1 , Paul~rcordeth, at though the fame bee not Corci 5·17.lfChrijfbenotriftn again(Jourfa.th menuoned 1n any ofthe Eua~geh!ls: . u 11Mn~,&you ar~yer-i?J_yonrfi;u, that is,ChriA: The fourth. was to all his difc,ples m a had not fatisfied for yoqr fins, or at!eallyou mountame whither he had appomted themto could not pofs1bly haue knowne that hee had come. · '• . . made fatisfaelion for any ofthem If he had The fifth ,h;d !ail appearance was In the "not rifen againe. .• mount of Oliucs, when heafcended lntoheaThe vfes .which concerne our fe!yosare of uen. Ofthefcthree laJlappeara:'ces, becaufe tw~lOrts:comforts to the childrenofGod, & the holy Ghoft hathonc!y mentioned them, I duues that are to be learned and practifed of omit to fpeakc, and with the repeating ofl vsal!.Thecomfo;ts areefpecially three.Firfr, tnem I let them paffe. Chnfrsrefurreeltonferueth forthe tuflificati. Thus much of the appearances of Chrifl on ofall thatbdeene in him,cuen before God after his refurreelion: the witheffestherofare B t~e Father:as Paulfaitli,Rom+•5 .Ckriji'IIIM ofthree forts: I. angels. II. women thatcame g<Rm t1 tk4thfor ourftnnrs, al/tl u riftnagaimfor to the grauctocmbalme htm.IIJ.Chnflsown our.ujfifi.-uon: which words haue tbismeadifciples who did pub!Hh and preach the fame ning:when Chrifl died, we muflootconiider according as they hat\ feene and heard of our him as a priuate man, as we hane fhewed beSaniour Chrifr : and of tbefe likewife I omit fore, but as one that Jlood in the !lead and to fpeake , becaufc there is not any fpeciall roome ofall ihe elect: in his death he bare our th•ng mercioned ofthem by the Euangeli!ls. linnes,and1Utfered all that we 010uld haue lllfNc vfollow the vfes, wliich are two-fold: feredin ourowne perfons foreuer, and the fome rcfpeet C~riJl , and fome refpeel our guilt of our offences was laidvpqnhim : and frlucs. V fes which concern< Chrifl are three: therefore.£fay faith, he w.un•mlmdamong the 1 r, Sl' I. Whcras Chri!l Iefus being Jlatke deadrofe wick£d. Nowin this his riftngagaine,he !reed · · ' againe to life by hisownc power, it ferueth·to and disburdencd himfelfe AOt from any linnes nrooue vnto vs that he .was the Son ofGod. ofhis owne,becaufe he was withoutfmne,but , busPaulfpeakingofChrifl.'IMtt.;thathewas from the guilt and punifhment of our finnes declared mightily to be tile Sonnl of Godtouching imputed :onto him. And hence it comes to the fPiritoffonffijication, by thereforreEiiirnfrom C paffe 1 that all thofe which putt!.leir trufl and th• de4d. And by the mouth of Dtmid God affianceinthemeritofChriJl,attheveryfirll laid,Pfal. >·7· Th01.art myfmne,thudayhaue I in!lant oftheir beleeuing baue their owne fins b•gomn thee.Which place mufr be vnderJlood not imputed vnto them, and his righteoufnes not fo much of the eternal! generation of imputed. Chrilt beforeall worlds,asofthe manife!latiSecondly,the refurreaion ofChrifr feructh on thereofin time after this manner. This ky~ as anotable meanes r:o worke inward fanctithar: is,at this time ofthine owne incarnlti01i, fication,as Saint Peurfaith, We~rreregener4U but tfpecblly at the day ofthy rdi~rrecrion; I to a liueiybop<by the reforre(/ionofIefmChrift 1 P" I· hrmt brgotten thee,that is,I haue made manifdt ,fromthede~td.And S.P~tNl,Wenrerh:(faith he) ~· 6 that th,>Lt art my Sonnc : fo is this place ex~ buried with him bybaptifme into his death, zh.u 4,~~· • pounded by Saint Paut in the AC'ls. Secondly, lift! .uChrift li!M ra•fid vpfrom thede.dby the Chrif\s riling from death by his owne power, glorie ofhit Father,fowe •lfo Jh•uldwalk! i.•ntlvprooucs vnto vs euident!y, thathe isLord o·, ntffe oflife. For if wee bee grafted with him to uer all things thatare:& thisvfc S.P.ulmakes thefimilitudeofhudenth, Wl< jhaN be./fototht hereof,for taith he,Rom.14·9.Chrijf therefore firmlimd<ofhit refi•mffi•n. Which words imdyed, th<t he mighth< Lordboth ofthedead•nd D ponsthus much, that as Chri!l by the power efiht quick,:. And indeede whereas bee rofe aofhis own Godhead,freed hismanhood from gaine on this maner, he cl id hereby !hew himdeath and from the guilt of our tins; fo doth felfemoft plainly to bee a mighty Pri•ICe ouer bee free thofe that are knit vnto him bythe the groue,death,hell, and condemn•tion, and bond ofone fpirit, from the corruption of one that had all·fuffici:nt power to ouercome their natures in whichrhey aredead, that they them. Thirdly,it prooues mto vs,thathe was may liue vnto God. In the natural! body, the aperfeft Pritft , and that his death & pafsion head is the fountaine ofnll the fcnfes and of was a perfeel fltisfaeli6 to the iuflice ofGod moti6:& therefore by fundry neruesdifperfcd forthe fins ofmankinde. For whereas Chri!l thorow the body, the power of moouing died.hc died for our firmes: now ifhe had not and of fenfc hd<rined euento the leaf! parts; fully f•ti;fied for them all (though therehad lfo as the handsand feete mooue by meanes of rcmamed butone lin, for which he·had made 1th>t power which comes from thehead : and no flti;t:rction) he had notrifcn againc; but I fo icis inthe Jjnutuall bodyofChnfl, namely, :death which came mto the worldby fin , and the Church : he is the head and rhe foumainc is lhtngtl.ened by it, \VOuld hauc held him in oflife, and therefore heeconueyech fpirituall bondage: & therfore,whereas herofc agame, ·llfe to eu~rv one of Ins members: and tblt · ___ ver1 J._
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