326 eilffw. e Mat. 24.3t: 10104.5, rS, zy. f z,Cor. tz, r: C H.8n.4. .4n Expefition upon the fir/ VER. t 5 it is a fecret ftrange to Reafon, to win it the more credit, he prefaceth thereto, Verf. 15. So that in the words we haue three things to confider, fled, the prerogatiue of the dead aboue the liuing at the comming of ( hrift ; f econdly, the explication ; thirdly, the confirmation thereof. Take we the words as they lye in order. This wee fay unto you in the word of the Lord. The que- ilion is,. where Paul had this from the Lord ? whether from tome other grounds of Scripture, or by fpeciall re- =lotion,. or by tradition ? It matetts not much to enquire: what hee fpeakes of thee /aft trumpe, and minillery of e.ingels in therefurre- ïion;of the voice of the Lord,and his defcending fromm heaven we haue extant in the Euangelifls. What hee here fpeakes touching the order of procee- dings at Chrifls comming, is found no where but in this Apollle: whether this were amongi} the j eciall f revels. Lions, he had in his extafie, or at l'ome other time difeoue- red, we need not enquire : we know him of that numbers chat (poke by infpiratton of the holy Chef}, Whereas to win credence to this myllery, bee prefa- ceth with mention ()Effie word of God, fuppoling it fuf i- cicnt to procure faith to flrangef} fccrecs ; wee learne that in firan eft myfleries and ferrets f.rthefl a6oue the reach ofreafon, our inquiries wilt flay, When once wee are àf- fured the mouth of the Lord path f o%en them. There-fete we may obferuc, it bath beene_ an imputation and blemifh re them that haue qucflioned things f}rangefi to reafbn, once vttered in the Word of the Lord ; as to SSarah, it the pronufe of a fanne robe borne in. her old age, after fo long barrennetie,, in t, Zachary,, father of John- Baptift, 1inAlofs,Gc. It teacheth vs to captivate our Reafon to the word of God, and not to giue it libcrtie, curioufly to fearch be- yond re;tclations; but to make this the vrniof }period of out
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