616 A Commentary opanthe Jqel Chap.27. (wallows up the fuell, and as Mofes his ferpent fwallowed up the enchanted ferpents. And many bodies of the Saints] To thew that the heart ($rings of 'death, which before bound them in their fepulchres, were now broken, and they enlarged to attend our Saviours re- furreaion. Verfe 53. And appeared unte many' Not to converfeagain, asheretofore, with men, but to accompany Chr.,ft, that railed them, into heaven ; and to be as fo many ocular demon.ftrati- ons of Chrifts quickning power , whereby he !hall alto raite our vile bodies, and conform them to his glorious body the dan- dard, Phi/.3. ult. Verfe 54. Truly this Wars the Sonne of god] i.e. A divine ij - jnea,t;, y .7 cato,ideft jug. man, a demy-god, as thefe Heathens reputed thole in whom they as hero:. Ben, beheld and admired any thing above the ordinary nature of men, in ice. and their expectation. Naturall confcience cannot but ftoop and do homage to the image of God [tamped upon his people ; as being afraid of that name of God Whereby they are called, Deut.z8. to. There are that think that thefe fouldiers, our Savi- ours executioners, were truly converted by the miracles they had teen, according to what Chrift had prayd for them, Luk.23.34. And it may very well be : like as Paul was converted upon Sr inflln,AyoToy. Stevens prayer; as 7udine Martyr and others were, by behold. u, Mg the piety and patience of the Primitive Chrifians, and as lames Silvef7er executioner at the Martyrdomeof Simon Labe at Dyjon. He feeing the great faith and conftancy of that hea- venly Martyr, was fo compuncted with repentance ( faith Mr and Mon. Fox,) and fell into fueh defpair of hitnfelf,that they had much a- f0.8z9. do to fatten any comfort on him, withall the promifes of the Gofpell : till at length he recovered, repented, ánd with all his family, removed to the Church of Geneva: Chrittians have Ihewed as glorious power ( and have as good fuccefl'e) in the faith ofMartyrdome, as in the faith of miracles; working wonders thereby,upon thofe that have fought and lockt their blood. yerfè 55. And many Women Were there ] More hardy then the Difciples, *ho all, fave 706, were find and hid. Oh Rand ( faith a Divine,) and behold a little, with thole devóut women, thebody of thy_ Saviour, hanging upon the erode. SeehimafHi- i3. Sutton cted from top to toe. See him woundedin the hiad,to heal our vain `ai¡ce rnorá, imaginations. Sec him wounded in the hands to heal our evil atti- ons.
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