The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in…The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in…

If Christ had the victory of them all by the power of his death, and ⟨p. 387⟩openly proved it by his most victorious and valiant resurrection (as it was not possible for his great might to be subdued of them) and then this true that Christ died for our since, and rose again for our justification: Why may not we that be his members by true faith, rejoice and boldly say with the prophet Hosea, and the Apostle Paul, Where is thy dart O death? where is thy victory O hell? Thanks be unto God, say they, which hath given us the victory by our Lord Christ Jesus. This mighty conquest of his resurrection, was not only signified before by divers figures of the old Testament, as by Sampson when he slew the Lion, out of whose mouth came sweetness and honey, and as David ¹bare his figure when he delivered the lamb out of the Lions mouth, and when he overcame and slew the great giant Goliath, and as when Jonah ²was swallowed up of the Whales mouth, ³and cast up again on land alive: but was also most clearly prophesied by the prophets of the old Testament, and in the new also confirmed by the apostles. He hath spoiled, saith saint Paul, rule and power, and all the dominion of our spiritual enemies. He hath made a show of them ⁴openly, and hath triumphed over them in his own person. This is the mighty power of the Lord, whom we believe on. By his death, hath he wrought for us this victory, and by his resurrection, hath he purchased everlasting life and righteousness for us. It has not ben enough to be delivered by his death from sin, except by his resurrection we had ben endowed with ⟨p. 388⟩righteousness. And it should not avail us to be delivered from death, except he had risen again to open for us the gates of heaven, to enter into life everlasting. And therefore saint Peter thanketh God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ for ⁵his abundant mercy, because he hath begotten us (saith he) unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death, to enjoy an inheritance immortal, that never shall perish, which is laid up in heaven for them that be kept by the power of God through faith. Thus hath his resurrection wrought for us life & righteousness. He passed through death and hell, to the intent to put us in good hope, that by his strength we shall do the same. He paid the ransom of sin, that it should not be laid to our charge.