neither faith have been given to him, if oppressed of sin & death he could not have given the holy ghost, which is the author of faith: neither could he have ben received up into glory unless that same flesh, upon which all our sins had been cast (Isaiah 53.) had been justified from them, when it was raised up from death, to which by the counsel of death it was condemned. This is that same power of the resurrection of Christ, whereby the righteousness which is not of the law, but the righteousness which is of God, is brought forth through faith, concerning which Paul Phil. 3. in an undoubted and full persuasion of faith, glorieth after this manner: as touching the righteousness which is in the law, I was blameless, but the things which were vantage unto me, those things I accounted loss, in respect of Christ, yea doubtless I think all things loss for the excellent knowledge sake of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I deprive my self ⟨p. 189⟩of all these things, & account them for dung, that I may gain Christ, and may be found in in him not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is of Christ through faith, the righteousness which is of GOD through faith, that I may know him, & the force and power of his resurrection. Therefore also Paul, Rom. 8. not only opposeth death as the price and redemption against condemnation but also of the resurrection as the absolution, and as it were a higher degree. For so he saith, Who is it that shall condemn? It is Christ which is dead, or rather which is risen again. Why also doth Peter reckon the resurrection of Jesus Christ to be the covenant of a good conscience: unless it be because then the conscience is clear and restored into liberty, when that same light of justification in the resurrection of Jesus Christ shall shine unto it? Therefore then at length the covenant of Baptism is ratified in believers, when faith shall have obtained this victory in our hearts, see the 1. Pet. 3 And hitherto maketh that same course and order of propounding the Gospel, which the Apostles kept in the Acts, to wit, why they so greatly vexed, that he whom they had crucified, was raised up again from the dead, and why they set out in him being raised up from the dead, justification or rather forgiveness of sins: to wit, because as our sins are condemned in the death of Christ:
neither faith haue bene giuen to him, if oppressed of sinne & death he could not haue giuē ye holy gost, which is ye author of faith: neither could he haue ben receiued vp into glory vnlesse yt same flesh, vpon which all our sinnes had beene cast (Esay 53.) had beene iustified from them, when it was raised vp from death, to which by the counsaile of death it was condemned. This is that same power of the resurrection of Christ, whereby ye righteousnes which is not of the lawe, but the righteousnes which is of God, is brought forth through faith, concerning which Paul Phil. 3. in an vndoubted and full persuasion of faith, glorieth after this manner: as touching ye righteousnes which is in the lawe, I was blamelesse, but the things which were vantage vnto mee, those things I accounted losse, in respect of Christ, yea doubtles I thinke all things losse for the excellent knowledge sake of Christe Iesus my Lorde, for whom I depriue my selfe ⟨p. 189⟩of al these things, & accoumpt them for doung, that I may gaine Christ, and may be founde in in him not hauing my righteousnes which is of the lawe, but that which is of Christ through faith, the righteousnes which is of GOD through faith, that I may knowe him, & the force and power of his resurrection. Therefore also Paul, Rom. 8. not onely opposeth death as the price and redemption against condemnation but also of the resurrection as the absolution, and as it were a higher degree. For so he saith, Who is it that shall condemne? It is Christ which is deade, or rather which is risen againe. Why also doth Peter recken ye resurrection of Iesus Christ to be the couenaunt of a good cōscience: vnlesse it be because then the conscience is clere and restored into libertie, when that same light of iustification in the resurrection of Iesus Christ shall shine vnto it? Therefore then at length the couenaunt of Baptisme is ratified in beleeuers, when faith shall haue obtayned this victorie in our heartes, see the 1. Pet. 3 And hitherto maketh that same course and order of propounding the Gospell, which the Apostles kept in the Actes, to witte, why they so greatly vexed, that hee whome they had crucified, was raised vp againe from the deade, and why they set out in him being raised vp frō ye deade, iustification or rather forgiuenes of sins: to wit, because as our sins are condēned in the death of Christ:
