Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life…Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life…

Again, this power of Christs resurrection is a ground of solid and invincible comfort to the faithful in any pressures or calamities though never so desperate, because God hath power and promises to raise them up again. This is a sufficient supportance, first, Against any either public, or private afflictions. However the Church may ⟨p. 527⟩seem to be reduced to as low and uncurable an estate ^las dried bones in a grave, or the brands of wood in a fire, yet it shall be but like ^mthe darkness of a night, after two days he will revive again, His goings forth in the defence of his Church are prepared as the morning. When ⁿJob was upon a dunghill, and his reins were consumed within him; When ^oJonah was at the bottom of the Mountains, and the weeds wrapped about his head, and the great billows and waves went over him, so that he seemed as cast out of Gods sight; When ^pDavid was in the midst of troubles, and ^qHezekiah in great bitterness, this power of God to raise unto life again was the only refuge and comfort they had. Secondly, against all temptations and discomforts: Satan's trains and policies come too late after once Christ is risen from the dead; for ^rin his resurrection the Church is discharged and set at large. Thirdly, against Death it self; because we shall come out of our graves as gold out of the fire, or miners out of their pits, laden with gold and glory at the last.

Again, this power of Christs resurrection is a ground of solid and invincible comfort to the faithfull in any pressures or calamities though never so desperate, because God hath power and promises to raise them up againe. This is a sufficient supportance, first, Against any either publike, or privat afflictions. However the Church may