S. Ambrose pointeth to the ground of the tradition, when he intimateth that Christ suffered in uGolgotha, where Adams sepulchre was, that by his Cross he might raise him that was dead; that where in Adam the death of all men lay, therein Christ might be the resurrection of all. Which he received (as he did many other things besides) from Origen: who writeth thus of the matter. xThere came unto me some such tradition as this, that the body of Adam the first man mas buried there, where Christ was crucified: that as in Adam all do die, so in Christ all might be made alive; that in the place which is called the place of Calvary, that is, the place of the head, the head of mankind might find resurrection with all the rest of the people, by the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, who suffered there and rose again. For it was unfit, that when many which were borne of him did receive forgiveness ⟨p. 326⟩of their sins and obtain the benefit of Resurrection, he who was the father of all men should not much more obtain the like grace. Athanasius, (or who ever else was author of the Discourse upon the Passion of our Lord, which beareth his name) referreth this tradition of Adams burial place unto the report of the yDoctors of the Hebrews (from whom belike he thought that Origen had received it) and addeth withal, that it was very fit, that where it was said to Adam, Earth thou art and to earth thou shalt return; our Saviour finding him there, should say unto him again. Arise thou that sleepest, and stand up from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. zEpiphanius goeth a little further, and findeth out a mystery in the water and blood that fell from the Cross upon the relics of our first father lying buried under it: applying thereunto both that in the Gospel, of the arising of many of the Saints, Matth. 27.52. and that other place in S. Paul, Arise thou that sleepest, &c. Ephes. 5.14. which strange speculation, with what great applause it was received by the multitude at the first delivery of it, and for how little reason: he that list may read in the fourth book of S. Hieroms commentaries, upon the 27. of S. Matthew, & in his third upon the fifth to the Ephesians, for upon this first point, of Christs descent into the Hell of the grave, and the bringing of Adam and his children with him from thence, we have dwelt too long already.
S. Ambrose pointeth to the ground of the tradition, when he intimateth that Christ suffered in uGolgotha, where Adams sepulchre was, that by his Crosse he might rayse him that was dead; that where in Adam the death of all men lay, therein Christ might be the resurrection of all. Which he receaved (as he did many other things besides) from Origen: who writeth thus of the matter. xThere came unto me some such tradition as this, that the body of Adam the first man mas buried there, where Christ was crucified: that as in Adam all doe die, so in Christ all might be made alive; that in the place which is called the place of Calvarie, that is, the place of the head, the head of mankinde might finde resurrection with all the rest of the people, by the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, who suffered there and rose againe. For it was unfit, that when many which were borne of him did receive forgivenesse ⟨p. 326⟩of their sinnes and obtayne the benefit of Resurrection, he who was the father of all men should not much more obtaine the like grace. Athanasius, (or who ever else was author of the Discourse upon the Passion of our Lord, which beareth his name) referreth this tradition of Adams buriall place unto the report of the yDoctors of the Hebrewes (from whom belike hee thought that Origen had received it) and addeth withall, that it was very fit, that where it was said to Adam, Earth thou art and to earth thou shalt returne; our Saviour finding him there, should say unto him again. Arise thou that sleepest, and stand up from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. zEpiphanius goeth a little furthet, and findeth out a mysterie in the water and bloud that fell from the Crosse upon the relicks of our first father lying buried under it: applying thereunto both that in the Gospell, of the arising of many of the Saints, Matth. 27.52. and that other place in S. Paule, Arise thou that sleepest, &c. Ephes. 5.14. which strange speculation, with what great applause it was received by the multitude at the first delivery of it, and for how little reason: he that list may reade in the fourth book of S. Hieroms cōmentaries, upon the 27. of S. Matthew, & in his third upon the fifth to the Ephesians, for upon this first point, of Christs descent into the Hell of the grave, and the bringing of Adam and his children with him from thence, we have dwelt too long already.
- uQuam suscepit in Golgothâ Christus, ubi Adae sepulchrum, ut illū mortuū in suâ cruce resuscitaret. Ubi ergo in Adam mors omnium, ibi i• Christo omniū resurrectio. Ambros. lib. 5. epist. 19.Quam suscepit in Golgothâ Christus, ubi Adae sepulchrum, ut illū mortuū in suâ cruce resuscitaret. Vbi ergo in Adam mors omnium, ibi i• Christo omniū resurrectio. Ambros. lib. 5. epist. 19.
- xVenit ad me traditio quaedā talis, quòd corpus Adae primi hominis ibi sepultum est ubi crucifixus est Christus: ut sicut in Adam omnes moriuntur, sic in Christo omnes vivificentur; ut in loco illo qui dicitur Calvariae locus, id est locus capitis, caput humani generis resurrectionem inveniat cum populo universo per resurrectionem Domini Salvatoris, qui ibi passus est, & resurrexit. Inconveniens enim erat, ut cùm multi ex eo nati remissionem acciperent peccatorum, & beneficium resurrectionis consequerentur; non magis ipse pater omnium hominum hujusmodi gratiam consequeretur. Origen. in tractat. 35. in Matth. cap. 27.Venit ad me traditio quaedā talis, quòd corpus Adae primi hominis ibi sepultum est ubi crucifixus est Christus: ut sicut in Adam omnes moriuntur, sic in Christo omnes vivificentur; ut in loco illo qui dicitur Calvariae locus, id est locus capitis, caput humani generis resurrectionem inveniat cum populo universo per resurrectionem Domini Salvatoris, qui ibi passus est, & resurrexit. Inconveniens enim erat, ut cùm multi ex eo nati remissionem acciperent peccatorum, & beneficium resurrectionis consequerentur; non magis ipse pater omnium hominum hujusmodi gratiam consequeretur. Origen. in tractat. 35. in Matth. cap. 27.
- y[Greek or Hebrew]. Athanas. in passion. & crucem Domini.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Athanas. in passion. & crucem Domini.
- zEpiphan. cont. Tatian. haeres. 46. Vide etiam Paulae & Eusto•hij epist. ad Marcellami, tomo •. oper. Hieronymi, epist. 17.
