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A brief rehearsal of the death resurrectio[n], [and] ascension of Christ gathered together out…A briefe rehersal of the death resurrectio[n], [and] ascension of Christ gathered together oute…
A brief rehearsal of the death resurrectio[n], [and] ascension of Christ gathered together out of the four evangelists and acts of the apostles by the most godly and great learned man Huldriche Zuinglius, written first in Latin, and now tra[n]slated into English, that such as understand not the Latin tongue should not want the use of so worthy and profitable a treatise. Perused and allowed according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.A briefe rehersal of the death resurrectio[n], [and] ascension of Christ gathered together oute of ye foure euangelistes and actes of the apostles by the most godly and great learned man Huldriche Zuinglius, written first in Latin, and now tra[n]slated into Englishe, that such as vnderstande not the Latin tongue should not wante the vse of so worthy and profitable a treatise. Perused and allowed according to the order appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Daye dwelling over Aldersgate beneath Saint Martins, 1561London: printed by Iohn Daye dwellinge ouer Aldersgate beneath Sainct Martynes, 1561
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Mark doth compendiously & briefly touch all things describing together things which were not done together. For he sayeth, as the eleven disciples sat at meat &c. It is most likely that Christ daily appeared unto his Apostles all the whole forty days after his resurrection & commanded and prescribed them an order whereby they should preach the Gospel through out the whole world. This doth he put them in memory of at his departure & more strongly beat it into them. For to this end were they chosen. There is no cause therefore why we should urge the letter, and draw this history of Mark only to the ascension, but to the whole time that was between the resurrection & ascension of Christ. But now let us come nearer to the ⟨p. 203⟩history, which Luke hath in the acts: Luke divideth his Gospel into two parts. In the first he describeth what Christ did in his life time. In the latter he seteth forth what things were done after his ascension: He spake unto them of the kingdom of god. The kingdom of God is in a manner called the gospel whereof he spake unto them forty days continually,1 and commended unto them the preaching thereof: Christ therefore speaketh unto them of the kingdom of God, of the gospel, of his grace, and of the mercy of god, and that out of the Scriptures namely of the law & of the prophets, as Luke said before he opened their understanding in the scriptures: But with what word, or after what sort he spake unto them, it is not here written but that may be gathered by their doctrine. The Apostles were chosen out by Christ to spread abroad the kingdom of God, throughout the world, and to dilate & extend the territories of the heavenly kingdom, but they being yet after a sort carnal, dream of a certain carnal kingdom & enquire thereof according to the judgment of the flesh: which carnal opinion of the restoring again of Israel sticketh also yet at this day in the Jews & in some christians. Christ in deed seemeth somewhat to acknowledge the restoring of Israel, when he saith. It is not for you to know the times and seasons &c. Which Paul also declareth in the xi. to the Romans. But together therewith drawing them from their carnal sense he speaketh somewhat deeper of the kingdom of god saying, but ye shall receive the holy Ghost:
MArk doth compendiously & briefly touch all thinges describing together things whiche were not done together. For he sayeth, as the eleuen disciples sat at meat &c. It is most likely that Christ dayly appeared vnto his Apostles all the whole forty dayes after his resurrection & commaunded and prescribed them an ordre wherby they shoud prech the Gospel through out the whole world. This doth he put thē in memory of at his departure & more strongly beat it into them. For to this end wer they chosen. Ther is no cause therfore why we should vrge the letter, and draw this history of Mark only to the ascētiō, but to the whol time that was betwene the resurrectiō & ascentiō of Christ. But nowe let vs come nerer to the