and therefore we must necessarily understand, that the opromise made of God unto them concerning that land, may not principally and properly be understood of that land, or of any earthly happiness to be enjoyed in that place, but of life everlasting, as signified by type and figure. Twelfthly, for that those holy fathers would be pburied in the land of Canaan, to retain the seal or Sacrament of eternal life which God had given them. Thirteenthly, for it is very apparent, that those holy fathers in all their qdesires & purposes set ever before themselves the blessed state of eternal life. Fourteenthly, for that Jacob being even ready to die, professed that he expected the ⟨p. 45⟩salvation of the Lord, that is the Lord had promised, and should give him: and then could he not rlook for in this life, because that anon after he died & departed from the same. Fifteenthly, for that the Prophets testify, that the covenant made with the fathers was sspiritual, and therefore that life everlasting was promised unto them therein. Sixteenthly, because Christ promising eternal life to his Disciples, saith they should trest with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Seventeenthly, for that Peter upromising that Evangelical benediction, that is, remission of sins and life everlasting, to the faithful Jews of his time, he made them herein equal to their fathers. Eighteenthly. For that Christ in hisx resurrection raised up many of the Saints with him unto life everlasting: and therefore, because there is one & the like reason of all the elect, the rest also shall be advanced in due time unto the kingdom of heaven. Nineteenthly, for that those holy fathers had the self same spirit ofy faith we have, therefore they were as well as we regenerate unto the hope of eternal life.
and therefore we must necessarily vnderstand, that the opromise made of God vnto them cō cerning that land, may not principally and properly be vnderstood of that land, or of any earthly happinesse to be enioyed in that place, but of life euerlasting, as signified by type and figure. Twelfthly, for that those holy fathers would be pburied in the land of Chanaan, to retaine the seale or Sacrament of eternall life which God had giuē thē. Thirtenthly, for it is very apparant, that those holy fathers in all their qdesires & purposes set euer before thēselues the blessed state of eternall life. Fourteenthly, for that Iacob being euen ready to die, professed that he expected the ⟨p. 45⟩saluation of the Lord, that is the Lord had promised, and should giue him: and then could he not rlooke for in this life, because that anon after he died & departed from the same. Fifteenthly, for that the Prophets testifie, that the couenant made with the fathers was sspirituall, and therefore that life euerlasting was promised vnto thē therin. Sixteenthly, because Christ promising eternall life to his Disciples, saith they should trest with Abrahā, Isaac and Iacob. Seuenteenthly, for that Peter upromising that Euāgelicall benediction, that is, remission of sinnes and life euerlasting, to the faithfull Iewes of his time, he made them herein equall to their fathers. Eightenthly. For that Christ in hisx resurrection raised vp many of the Saints with him vnto life euerlasting: and therfore, because there is one & the like reason of all the elect, the rest also shalbe aduanced in due time vnto the kingdome of haeuen. Nineteenthly, for that those holy fathers had the selfe same spirit ofy faith we haue, therefore they were as well as we regenerate vnto the hope of eternall life.
- oGen. 15.18
- pGene. 47.29.30. Gene. 50.24.
- qPsal. 119.166. & 174.
- rGen. 49.18
- sEsa 51.6. Job. 19.25. &c John. 13.15. Esa. 66.22. &c. Da. 12.1. &c.Esa 51.6. Iob. 19.25. &c Iohn. 13.15. Esa. 66.22. &c. Da. 12.1. &c.
- tMath. 8.11
- uAct. 3.25.
- xMat. 27.52
- y2. Cor. 4.13 Gene. 15.6. Hebr. 11.
