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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
Book 7 › Chapter 1 › Section 2: Of the Reasons of Christ's Resurrection.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
SECT. II. Of the Reasons of Christ's Resurrection.
2. Why he rose, we have these Reasons.—
2. WHy he rose, we have these Reasons.—
1. That he might powerfully convince, or confound his adversaries; they that crucified him were mightily afraid of his Resurrection; they could tell Pilate, Sir, we remember this deceiver said while he was yet alive, after three days I will rise again; 1and therefore they desire him of all loves to command the Sepulchre to be made sure until the third day; if ever he rise again whom they have killed, then they knew they were all shamed; then the last error (as they said) would be worse than the first: All the world would look on them as a cursed generation, to kill the Messiah, to crucify such a one as after his death and burial should rise again; now then, that he might either convince them, or confound them, notwithstanding their care, their watch, their Seal, their making all sure as possibly they could; at the very same time he told them before, he broke open the gates of death, and made the gates of Brass to fly asunder.
1. That he might powerfully convince, or confound his adversaries; they that crucified him were mightily afraid of his Resurrection; they could tell Pilate, Sir, we remember this deceiver said while he was yet alive, after three days I will rise again; 1and therefore they desire him of all loves to command the Sepulchre to be made sure until the third day; if ever he rise again whom they have killed, then they knew they were all shamed; then the last errour (as they said) would be worse than the first: All the world would look on them as a cursed generation, to kill the Messiah, to crucifie such a one as after his death and burial should rise again; now then, that he might either convince them, or confound them, notwithstanding their care, their watch, their Seal, their making all sure as possibly they could; at the very same time he told them before, he broke open the gates of death, and made the gates of Brass to flie asunder.