4. The sudden courage of the Apostles; whereas a little before they durst not peep out of doors, they presently after compassed the whole world, and confidently taught, that there was no other name given under heaven, whereby men may be saved, but the Name of Jesus, Act. 4.12.1 5. The Martyrs sufferings even for this truth. 6. The Adversaries conf•ssions even to this truth. 7. The Jews punishments even to this day, for not believing this saving truth. There is one Rabbi Samuel, who six hundred years since writ a Tract in form of an Epistle to Rabbi Isaac, Master of the Synagogue of the Jews; wherein he doth excellently discuss the cause of their long captivity, and extreme misery: And after that he had proved it was inflicted for some grievous sin; he showeth that sin to be the same which Amos speaks of, For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof, because they sold the righteous for silver, Amos 2.6.2 the selling of Joseph he makes the first sin; the worshipping of the Calf in Horeb the second sin; the abusing and killing of God's Prophets the third sin; and the selling of Jesus Christ the fourth sin. For the first, They served four hundred years in Egypt; for the second, They wandered forty years in the wilderness; for the third, They were captives seventy years in Babylon; and for the fourth, They are held in pitiful captivity even till this day. 8. The last Argument on which only I shall insist, it is the several Apparitions that Christ made to others after his Resurrection, some reckon them ten times, others eleven times, and others twelve times, according to the number of his twelve Apostles.
4. The sudden courage of the Apostles; whereas a little before they durst not peep out of doors, they presently after compassed the whole world, and confidently taught, that there was no other name given under heaven, whereby men may be saved, but the Name of •esus, Act. 4.12.1 5. The Martyrs sufferings even for this truth. 6. The Adversaries conf•ssions even to this truth. 7. The Jews punishments even to this day, for not believing this saving truth. There is one Rabbi Samuel, who six hundred years since writ a Tract in form of an Epistle to Rabbi Isaac, Master of the Synagogue of the Jews; wherein he doth excellently discuss the cause of their long captivity, and extream misery: And after that he had proved it was inflicted for some grievous sin; he sheweth that sin to be the same which Amos speaks of, For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof, because they sold the righteous for silver, Amos 2.6.2 the selling of Joseph he makes the first sin; the worshipping of the Calf in Horeb the second sin; the abusing and killing of God's Prophets the third sin; and the selling of Jesus Christ the fourth sin. For the first, They served four hundred years in Egypt; for the second, They wandred forty years in the wilderness; for the third, They were captives seventy years in Babylon; and for the fourth, They are held in pitiful captivity even till this day. 8. The last Argument on which only I shall insist, it is the several Apparitions that Christ made to others after his Resurrection, some reckon them ten times, others eleven times, and others twelve times, according to the number of his twelve Apostles.
- 1Acts 4.12.
- 2Amos 2.6.
