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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 7: Of Christ's Apparition to all his Apostles.
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2. For the place, it is said to be within; probably it was the same house wherein the former apparition was; the house wherein Christ celebrated the Passover, and instituted the Lord's Supper; wherein was the large upper room made ready for Christ; In this upper room immediately after Christ's ascension,1 was that famous assembly of all the Apostles; as we have heard. And in this upper room was that other famous assembly of all the twelve, when the holy Ghost came down upon them in cloven tongues of fire, at the feast of Pentecost; and if we may believe tradition;2 in this upper room the seven Deacons (whereof Stephen was one) were elected and ordained. And in this upper room the Apostles, and Elders of the Church at Jerusalem held that council, the pattern of all councils, for the decision of that question, whether the Gentiles that believed were to be circumcised? 3in this upper room the Apostles and Disciples frequently assembled for prayer and supplications; Yea they continued there with one accord in prayer and supplication: And hence Cyril who was Bishop of the place, calls it [Greek or Hebrew], the upper Church of the Apostles.4 But of this upper room, and of the doors of it being shut, we have spoken before.
2. For the place, it is said to be within; probably it was the same house wherein the former apparition was; the house wherein Christ celebrated the Passover, and instituted the Lord's Supper; wherein was the large upper room made ready for Christ; In this upper room immediately after Christ's ascension,1 was that famous assembly of all the Apostles; as we have heard. And in this upper room was that other famous assembly of all the twelve, when the holy Ghost came down upon them in cloven tongues of fire, at the feast of Pentecost; and if we may believe tradition;2 in this upper room the seven Deacons (whereof Stephen was one) were elected and ordained. And in this upper room the Apostles, and Elders of the Church at Jerusalem held that councel, the pattern of all councels, for the decision of that question, whether the Gentiles that believed were to be circumcised?