The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural…

But they, being tainted with some of the worldly expectations of the Jews, and thinking that he who could rise from the dead, would sure now make himself and his followers glorious in the world, began to ask him whether he would at this time restore the Kingdom to Israel: But he answered them,¹ [It is not for you to know the times or seasons which the Father hath put in his own power: But ye shall receive power, after that the holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both at Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.] And when he had said this, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight: And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven, as he went up, two men stood by them in white apparel, and said, Why gaze ye up into ⟨p. 218⟩Heaven? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into Heaven. Upon this they returned to Jerusalem, and continued together,² till ten days after: as they were all together, (both the Apostles and all the rest of the Disciples) suddenly there came a sound from Heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and the likeness of fiery cloven tongues sate on them all, and they were filled with the holy Ghost, and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance: By this they were enabled both to preach to people of several languages, and to work other miracles to confirm their doctrine; so that from this time forward, the holy Spirit which Christ sent down upon Believers, was his great Witness and Agent in the world; and procured the belief and entertainment of the Gospel wheresoever it came: For by this extraordinary reception of the Spirit, the Apostles themselves were much fuller instructed in the doctrine of salvation than they were before, notwithstanding their long converse with Christ in person; (it being his pleasure to illuminate them by supernatural infusion, that it might appear to be no contrived design to deceive the world.) And they were enabled to preach the word with power, and by this Spirit were infallibly guided in the performance of the work of their Commissions, to settle Christ's Church in a holy order, and to leave on record the doctrine which he had commanded them to teach: