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4. And lastly; Witness his Resurrection; that, is, ¹the Assurance given in the Text, Act. 17.31. He will judge the world by that man whom he hath appointed. How may we be sure of that? why he hath given the world assurance of it; ²what assurance? in that he hath raised Christ from the dead; He hath given assurance, Gr. he hath offered Faith: the meaning is, God could not have confirmed his purpose and promise of sending Christ to Judge the world at the last day, by a more firm and solemn Argument, than by raising him from the dead, after he had paid the debt, made satisfaction to divine Justice upon the Cross.

1. 14. His Resurrection.
2. 2[Greek or Hebrew]. Non quod omnibus fidem in Christum dederit: Sed quod omnibus argumentum dederit. Streso in loc.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Non quod omnibus fidem in Christum dederit: Sed quod omnibus argumentum dederit. Streso in loc.

Partly in as much as Jesus Christ was hereby openly declared to be the Son of God with power. To judg the world is an act of divine Power and Authority; and what fitter person in the Trinity is there to judg the world righteously, than He that was unrighteously judged by the world; —put to death in the Flesh, but quickened in the Spirit? raised by his own divine power? Partly because that after his Resurrection, God the Father took him up into Heaven, ¹and placed him at his own right hand.

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