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A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein…
A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdays lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine William Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabetical tables ...A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...
London: printed by A.M. for Joshua Kirton, 1655
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.
The aforesaid appearing of Christ is here said to be the second appearing. This1 hath reference to a former appearing mentioned, v. 26. §. 130. That was his […] appearing, when he took flesh▪ upon him. Never did Christ conspicuously, and •sibly in his own humane nature manifest himself, till the fullness of time when he […] made flesh. At sundry times before he gave some representations of himself in […] shape: as when he appeared to Abraham, Gen. 18. 2, &c. and to Moses, Ex. •. 2. and to Joshua. Josh. 5. 13. 14. but in the forenamed fullness of time, he took […] unto the unity of his deity, whereby he was God manifest in the flesh, 1 Tim. 3. […]. From that time he continued about thirty three years and an half on earth, and there finished all matters of service and suffering, requisite for mans redemption, be ascended into heaven, and there abides, never to come from thence, till the restitution of all things (Acts 3. 21.) which will not be before the end of the world. This appearing therefore, which is be at the end of the world, ot is said to be athe second 3[…], so as from Christs ascension to the last day, he will appear no more on earth. Indeed he did appear to Stephen in his humane nature (Acts 7. 56.) and also to Paul, 1 Cor. 15. 8.) but both those were in heaven. He did extraordinarily enable the visive faculty of Stephens eye to see his bodily shape, as far as heaven, and Paul knew not whether he was wrapped into heaven or no,