The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

For the second, Christ was buried openly, that so there might be no colour of objecting, that there was any fraud used about his burial, and besides to testify that the fruit of his death and burial did belong to all men: and withal it shows the courage and strength of faith in these disciples, that are now no more afraid of men and their terrors, but give glory to God in their hearts, and will suffer what can come of it.

For the second, Christ was buried openly, that so there might be no colour of obiecting, that there was any fraud vsed about his buriall, and besides to testifie that the fruit of his death and buriall did belong to all men: and withall it shewes the courage and strength of faith in these disciples, that are now no more afraid of men and their terrors, but giue glory to God in their hearts, and will suffer what can come of it.

For the third point, divers things may be noted.

For the third point, diuers things may be noted.

1. From the cost they are at, we may observe that men that will follow Christ and be true disciples, must not think much to be not only at labour, but at cost also in what ⟨p. 440⟩may be requisite for the service of Christ living or dead. If rich men must be at cost with the dead body of Christ, then must they also do to the living members of Christ. And further hence it is manifest, that it is not unlawful to be at cost about the funerals of the dead Saints: God makes great account of the dead bodies of his people, that have been the Temples of the Holy Ghost, and therefore it is no sin according to mens estate to be at such cost as is requisite to comely and decent burial according to their condition; though vain ostentation or idle ceremonies are not to be justified.