For the fourth point (to wit) how Christ rose, divers things are to be answered: first, that he rose by his own power, He raised himself up from the dead, Joh. 2. 19. and 10. 18. and 5. 25. for though other Scriptures attribute resurrection to God the Father & the Holy Ghost, yet that hinders not the truth of this assertion; for in the works ad extra, all the Trinity work, but yet in their order; God the Father, by the Son, through the Holy Ghost, raised the dead body of Christ. Secondly, he rose by a way that never man rose, and not as other men have risen, or shall rise, by a way peculiar to himself, viz. as the Lord of Life, as the first borne of the Dead, ⟨p. 457⟩as the first fruits of them that sleep, Rev. 1. 5. 1 Cor. 15. 20. 23. not as a private person, but as a public person, as our head and surety. He saw no corruption in the Grave, as other dead bodies do; and he rose to immortal life, never to dye again, whereas Lazarus, and others that were raised, were raised but to a mortal life, they were to dye again, he was the first tha• ever rose to eternal life. Thirdly, he rose in the same body that was dead and buried, Luk. 24. 39. which was necessary for our comfort, in the discharge of our debt, that the same body that was imprisoned, came out of prison, and doth the better assure the hope of the resurrection of our bodies. Fourthly, he rose inuitis custodibus, whether the Keepers of the Sepulchre would or not, and smote them with great amazement, to show how easy it is for him to triumph over his enemies, when they seem to be surest of victory. He that could conquer them when they had nothing in appearance to oppose them but a dead body, can as easily defeat all his enemies, that only differ from his people only in greatness of earthly power: If the Church were as the dead body of Christ, yet it may rise again notwithstanding all their armed Troops. Fifthly, he rose with an earthquake, that thereby he might signify, First, that the earth did him homage, and as it were sware fealty to him as her Lord and Proprietary. Secondly, that as the earth trembled at his death, so now as it were is exalted for joy that she was to render him alive from the dead. Thirdly, that Christ would shake the world, and the heart of man by his Gospel, Heb. 12. Fourthly, that Christ by his power can and will make the earth give up her dead at the last day.
For the fourth point (to wit) how Christ rose, diuers things are to be answered: first, that he rose by his own power, He raised himselfe vp from the dead, Ioh. 2. 19. and 10. 18. and 5. 25. for though other Scriptures attribute resurrection to God the Father & the Holy Ghost, yet that hinders not the truth of this assertiō; for in the works ad extra, all the Trinity work, but yet in their order; God the Father, by the Son, through the Holy Ghost, raised the dead body of Christ. Secondly, he rose by a way that neuer man rose, and not as other men haue risen, or shall rise, by a way peculiar to himselfe, viz. as the Lord of Life, as the first borne of the Dead, ⟨p. 457⟩as the first fruits of them that sleepe, Rev. 1. 5. 1 Cor. 15. 20. 23. not as a priuate person, but as a publike person, as our head and surety. He saw no corruption in the Graue, as other dead bodies doe; and he rose to immortall life, neuer to dye againe, whereas Lazarus, and others that were raised, were raised but to a mortall life, they were to dye againe, he was the first tha• euer rose to eternall life. Thirdly, hee rose in the same body that was dead and buried, Luk. 24. 39. which was necessary for our comfort, in the discharge of our debt, that the same body that was imprisoned, came out of prison, and doth the better assure the hope of the resurrection of our bodies. Fourthly, he rose inuitis custodibus, whether the Keepers of the Sepulchre would or not, and smote them with great amazement, to shew how easie it is for him to triumph ouer his enemies, when they seeme to bee surest of victory. He that could conquer them when they had nothing in appearance to oppose them but a dead body, can as easily defeat all his enemies, that onely differ from his people only in greatnesse of earthly power: If the Church were as the dead body of Christ, yet it may rise againe notwithstanding all their armed Troopes. Fistly, hee rose with an earthquake, that thereby hee might signifie, First, that the earth did him homage, and as it were sware fealty to him as her Lord and Proprietary. Secondly, that as the earth trembled at his death, so now as it were is exalted for ioy that shee was to render him aliue from the dead. Thirdly, that Christ would shake the world, and the heart of man by his Gospell,
