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

For the time of the Resurrection, Christ did rise the third day, after the end of the Sabbath, on the first day of the week, about Sun rising: and concerning this answer divers things are to be considered of; First, it was necessary ⟨p. 456⟩Christ should not rise from the dead sooner or later, than the third day from his death and burial; for so it was foretold, Hos. 6. 2. He shall restore us to life after two days, (viz. the Messiah shall do it) and the third day he shall raise us up, (viz. in his own person, which was a pledge of our Resurrection) and we shall live in his sight. It is thought S. Paul had respect unto this place, when he said, He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 1 Cor. 15. 4. and besides this was prefigured by the type Jonah the Prophet, as our Saviour himself showed in his life time, Mat. 12. 40. Thirdly, he could have risen as soon as he was buried, but he would not, lest the truth of his death should have been questioned; and beyond the third day he would not tarry, lest the faith of his Disciples should fail, and lest any should have cause to think that he brought not the same body was dead, but some other.

For the time of the Resurrection, Christ did rise the third day, after the end of the Sabbath, on the first day of the weeke, about Sunne rising: and concerning this answer diuers things are to be considered of; First, it was necessary ⟨p. 456⟩Christ should not rise from the dead sooner or later, than the third day from his death and buriall; for so it was foretold, Hos. 6. 2. He shall restore vs to life after two daies, (viz. the Messiah shall doe it) and the third day hee shall raise vs vp, (viz. in his owne person, which was a pledge of our Resurrection) and wee shall liue in his sight. It is thought S. Paul had respect vnto this place, when he said, He rose againe the third day according to the Scriptures,