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

Ans. First, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, that had foretold it, Psal. 16. 10. Joh. 20. 9. Mat. 26. 54. Secondly, if the Scripture had not foretold, yet such was the ⟨p. 458⟩dignity of his person that he must needs rise, for it was impossible for him to be holden down of Death, Act. 2. 24. for, first he was the only Son of God, and the Father loves his Son, and cannot suffer him to be overcome of death. Besides, he was God himself, the Author and Prince of life, and therefore it had been absurd for him to abide in death, that gives all others life. Thirdly, he was a just man, and innocent, and had fully satisfied for our sins, and therefore God could not keep him in prison for nothing: and where sin is not, there death cannot reign. Thus of the second reason. Thirdly, such was the office of him that rose again, that he could not abide in death; as was showed before, he must declare Gods name to his brethren, he must make intercession, he must reign as a King everlasting, all which he could not do if he abide in death. Fourthly, because there was a Decree for his resurrection in Gods eternal Counsel, Psal. 2. 7. compared with Act. 13. 32. 33. Fifthly, that the types and shadows of it might be fulfilled. Jonah was a type of the Resurrection, Mat. 12. 39. So was Adam, waking out of the sleep into which he was cast when the Woman was made out of his side […] was Samson, that brake asunder the bars and gates, and was delivered: so was David that was so often oppressed, and yet exalted to the kingdom, Psal. 86. 13.

Ans. First, that the Scripture might bee fulfilled, that had foretold it,