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

Concerning the Apparitions of Christ after his resurrection, the Scripture records that our Saviour was on earth forty days, and in that time appeared to many at several times, showing himself alive from the dead, and giving order concerning his Kingdom: as he was forty days in giving the Law to Moses on the Mount, so was he forty days in giving order about the new Law to the Apostles, and he that began to consecrate himself to the office appointed him by his Father in fasting forty days, doth now take forty days, both to lay down that office, and to consecrate the Ministry of his Disciples. Now concerning these Apparitions divers things are to be considered; 1. The Reasons why he appeared. 2. The Persons to whom he appeared.

Concerning the Apparitions of Christ after his resurrection, the Scripture records that our Sauiour was on earth forty daies, and in that time appeared to many at seuerall times, shewing himselfe aliue from the dead, and giuing order concerning his Kingdome: as hee was forty daies in giuing the Law to Moses on the Mount, so was he forty daies in giuing order about the new Law to the Apostles, and hee that began to consecrate himselfe to the office appointed him by his Father in fasting forty daies, doth now take forty daies, both to lay downe that office, and to consecrate the Ministery of his Disciples. Now concerning these Apparitions diuers things are to be considered; 1. The Reasons why he appeared. 2. The Persons to whom he appeared.

For the first, our Saviour stayed a while upon earth, and appeared at several times for these Reasons;

For the first, our Sauiour staied a while vpon earth, and appeared at seuerall times for these Reasons;

1. That he might confirm the infallible truth of his Resurrection, that the Christian world might be fully assured of it, that God had raised him from the dead,