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

The second Apparition was to seven of the Disciples as they went to fishing, Joh. 21. 1, &c. Where the things I would observe either concern the time of this Apparition, or the persons to whom, or are taken from the substance of the Story it self. About the time I may take occasion to clear a doubt, which is this: The Disciples were commanded immediately after the resurrection, by a message sent them by the women from Christ, that they should meet him on a Mountain in Galilee, Matth. 28. 10. 16. Now it appears by the time of this and the former Apparition, that they tarry many days in Jerusalem. The answer is, that they were bound to tarry in Jerusalem eight days because of the Passover, and it seems they were now going into that place in Galilee.

The second Apparition was to seuen of the Disciples as they went to fishing, Ioh. 21. 1, &c. Where the things I would obserue either concerne the time of this Apparition, or the persons to whom, or are taken from the substance of the Storie it selfe. About the time I may take occasion to cleare a doubt, which is this: The Disciples were commanded immediatly after the resurrection, by a message sent them by the women from Christ, that they should meet him on a Mountaine in Galile, Matth. 28. 10. 16. Now it appeares by the time of this and the former Apparition, that they tarry many daies in Ierusalem. The answer is, that they were bound to tarry in Ierusalem eight daies because of the Passeouer, and it seemes they were now going into that place in Galile.

Now for the persons to whom he appears, they were seven of them of different conditions; Peter and Thomas had fallen shamefully; Nathaniel was no Apostle, but yet a man without guile; the sons of Zebedee had believed after ⟨p. 466⟩