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The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…
The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithful labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithfull labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.
London: printed for Nathaniel Brooke, 1653
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Fourthly, the Doctrine of Christs going up to Heaven is confirmed by the Testimony of the Apostles, who were Eye-witnesses of Christs Ascension. Gerrard notes, saith he, Jesus Christ did rise invisible, none saw him Rise, the Scripture telleth you that the Soldiers that watched were asleep, yet Christ gathereth all his eleven Apostles that they might be Eye witnesses of his Ascension that they saw him ascend to Heaven, Acts 1.9, 10. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld he was taken up, and a Cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly towards Heaven, as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, and so the Apostle Peter, in the 1 Peter 3.22. Who is gone into Heaven, and is on the right Hand of God, Angels and Authority, and Powers, being subject unto him. So Paul tells you in Ephesians 4.10. He that descended, is the same also that ascended up far above all Heavens, that he might fill all things. So in Hebrews 9. the Author of that Book tells you that Jesus Christ is not gone into the holy place, but is gone into the Heaven it self, In vers. 24. For Christ is not ⟨p. 10⟩entered into the Holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true, but into Heaven it self, now to appear in the presence of God for us. 1 Tim. 3.16. And without controversy great is the mystery of Godliness, God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of Angels preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the World, received up into glory. And in Mark. 16.19. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into Heaven, and sate on the right hand of God. I take the more pains to prove this, because of what Ancient Heresies there have been to overthrow this great comfortable Doctrine of Christs going bodily into Heaven, having our fl•sh in Heaven this very day.
Fourthly, the Doctrine of Christs going up to Heaven is confirmed by the Testimony of the Apostles, who were Eye-witnesses of Christs Ascension. Gerrard notes, saith he, Jesus Christ did rise invisible, none saw him Rise, the Scripture telleth you that the Souldiers that watched were asleepe, yet Christ gathereth all his eleven Apostles that they might be Eye witnesses of his Ascension that they saw him ascend to Heaven,