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A85735	A demonstration of the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and therein of the Christian religion. Very usefull for the further satisfaction and confirmation of all good Christians; as likewise for the confutation and conviction of those that have a Jewish or atheisticall spirit in them. / Written by Richard Garbutt, Bachelour in Divinity, sometimes fellow of Sydney Colledge in Cambridge, and afterwards preacher of the Gospel at Leeds in Yorshire [sic].	Garbutt, Richard.; Jackson, Nathaniel, d. 1662.; Cartwright, Christopher, 1602-1658.	1656 (1656)	Wing G207; Thomason E1693_1; ESTC R202150	67,066	193

glorious successe likewise in their preaching to convert so many of the Jews Act. 6.7 even a great company of priests themselves and such numbers of the gentiles unto the faith these speake the Resurrection these are not the works of one that lyeth in the power of death Let me tell you there is more in that of S. Paul then every one thinks If thou confesse with thy mouth the Lord Jesus Rom. 10.9 and shalt beleeve in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved Let me tell you further that the paucity of good livers shews plainly the paucity of true believers for this point If I did verily beleeve that Christ were risen from the dead and all power now given him in Heaven and in earth Matt. 28.18 would I so slovenly serve him as I do my service to him is such as if he were rotting in the grave and not sitting at the right hand of the Father why do I therefore Cozen my selfe and others with a vaine conceit that I beleeve the Resurrection Lastly let me tell you that if we do in some measure believe Christs Resurrection yet the more evidences and arguments to show it the sweeter and stronger growes our faith The things indeed to be beleeved cannot be demonstrated by reason but yet this may be demonstrated by reason that it is very reasonable to beleeve them or to speake with S. Aug. that they may be demonstrated by reason 1. Quòd non sit stultum talia credere deinde quòd sit stultum talia non credere first that it is not a foolish thing to beleeve those things and furthermore that it is a foolish thing not to beleeve them The more evidences and arguments therefore to demonstrate the too too reasonablenes of Christs Resurrection the sweeter and stronger growes our faith Forasmuch as many have taken in hand Luke 1.1 c. that thou mightest know the certainty of those things wherein thou hast been instructed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Though at my first Catechizing in the principles of Religion I should simply beleeve the Articles of faith yet to know the certainty of them much establisheth my faith Hereunto tends that Rom. 1.11 for I long to see you that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift to the end you may be established and night and day praying exceedingly that wee might see your face and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith 1 Thes 3. namely by further doctrine and proofe of the Gospel more and more evidence the truth of it unto you That therefore the Christian may know the certainty of this thing wherein he hath been Catechized namely Christs Resurrection from the dead the third day he rose again from the dead these things may sufficiently do it First the prediction or testimony of the Old Testament Secondly the testimony of so many eye witnesses especially the Grand-Jury of the Apostles to whom he often appeared in the flesh after the Resurrection Thirdly the testimony of the spirit which after his Resurrection and Ascension Christ sent down among his Apostles and Disciples to give them extraordinary holines of life extraordinary power to work miracles extraordinary boldnes and zeale to preach the Gospel extraordinary successe in preaching it these things could not be done by one that was in the power and hands of death but by one that was set down at the power and right hand of the Father And first the prediction of the Old Testament is a good argument to the Christian to beleeve Christs Resurrection Codicem portat Judaeus undo credat Christianus librarii nostri facti sunt quomodo solent servi post dominos codices ferre ut illi portando deficiant illi legendo proficiant Aug. Ps 56. because he sees he is taught to beleeve no new thing but that onely which hath been so often and so long agoe foretold by those Scriptures which the very Jew the maine enemy to the Resurrection cannot deny nay zealously maintaines The Jews carry the bookes by which the Christians may believe they are become our book-carriers even as servants carry their masters bookes after them that whereas the one are weary with carrying the other may profit by reading But where are these predictions of the Old Testament surely had we all those places which our Saviour alledged to the two Disciples beginning at Moses and all the Prophets Luke 24.37 and expounding to them in all the Scriptures the things that concerned his passion and his glory we should be marvellously furnished or had we those which it's likely S. Peter used in his Sermon Act. 3.24 All the Prophets from Samuel and those that follow after as many as have spoken have likewise foretold of these dayes or those by which Apollo so mightily convinced the Jews Act. 19. shewing by the Scriptures that Jesus was Christ Act. 28.23 and those whereby Paul continued perswading the Jews concerning Jesus from morning till evening both out of Moses and the Prophets we should be richly furnished understood we all these But howsoever let these express places prove the Resurrection First that of the sixteenth Psalm urged by St. Peter Act. 2. My flesh shall rest in hope because thou wilt not leave my Soul in Hell nor suffer thy holy one to see corruption Secondly that of the second Psalm urged by S. Paul Act. 13. Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee manifestly declared thee to be my very son now by my raising thee from the dead Rom. 1.4 Thirdly that of Esay 52.14 15. As many were astonied at thee c. so shall he sprinkle many nations the Kings shall shut their mouths at him for that which hath not been told them shall they see c. And that of Esay 53.10 When thou shalt make his Soul an offering for sin he shall see his seed he shall prolong his dayes c. Fourthly not to name more particulars all those places prove this that show he must conquer death for how should he conquer death for others that were deteined by it himself Esay 25.7 he wil destroy in this mountaine the face of the covering cast over all people and the vail that is spread over all nations Hos 13.14 And I will ransom them from the power of the grave Fiftly all those places that speak of his everlasting Kingdome Vnto us a child is borne Esay 9.7 and the government shall be upon his shoulders of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end c. these and many other the like places may assure us against Jew or Gentile that for the Resurrection or any other mystery about the Saviour of the world we believe no new thing but that onely which often and long agoe hath been foretold by those Scriptures that were highly magnified not onely by the Jew but also by the Gentile when Ptolomy that