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A11012	Lectures, vpon the history of the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of our Lord Iesus Christ Beginning at the eighteenth chapter of the Gospell, according to S. Iohn, and from the 16. verse of the 19. chapter thereof, containing a perfect harmonie of all the foure Euangelists, for the better vnderstanding of all the circumstances of the Lords death, and Resurrection. Preached by that reuerend and faithfull seruant of God, Mr. Robert Rollocke, sometime minister of the Euangell of Iesus Christ, and rector of the Colledge of Edinburgh.	Rollock, Robert, 1555?-1599.; Charteris, Henry, 1565-1628.; Arthur, William, fl. 1606-1619.	1616 (1616)	STC 21283; ESTC S116153	527,260	592

great daye when our LORD shall appeare then shall it bee seene how blessed the estate of them shall be who beleeued for then when wee see Him as He is we shall be like to Him in glorie The world countes them who beleeue in Christ Iesus to be vile and contemptible bodies but one day they shall see their happinesse their glorie to their shame and confusion But heere it may be asked What mooues the Lord so highly to commend the Faith of them who beleeue and yet see not What can be the cause of this I answere The reason is because Faith without sight is more hardly obtained than Faith by sight The man that beleeues without sight he must ouercome many moe impediments and tentations than the other who beleeues that which he sees and this is commonly true that which is obtained most hardly and acquired with greatest difficultie is most precious most excellent and most worthie of praise and so this Faith that wants sight is farre to be preferred more praise worthie than the other for it is sundrie wayes tried and fined before it appeare 1. Pet. 1.7 Now to goe forward The Euangelist in the end of the Chapter by the way meetes some things which curious men might haue objected First they might haue asked Whether if all the miracles which the Lord Iesus wrought while Hee was in the world were set downe in write and extant in the Gospell written by him Iohn answeres No they are not all written for he sayes Many other signes also did Iesus in the presence of His Disciples which are not written in this Booke They might haue saide againe to Iohn then by appearance this Euangell that thou hast written is not perfect but vnperfect To this hee answeres My Gospell is perfect enough because all things are written that are necessarie to Faith and Saluation These words are casten in only by the way in this Historie of the Resurrection for albeit hee seemes to breake off the Historie of the Resurrection of CHRIST and to conclude in a manner the whole Gospell yet he returnes againe to the same Historie of the Resurrection in the Chapter following and in the ende thereof hee concludes the whole Gospell almost in these same words that are set downe heere But to returne and to speake of the miracles whereof Iohn speakes heere hee sayes Many other signes and Miracles wrought the LORD which are not written in this booke Then it may be asked Wherefore are they not written Were they vnprofitable Serues the knowledge of them to no vse To this I answere That these miracles were profitable and steadable to confirme and strengthen the faith of them who liued in that age and sawe them done yea further they are also steadable to the faith of them who liued in the ages following for when we read and heare that there was such a great multitude of miracles wrought by the Lord albeit wee know not distinctly and particularly what they were that serues very much to strengthen and confirme our Faith so that wee see these miracles which are not written are not left out of write as though they were vnprofitable and as though they serued for no vse or were vnworthie to be remembred No they were profitable and worthie but they are left out because the miracles set downe in write by Iohn and the rest of the Euangelists which indeed are very many are sufficient to Faith and Saluation But because the Euangelist sets downe in this place the ende of the miracles that the Lorde wrought therefore we shall speake more largely of them CHRIST when Hee came into the worlde was many wayes marueilous and therefore amongst many other glorious stiles Hee gets this also to bee called wonderfull Isaiah Chapter 9. verse 6. For first if wee looke to His person Hee was wonderfull for He was GOD and man in one person the like whereof neuer was nor neuer shall bee Next if we looke to the doctrine which Hee brought out of Heauen and to the worde which Hee preached to the worlde Hee was wonderfull for wonderfull was the light of His doctrine whereby Hee brought a marueilous light to the darke worlde and this made the officers to say to the High Priestes Neuer man spake like this man Ioh. Chapter 7. verse 46. and in the 7. Chapter of the Euangell of Matth. verse 29. Hee teached them as one hauing authoritie and not as the Scribes Last if we consider the things that Hee did and the wonders that Hee wrought in the world He was wonderful for they declared plainly that He was not only a man a creature but that He was God the great Creator and that Eternall IEHOVAH And these miracles serued to confirme His doctrine for the doctrine and the word of the Gospell preached by CHRIST serued to worke and beget Faith in the heart but the miracles serued to confirme the doctrine the word which He preached for they were steadable either to prepare the hearts of men to receiue the word and doctrine of the Lord or els to confirme them in that word which they had reeceiued alreadie Now both the word and doctrine of Christ and also His Miracles are set downe and left in register to vs by the speciall will direction of Christ to the well of them that were to liue in the ages to come that they might beleeue get life and saluation and therefore this written word doctrine should be receiued by vs as the viue voyce of Christ Himselfe and wee should count no lesse of it than if wee heard Christ Himselfe speaking to vs with His owne mouth and likewise wee shoulde count of the miracles written in the Gospell as if wee had seene the Lord Iesus working them before our eyes and therefore nowe in our age we neede not any new miracles to confirme of new againe the doctrine of Christ and His Apostles Indeede miracles were very necessarie to them that liued in the Primitiue Church when the Gospell was first preached and when it appeared vnto the world to be a new doctrine when the Church was in her infancie then miracles were very needfull but now seeing the doctrine of Christ and His Apostles is sufficiently confirmed alreadie by all these miracles that were wrought in these dayes by Christ His Apostles we need no miracles Why should we desire them except we thought that the doctrine is not yet sufficiently confirmed and as yet is but a new doctrine If we thinke that it is the same doctrine which Christ and His Apostles taught it needes no new confirmation Many vaine and fantasticke men but especially the Papistes this daye are not content with the Miracles that haue bene wrought by the Lord Iesus His Apostles to confirme the doctrine of the Gospell but they craue new miracles to confirme the doctrine of the Gospell as if it were not sufficiently confirmed alreadie But I say vnto thee Vaine man goe seeke miracles as

this vvas of vvhome Christ and PETER vvere speaking of in the vvordes preceeding Euen that same Disciple which testifies of these thinges and wrote these thinges And so telling that it vv●s hee that vvitnessed and wrote these things he closes vp his Euangel and puts his seale to it But the vvordes are to bee marked IOHN sayes hee testifies these thinges meaning by worde and then againe hee wrote the same thinges So hee bore vvitnesse of the Gospell of Christ both by worde and writing Whereof wee haue to l●arne That wee should striue all manner of vvayes to beare vvitnesse vnto the trueth of the GOSPELL of CHRIST by vvorde by vvrit by confession of our mouthes if need require by the shedding of our blood also for the moe testimonies be giuen to the trueth the greater glorie redounds to God Againe we see Iohn when he hath ended the Historie of the Gospell hee affixes and puts to his seale to it We shuld follow this exāple for after we haue preached Christ we should be readie to seale it if it were with our blood Looke to Paul after he had preached Christ to the Philippians and had laboured to make them to beleeue he sayes to them he would rejoyce and be glad with them although hee were offered vp vpon the sacrifice and seruice of their Faith that is hee would bee content to seale vp the Gospel which he had preached to them by his death that their Faith might be the more confirmed Now in the wordes following hee sets downe the cause which mooued him to put to his seale to his Gospel for sayes he We know that his testimonie is true So the cause of his sealing of his Gospell is the full perswasion and assurance which hee had of the trueth And indeede hee only who hath full assurance in his heart of the trueth of these thinges that hee teaches can confidently put his seale to his preaching and therefore a Minister should endeuoure to haue full perswasion in his heart that he may speake with libertie and great assurance as Paul speakes of himselfe 1. Thess 1.5 and that if neede require hee may seale the Gospell with his owne blood Now to come to the last verse and to end shortly The Apostle meetes a question that some curious men might haue demanded they might haue asked Are all the thinges which Christ did and the wonders which Hee wrought set downe in write by thee To this he answeres That all things which Iesus did are not written for sayes hee There are many other things which Iesus did the which if they were written euery one I suppose the world could not containe the bookes that should be written And so hee wrote not all things which Christ did neither was he of purpose to write them neither was he able to write them all for if hee had written them all the whole world could not haue contained the bookes that should haue bene written Vpon this question we may perceiue how curious the braine of man is and how immoderate his ingine and appetite is there is nothing can content it it cannot be contented with all things vvhich are vvritten in the Olde and Newe Testament with all thinges which are written by the Prophets the Euangelists and Apostles but it is euer seeking for more seeking for new reuelations new miracles and such other thinges The Deuill knowes well enough this to bee our nature and therefore he propines to the world an huge multitude of lies vanities fables especially to the Kingdome of the Antichrist to the Pope and his shauelings who cānot content themselues with the written word of God the Olde New Testament but gripes greedily to vnwritten verities as they call them to traditions which falsely they call diuine Apostolicke Ecclesiasticke so that all men may perceiue that the Popish religion serues not so much to worke Faith and bring Saluation to men as to satisfie their curiositie and immoderate appetite Let men take pleasure in that religion as they will they may wel get their foolish appetit pleased satisfied but they wil neuer get true Faith nor Saluation by it Then marke of Johns answere to this question That men should keepe a measure in speaking and writting these thinges which appertaine to religion and the worship of God this did they whome the Lord of olde employed to be penne-men of the Olde and New Testament this did the Prophets this did the Apostles this did the Euangelists for in their writting they respected two things First the infinite and incomprehensible Majestie of God and the vnmeasurable and vnspeakable greatnesse and multitude of those thinges that might haue bene written of that infinite and most glorious Majestie of God and of Iesus Christ his Sonne Next they respected the meane measure of mans vnderstanding and likewise of his Faith which is not capable of all these things which may be written therefore by the Lords directiō in their writting they applied themselues to our capacity endeuoured to set down these things which y e Spirit of God thought might sufficiently serue for our Faith Saluatiō for if all things had bene written concerning that infinite incomprehensible Majestie our memories had bene ouerwhelmed our vnderstandings confounded our Faith ouerthrowne Lamentable experience lets vs see this day that the Papist by their vnwritten verities infinite traditions ouerwhelme the world subuert the Faith of men Now last the forme of speech which the Euangelist vses would be considered when he sayes If all things were written the world could not containe the bookes that should be written Men vvould thinke that this speech were hyperbolicke that the speech farre exceeds the matter it selfe but indeed it is not so but rather in this forme of speech the Holy Spirit submits Himselfe to our infirmitie applies Himselfe to our weake capacitie sets down an infinite incomprehensible matter in a forme of speaking which we may easily vnderstand for when John spake this he considered beheld that incomprehensible infinite deepenesse of that glorious Majestie which dwelt in Christ bodily and which manifested it selfe in His works miracles which was able not only to swallow vp all the senses and cogitations of all men but also the Heauen the earth and when He endeuoureth in some measure to expresse that incomprehensible Highnes after such a speech in such tearmes as wee might vnderstand hee sayes The world could not containe the bookes that should be written of Christ His works if they were all written which speech imports that no liuing creature is able sufficiētly to set out by wordes to expresse that glorious Majestie and His glorious wotks and miracles that He wrought according as their dignitie and excellencie required for the whole world is not able to comprehend that infinite Majestie for this wee should not bee ignorant of that this whole Scripture of the Olde and New Testament written by the Prophets

haue Christ going before vs bearing our crosse suffering for our sins thē we following Him bearing His crosse Hee dying first takes away the bitternesse of death and makes our death an entrie to life euerlasting There is a comfort that Peter gettes in death so that death is made sweet to him and a port to life euerlasting Brethren ye must vnderstand That Christ goes before vs not onelie in His death but in His Resurrection and life for at this time Hee vvas risen So PETER followes Him in His Resurrection There is a double comfort Wee followe IESVS CHRIST not onelie in His death but also in His Resurrection to raise vs to life againe for it is by vertue of that life of IESVS CHRIST that vvee rise to life after our death Whereto intendes all this Euen to encourage vs to suffer Martyredome and seale the Gospell with our blood if it shall please the Lord to call vs and happie art thou if the Lord shall honour thee so that Hee will haue thee to beare His Crosse to suffer as an innocent who for a thousand of thine own sinnes art worthy of an ignominious death desperate departure for if He goe before thee if He beare thy Crosse the bitternesse of death is taken from thee because the guiltinesse of thy sinne is forgiuen Now the Lord furnish vs strength courage that we shame not His cause if it shall please Him to call vs to suffer for the Name of Iesus To whome with the Father and Holie Spirit be all praise and glorie for euer AMEN THE LII LECTVRE OF THE RESVRRECTION OF CHRIST IHON CHAP. XXI verse 20 Then Peter turned about and saw the Disciple whom Iesus loued following which had also leaned on His brest at supper and had saide Lord which is he that betrayeth thee verse 21 When Peter therefore saw him he said to Iesus Lord what shall this man doe verse 22 Iesus said vnto Him If I will that he tarie till J come what is it to thee follow thou Me. verse 23 Then went this word abroad among the brethren that this disciple should not die Yet Iesus saide to him he shall not die but if I will that he tarie till J come what is it to thee verse 24 This is that disciple which testifieth of these things and wrote those things and we know that his testimonie is true verse 25 Now there are also many other things which Jesus did the which if they should be written euery one I suppose the world could not containe the bookes that should be written Amen WEE haue heard Brethren that after the Lord had restored Peter to the dignitie of the Apostle shippe from the which hee had fallen by his threefold deniall of his Master in the Hall of the High Priest he addes to his absolution restitution a premonition and forewarning forewarning him that in the end of his Apostleship when he should become an old man he should close vp and seale his Apostleship with his blood When thou wast young sayes the Lord to Peter thou girdedst thy selfe thou knittedst thy clothes when thou wast wont to goe any way and wentedst whither thou pleasedst but when thou shalt be olde thou shalt not get credence to gird thy selfe to put thy girdle about thee but thou shalt stretch out thine hands and another shall gi●d thee with cordes and chaines and shall lead thee away not where it shall please thee but where it shall please him he shall lead thee to the death We heard Iohn opened vp the meaning of these words and told vs that Christ thereby signified that Peter should glorifie God by a violent death and thereafter to encourage him the Lord goes before him bids Peter follow Him signifying thereby that His death had taken away the bitternesse of death and that by vertue of His Resurrection he should liue againe Now in the wordes that we haue read in the first place we haue set downe a new conference betweene the Lord and Peter for while they are in the waye the Lorde going before and Peter following there they fall againe in a new conference and Peter as he was ay too rash albeit very zealous so here rashly he demandes a curious question and it is about Iohn the writter of this Gospell the question is What should Iohn doe What shall this man doe Shall he not follow the Lord The Lord had not bidden him follow Him it might haue contented Peter well enough that the Lord had kept silence of Iohn and he to haue done the thing that the Lord bade him Nowe Brethren ere I come to the question yee must marke the occasions of this curiositie of Peter I perceiue the first occasion that brings Peter to this question is this When they are going together Peter lookes ouer his shoulder and turnes him about and turnes his eye from the Lord and looked to Iohn that apparantly followed a far●e off vpon which followes this curiositie and this learnes vs this lesson If the Lord bid thee followe Him in any calling what euer it be as Hee bade Peter followe Him to the death that was his calling for a man followes God in his calling all lawfull callings are but a following of the LORD learne here to be wiser than Peter hold thine eye constantly vpon Him thine heart vpon Him in thy calling followe Him foot for foot tread thou in the same footsteps so farre as He shall giue the grace decline not neither to the right hand nor to the left as to thine eye looke that it be neuer drawne frō Him looke not ouer thy shoulder to see what is behind thee but look constantly on the Lord for if thou doe this thou loses y e sight of Him that of need force shall make thee to settle backe in thy calling Peter but once turning goes one foot backward falles back frō y t course wherin he should haue walked Paul Philip. 3.14 considered this well in that race he ranne to be partaker of Resurrectiō life euerlasting he sayes I neuer looke behind me I neuer looke ouer my shoulder to see what is behind but mine eye is euer vpon the marke to get the price of the high calling of God Seeing then we haue taken vp a course to walke in to that life Iesus Christ beeing the forerunner and breaking vp the Heauen holde thine eye continually vpon the forerunner follow Him in thine own calling and see that thine eye goe neuer off Him It is the felicitie of the creature to follow Him and thou must follow the Lord in thine owne calling there is the first occasiō Vpō this followes another for piece piece he comes to his curiosity turning himselfe about looking to John Whom the Lord loued who was very familiar with the Lord apparantly hath vsed the Lord more homely than any of the rest for he was the man which leaned on Iesus brest at supper for whē y e Lord