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A66425	A sermon upon the resurrection preached before the Right Honourable Sir Edward Clark, Lord-Mayor, the Aldermen, and Governors of the several hospitals of the city, at St. Bridget's Church, on Easter-Monday, April 5, 1697 : being one of the anniversary spittal-sermons / by John Lord Bishop of Chichester.	Williams, John, 1636?-1709.	1697 (1697)	Wing W2732; ESTC R7557	14,394	37

things and so is also the Holy Ghost whom God hath given to them that obey him But this brings on the Second General viz. 2. Why was not Christ shewn after his Resurrection to all the people as well as unto chosen Witnesses Our B. Saviour in the time of his Three Years Ministry went about doing good v. 38. and came as he saith of himself eating and drinking and freely conversed as there was occasion but though he abode 40 days upon the Earth after his Resurrection he seemed then rather to retire from Conversation than to use it as before and his Visits were rather occasional than continued Now it might be thought to have render'd his Resurrection more unquestionable and would have been more to the satisfaction of Mankind if he had as commonly and publickly shewn himself alive after his Resurrection as before his Death to all the people For in such a case what a Man sees himself is better than a Thousand Witnesses and the more there are that see it the stronger is the Evidence to those that have not seen Our Apostle foresaw this Objection and that the Jews at that time might cavil at what the Witnesses Taught concerning our Saviour's Resurrection and would probably say If he were risen Why did he not appear to us as well as to you We heard him Teach for Years together before his Death We saw him Crucified and knew that he died And if he is risen from the Dead the best Proof of it to us is to have him shew himself to us to be alive as ye say he did to you Therefore the Apostle prevents this when he saith God shewed him openly not to all the people but unto witnesses chosen before of God even to us who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead Where the Apostle grants That Christ was not shewn to all the People after the Resurrection but withal he insinuates this to be no prejudice to the proof of it forasmuch as he was manifested to Witnesses chosen before of God and that did Eat and Drink with him afterwards In which there are several things included As 1. That it was not necessary that Christ should be openly shewn to all the people to induce and oblige them to the belief of his Resurrection 2. That if there were sufficient Testimony of it by persons in all respects credible and as far as Testimony could go That was a sufficient Motive for credibility and a sufficient Argument to oblige those to believe that did not see Indeed there is no other way than Testimony to induce those to the belief of it that had not the opportunity of Seeing Hearing Eating and Drinking and Conversing with our Saviour in matters depending upon Testimony and where there cannot be any other Evidence as it is in Matters of Fact remote in time or place all that is to be relied on is the reasonableness and possibility of the thing and the credibility of the Testificators As to the possibility it may with great reason be asked as it is Acts 26. 8. Why should it be thought a thing incredible that God should raise the dead Or that a Dead Person should revive And as to the credibility of the Persons What can be a greater Evidence than that they saw and felt that he had Flesh and Bones beheld his Wounds Eat and Drank and for 40 days together on and off conversed with him So that the proofs they had were infallible and of the greatest certainty They had such an Evidence as was to themselves undeniable and which shewed him to be the self-same person that they conversed with before his Death and that they saw Dead Thus St. John represents it in a sensible way That which was seen from the beginning which we have heard which we have seen with our eyes which we have looked upon and our hands have handled of the word of Life For the Life was manifested and we have seen it and bear witness c. That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you And the Evidence they gave to others was as convincing they professed it boldly in the midst of the most apparent dangers and notwithstanding the threats of a provoked and implacable Adversary were ready to and did seal it with their Blood And that nothing might be wanting to give the greatest corroboration and strength to their Evidence they did work such Miracles as were manifestly the effect of a Divine Power and which they professed to work only in the name of Christ whom they affirmed to be risen from the Dead Acts 3. 16. 4. 10. So that if ever there was sufficient Evidence for a Matter of Fact this is the Evidence And where this was there needed no more But however because it may still be urged That there was a shorter way to this and there needed no Witnesses nor Miracles if he had appeared to the People and therefore why was not this allowed to them as well as the Apostles I Answer 1. It was allowed to a sufficient Number besides the Apostolical Witnesses for besides his first Apparition and the casual Visits he gave to the Apostles there was a solemn Assembly in a Mountain of Galilee where he appointed to meet them And there or elsewhere was he seen by above Five hundred Bretbren at once Nay we are told That he was seen of them Forty days and talked with them of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God 2. The Christians are called always in the Phrase of this Book of the Acts the Brethren Believers or Disciples But by the People is meant the Promiscuous Multitude of the Jews And then we are to consider what the mass of that People was they were the obstinate incredulous People that imputed his Works to Beelzebub that cried out Crucify him and wished his Blood to be upon them and their Children They were such as were no longer to be a People and whose House and Temple Church and Nation were to be laid desolate And so had no Pretence to such a Saviour But as for such among them as were sincere and ingenuous and could be prevailed with here was Evidence sufficient and if upon such Evidence they could not be prevailed with to believe nothing would prevail upon them nor was any other means due to them Thus we find it was with the Jews in another Case some of whom that saw Lazarus after his Resurrection went their ways to the Pharisees and told them what things Jesus had done John 11. 46. And the Chief Priests when the Watch gave them an account of what happened upon the Resurrection of our Saviour and told them how the Angel appeared and came and roll'd back the Stone and that for fear of him they did shake and became as dead Men yet remained obstinate and by large Money prevailed upon the Soldiers to say His disciples came by night and stole

THE BISHOP of CHICHESTER's SERMON Before the LORD-MAYOR At St. Bridget's-Church on Easter-Monday 1697. Clark Mayor Martis xiij die Aprilis 1697. Annoque RRs Willhelmi Tertij Angliae c. Nono THIS Court doth Desire the Right Reverend Father in God the Lord Bishop of Chichester to Print his Sermon Preached at the Parish-Church of St. Bridget's on Monday in Easter Week last before the Lord-Mayor Aldermen and Governors of this several Hospitals of this City GOODFELLOW A SERMON UPON THE RESURRECTION Preached before the Right Honourable Sir EDWARD CLARK Lord-Mayor THE ALDERMEN and Governors of the several Hospitals of the City At St. BRIDGET's Church On Easter-Monday April 5. 1697. BEING One of the Anniversary Spittal-Sermons By JOHN Lord Bishop of Chichester LONDON Printed for Ri. Chiswell and Tho. Cockerill At the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard and at the Corner of Warwick-Lane in Pater-Noster-Row MDCXCVII ACTS X. 40 41 42. Him Jesus God raised up the third day and shewed him openly not to all the people but unto witnesses chosen before of God even to us who did eat and drink with Him after he rose from the dead And he commanded us to preach unto the people and to testify That it is he who was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead THESE Words are part of the Sermon St. Peter Preached to Cornelius and his Friends who by the Immediate and Special Direction of God in a Vision had sent for that Apostle to know from him what he ought to do Ver. 6. Who in the First place shews That by Jesus Christ the Lord of all peace is to be preached to Mankind Ver. 36. Which he confirms by a Fourfold Evidence viz. 1. By the Testimony of John the Baptist whose History was not unknown to them ver 37. The word ye know which was preached throughout all Judea after the Baptism which John preached 2. By the Miracles and Wonderful Operations of the Divine Power appearing in and wrought by Our Saviour V. 38. God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with Power who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the Devil For God was with him 3. By the Resurrection of Christ from the Dead So in the Text Him God raised up c. 4. By the Testimony of the Prophets Ver. 43. To him give all the Prophets witness That through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins As to the 3d of these the Chief Point to be considered the Apostle shews what Evidences there were for it in these words Him God raised up and shewed him openly not to all the people but unto witnesses chosen before of God even to us who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead c. In discoursing upon which Words I shall 1. Consider the proof here alledged for the Resurrection of Christ which was That he was shewn openly and that he was shewn to chosen witnesses and that those Witnesses were commissioned to preach this to all people upon the Evidence they themselves had for it and should be further enabled to give 2. I shall consider why Christ after his Resurrection was shewn openly to such chosen witnesses and why not to all the people 3. I shall shew this to be a sufficient proof of Christ's Resurrection That he was thus openly shewn to such Witnesses though not to all the people 4. I shall shew What Authority this Testimony of Christ's Resurrection gives to the Doctrine Taught by those Witnesses viz. That of Christ's being ordained of God to be the Judge of Quick and Dead 1. I shall consider the proof here alleged for the Resurrection of Christ. As 1. That he was shewn openly The Resurrection of Christ from the Dead is in it self one of the chief Articles of our Religion and is so much the more necessary to be believed and confirmed as it gives Testimony to the rest and upon which as to their Proof and Evidence they do mainly depend So the Apostle grants 1 Cor. 15. 14. If Christ be not risen then is our preaching vain and your faith is also vain And therefore as our Saviour himself beforehand refer'd his Disciples frequently to his Resurrection So in the first place the Apostles insisted upon it as being what is proved would render the whole unquestionable This Article then required sufficient proof and for this reason God shewed him openly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he gave him to be manifest or made it manifest that he was the Person whom they had known and had known before to be Crucified and Dead So it follows here God shewed him to us who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead Or as it is Acts 1. 3. To whom he shewed himself alive after his Passion by many infallible proofs being seen of them forty days This was absolutely necessary then to the proof of his Resurrection That he should be thus evidently manifested to be the very Person that had been Crucified and Slain and was now verily alive and that it should be to such as had intimately known him before and conversed with him afterwards 2. But though he was 〈…〉 yet it was unto witnesses chosen 〈…〉 By which Phrase St. Peter here seems to point more particularly to the Apostles when he adds Even to us that did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead And therefore this seems to have been a peculiar Qualification for an Apostle that such a one should have seen and conversed with our Saviour both before his Death and after his Resurrection from it So when they were about chusing one into the place of Judas Peter said Wherefore of these men who have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us beginning at the Baptism of John unto the same day that he was taken up from us must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his Resurrection Thus it was appointed by Our Saviour himself These are the words which I spake unto you while I was yet with you And thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead And ye are witnesses of these things And accordingly the Apostles insist upon this their designation and choice Acts. 2. 32. This Jesus hath God raised up whereof we are witnesses Acts 5. 30 〈…〉 The God of our Fathers hath raised up Jesus 〈…〉 slew and hanged on a tree Him 〈…〉 c. And we are his witnesses 〈…〉 3. They are such chosen Witnesses as had sufficient Evidence to prove this their Commission and the Authority they had to testify and preach to the people that Christ was thus risen and was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead And this Evidence was the descent of the Holy Ghost upon them Therefore these two are joined together Acts 5. 32. We are all witnesses of these