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A48929	An olive-leaf, or, A bud of the spring viz. Christ's resurrection and its end, viz. the conversion of sinners and a Christians compleat reliefe / opened by Nicholas Lockyer ...	Lockyer, Nicholas, 1611-1685.	1650 (1650)	Wing L2798; ESTC R31562	34,017	92

Christ should be actually given in our nature and die and not be left in grave to perish but be raised to the Throne to do all the works belonging to our eternall salvation Upon this beares the infallible determination of Christs state as the naturall sonne of God and so the messenger indeed of the covenant and no impostor Had not Christ been indeed the naturall Sonne of God his soule had been left in grave i. in Hell he had perisht everlastingly in that undertaking And * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 determined as it were by definitive sentence determined to be the Sonne of God with power according unto the Spirit of holinesse by the Resurrection from the dead Rom. 1.4 Compare this with Act. 13.33 God hath fulfilled the same to us their children in that he hath raised up Iesus again as it is also written in the second Psalm Thou art my sonne this day have I begotten thee God cals the day of Christs resurrection the day of his propagation and for this reason because this did as evidently declare and determine him to be the naturall Sonne of God as if but in that day begotten whereas his generation otherwise properly considered was from eternity and ineffable and therefore is it that the Prophet saith Who can declare his generation Christs resurrection determines him infallibly to be the naturall Sonne of God and so God coequall with his Father and a firm foundation of hope in all things wherein appointed of God to be hoped in which is the opening of that 1 Pet. 1.21 Who by him doe believe in God which raised him from the dead and gave him glory that your faith and hope might be in God God gave him glory by his resurrection what 's that why gave testimony by this to all that Christ was his own naturall Sonne begotten from eternity and so God coequall with him that so our faith and hope in Christ might be all one for firmnesse as in the Father himselfe being truly God Upon this to wit Christs resurrection beares his installment to Mediatorship and his standing and abiding in that Office upon this principle and therefore it is that the Apostle useth that expression yea rather that he is risen again Who is he that condemneth it is Christ that died yea rather that is risen again who is even at the right hand of God who also maketh intercession for us Rom. 8.34 This is the foundation of his installment and endowment to be head over all and to derive life and conduct and whatsoever else is noble to all the mysticall body And he is head of the body the Church who is the beginning the first-born from the dead that among all he might have the preheminence Col. 1.18 This openeth that Scripture Act. 13.34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead now no more to returne to corruption he said on this wise I will give you the sure mercies of David Christ being raised upon this is founded his Mediatorship his preheminence in Heaven and Earth and this makes all sure to the seed of his loyns Christ is said in the second Psalm in the day of his resurrection to be begotten and in the first of the Colossians he is said upon the same ground to be borne from the dead One calls his resurrection a generation the other calls it a birth because 't was as both like Isaac's resurrection from his death his father received him from the dead and 't was to him as if he had been again begotten and again born and this last generation and birth rather then the first the foundation of the Covenant for upon this last generation and birth breakes forth the oath and the covenant and all that traine of glory and preferment to Abraham and his seed yea to use the expression of the Apostle upon this rather then upon the first birth Upon this beares and in this is involved the converting vigor of all visible Ordinances the Apostles would not otherwise have been so tender and strict in their place to beare witnesse of and give testimony to this point to wit Christs resurrection in all their ministery nor otherwise would they have found so good successe in the soules of men by beating so much upon this one thing if this one thing had not been a main thing even as all Wherefore of these men which have accompanied with us all the time that the Lord Iesus went in and out amongst us beginning from the baptisme of Iohn to this same day must one be ordained to be witnesse with us of his resurrection Act. 1.22 In which place we see what all the visible ordinances of God are principally to hold out as their and our vigour and life to wit Christ risen from the dead The like Scripture is that Act. 4.33 And with great power gave the Apostles witnesse of the Lord Iesus and observe the effect of this ministery thus pointed and great grace was upon them all Act. 2.36 37. and by both you shall see in what especially is wrapt up the converting vigor of visible ordinances Therefore let all the house of Israel knew assuredly that God hath made the same Iesus whom ye have crucified both Lord and Christ i. raised him up and set him at his right hand Now when they had heard this they were prickt in their heart and said unto Peter and to the rest of the Apostles men and brethren what shall we doe Now when they heard this what why that Christ whom they had crucified God had raised and advanced That the Apostles found the vigor of their ministry involved and evolved in by this point is hinted by that in the fourth of the Acts 1 2. And as they spake unto the people the Priests and the Captain of the Temple and the Sadduces came upon them being grieved that they taught the people and preached through Iesus the resurrection from the dead It seemeth this point most prickt the heart and spoiled their party Not only the Apostles found this the piercing poynt of their ministery but also all the Prophets see Act. 26.22 23. Having therefore obtained help of God I continue unto this day witnessing both to small and great saying none other things then those which the Prophets and Moses did say should come that Christ should suffer and that be should be the first that should rise from the dead and should shew light unto the people and to the Gentiles With this place compare Luke 24.44 Christ to take off the admiration of his Disciples at his reviving and comming againe after death amongst them and sitting and eating with them saith These are the words which I spake unto you while I was yet with you that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and in the Prophets and in the Psalms concerning me This point is of dread to the ungodly Vse Christ being risen all shall rise for he riseth as a generall

person it is the Apostles argument therefore let none dislike the Logick As in Adam all die so in Christ all shall be made alive 1 Cor. 15.21 Christs resurrection is a seale of the resurrection of all good and bad Nay Christ being risen all shall rise and come to judgement to this height the Apostle carries this point Because he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousnesse by the man whom he hath appointed whereof he hath given assurance unto all men in that he hath raised him from the dead Act. 17.31 I collect from the Scripture that Christs resurrection sealeth two things to us that all shall rise and that all shall come to be judged by him And O wicked man how dreadfull will this judgement be to thee 'T is dreadfull for a Christian to be brought now before Christ in the Court of conscience as he sits there and makes that weake part of man to speak against one in his stead as I gather by that of Ioh And dost thou open thine eye upon such a one and bringest me into judgement Job 14.3 and calls man a shadow Man here is indeed but a shadow gone of an instant as flower and yet to bring this shadow into judgement before Christ as he sits in the Court of conscience here O how unsusserably dreadfull it is to a good man but how dreadfull then to a bad but how dreadfull will it to be a wicked man hereafter when brought before Christ personally and in all his glory as Judge of all the world with ten thousand of his Saints as Iude speakes when neither Judge nor Judged a shadow when every wicked man shall be brought in a durable condition and state of body as well as of soule to beare a blow a bruise a wound and the rankling of it in every veine from head to foot to all eternity Severall things lead me to thinke that the great day of Christs judicature will be very dreadfull to all the wicked One because man shall appeare then not as a shadow but as a substance as an everlasting substance to beare the height of Gods displeasure Secondly because his sinnes also shall not then appeare as a shadow Alas 't is but the shadow of sinne that revives and appeareth in conscience now and yet when this resurrection is of the shadow of sinne man dies is feare round about but then sinne in its substance the heart of sinne yea sinne with all its demensions longitude latitude height depth bredth every secret which now no eye sees the bookes shall be then opened and every idle word and idle thought shall be set in order and all the dead stretched out and layd naked before him with whom we have to doe yea and set in order before the soule it selfe and conscience made to say all this is true When there shall be such a resurrection of the dead of all the dead sinnes dead and gone out of memory for many scores of yeeres all together made to revive in conscience at once with all their circumstances of time place and the like in their full strength and Christ by in all his glory and all the Saints and holy Angels seeing all as plainly as the man himselfe these things make me think 't will be then a very dreadull day to all ungodly wretches The Apostle Paul was possest with this thing better by far then I am and laboured to possesse his hearers with it as now I do you Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we perswade men 2 Cor. 5.11 What is this terror why the point I am upon read the Verse foregoing For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ that everyone may receive the things done in his body according to that he hath done whether it be good or bad Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we perswade men Christ being risen all shall rise all men and all their actions good and bad and these shall be proclaimed all over the world at once all over two worlds at once met together this to the wicked will be terrible indeed the very glimpses of this are terrible therefore sure the thing it selfe farre more When Paul reasoned with Faelix about judgement to come Faelix trembled Acts 24.25 When Herod did but thinke that Iohn the Baptist was risen again whom he had murthered how it affrighted him Herod feared Iohn when alive but much more after he arose and lived again Mark 6.15 16. one from the dead is terrible Persons in their resurrection are other persons for majesty and terrour so sinnes in their resurrection are other sinnes for bignesse dread and horror all these meeting will make horripilation in perfection every haire of thy head stare every eye-string stretch and every heart-string twist together and teare and yet no eye shall pity thee of all that innumerable company of just men made perfect that then shall appeare and sit upon thee Let no wile cause you to evade the weight of things And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead some mocked and others said we will heate thee again of this matter Acts 17.32 Doe not in your hearts scoffe at this truth though weakly held out unto you doe not put farre from you the evill day doe not in your hearts deny the resurrection or say it is past already as Hymenens and Phyletus who overthrew the faith of some and their words did eat as a canker 2 Tim. 2.8 Thus doe some men now who tell us that the resurrection is past and they introduced into a new world and the day of judgement past making things of the greatest substantialitie Doct. allegories chimeras and fancies but now see Christians by this which hath been said that these temptations are not small and light they overthrow that which is the main foundation of mans salvation Many others there are which though Historicall believers of this truth yet believe not that such things beare upon it as I thinke that great man was one of which we read Acts 26.25 26 27. I am not mad most noble Festus but speak forth the words of truth and sobernesse for the King knoweth of these things before whom also I speake freely for I am perswaded that none of those things are hidden from him for this thing was not done in a corner c. a man is judged a mad man when he presseth upon great men especially great and weighty points This point also is much for the consolation of all the children of Christ Vse 2 Christ being risen we are delivered from the obliging power of sinne Christ was delivered for our effences and raised again for our justification Rom. 4.25 As the end of Christs death was to satisfie so the end of his resurrection is to justifie to give testimony before God Angels Men and Divels that he hath gone through all in our stead and person well and to demand an acquittance from God in our name for