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A13187	Disce vivere Learne to live : a briefe treatise of learning to liue, vvherein is shewed, that the life of Christ is the most perfect patterne of direction to the life of a Christian : in which also, the well disposed may behold their orderlie passage, from the state of grace, to the state of glorie.	Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629.	1604 (1604)	STC 23484; ESTC S1737	203,338	618

other of most especial regard and worthy of the best obseruation it seêmeth the Apostle so accounted of the resurrection for what is there more necessarie for our christian meditation then héere to call to minde that it was hee who did redéeme Israel that as he rose powerfullie in himselfe so also did hee in those that beléeue on him that hee rose 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 according vnto the Scriptures that hee rose by way of equitie for first hee humbled himselfe then God exalted him giuing him a name aboue all names That hee rose by way of power for being without sinne death could not holde him for it was vnpossible he should be holden of death 5 He whom Iohn not long before had séene as a sacrifice offered vpon the Crosse when hee was as the Prophet speaketh without for me to looke vpon now hee séeth him after another manner then amongst théenes nowe walking amongst the seauen candlestickes then cloathed in purple by way of derision nowe cloathed as the Sunne then called a King by those that reproached him now called the King of Kings by them that honor him Wherefore as we haue séene him in his humility so with Iohn also let vs sée him in his glory As we haue séene him fighting for vs in his passion so let vs also beholde him tryumphing for vs in his resurrection for all was for vs. In the passion and resurrection of Christ our Sauiour consisteth the summe of all our happines he dyed for our sinnes and rose againe for our iustification vnlesse he had dyed we had not been deliuered from sinne and consequently from death vnlesse hee had rose from the dead wee had not receiued comfort of rysing againe from the dead his passion remoued away that which was euill his resurrection brought vnto vs that which was good As in these two wee haue a double benefit so haue wee a double example in his passion an example of suffering in his resurrection of hope when wee haue suffered Which doth shew in vs two liues the one in the flesh laborious which we must endure the other when wee are deliuered from the flesh which wee must hope 6 Now we must not onely acknowledge with the mouth or beleeue in the heart this sacred truth of the resurrection but we must also be raysed vp to newnes of life for thus much dooth the holy Ghost require of vs in beléeuing the resurrection Wee are sayeth the Apostle buried with him by Baptisme vnto his death that like as Christ was raysed from the dead by the glory of the Father so we also should walk in newnes of life And this is the similitude which wee doe carie of his resurrection This is to set our affection on heauenly things or thinges that are abaue where Christ fitteth at the right hand of God and this is the third thing that we should apply our selues vnto in beléeuing the resurrection from the dead that is first to rise with him from the death of sinne and consequently to be raysed by him vnto a hope of the resurrection vnto eternall life 7 It is wonderfull to consider with how many strange enemies Christ had to do at once with the world the Prince of the world with death and sinne the cause of death Who would haue thought that one shéepe should haue béene able to haue withstoode so manie Wolues but yet heare the triumphant voyce of the conquerour Death where is thy sting Hell where is thy victorie the sting of death is sinne and the strength of sinne is the Lawe The Apostle like a valiant champion goes forth and offers challenge and combate to all these or anie of them Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen If Sathan say that will I because they haue followed the wayes of ungodlines If the world say I will lay to their charge the manie vanities they receiued of me if the Lawe say I will indite them because of transgression if death say I will arrest them by reason of sinns S. Paul answereth them all with a short reply Iesus Christus mortuus est imo resurrexit Iesus Christ is dead yea he is risen from the dead as if hee would say that same rising of Christ from the dead hath be●…t you all of all your force and nowe all your Pleas are frustrate Nay howe is the poore Captiue comforted when the Iudge himselfe shall say Who shall detaine this man I haue pa●… his ransome 8 What a ioyous thing is it nowe to be strengthened in the faith of the Resurrection First in regard of the calamities of this life for what shall dismay vs séeing the members hope to be ioyned with their head Secondly though this life be transitory and troublesome yet Daniel shall be deliuered out of the Lyons den The Doue shall returne to the Arke with a braunch of Oliue when once the flood and waters are fallen Ieremie shal come out of the pit whereinto hee is cast of his enemies Our noble Dauid hauing gotten the victorie is gone triumphantly to raigne in Ierusalem we all his people and armie tracing and trayning after him wee were detayned and held as captiues of cruel enemies but by Christ the enemies are vanquished and wee deliuered how are we deliuered but by the sonne of God was it not his suffering onely that was as hath beene said the remouing of euill Him selfe saith what profit is there in my blood if I goedowne to corruption as if he would tell vs there were something adioyned héereunto to make his suffering glorious beneficial vnto others and this was his resurrection 9 Euery effect naturally doth shew his cause The resurrection was the effect of his deitie and therefore gaue euident Testimonie he was God Againe his resurrection confirmeth our faith for so doth S. Paul reason against the Pseudo-Apostoli if the dead rise not then is not Christ risen if Christ be not risen then where is our beléeuing but Christ is risen therefore there is a resurrection The head doth not rise without the body The head is risen the body therefore shall rise So the resurrection of Christ is the cause of our resurrection and he rising we all rise The Lord is King sayth the Prophet Let the earth reioyce end the ●…es be glad therof The first fruites being sanctified all the other fruits are hallowed vnto the Lord Thomas bring hi●…er thy hand and féele the print of the nailes Blessed are those that haue not seene and yet doe beléeue That which befell Christes body saith S. Austen the third day shall befall our bodies in the last day 10 Foure sortes were there which behelde heard the whole manner of our Sauiours passion and resurrection The first were a kind of men which onely were present as spectators hearing and séeing what was done without further obseruation and these were many of the common people which following their owne

altered which Pilat refused saying Quod scripsi scripsi that which I haue written I haue written it is true I will not alter it and Pila●… 〈◊〉 the end found it true indéede to 〈◊〉 terror of his wretched consci●…ce who hauing heard of the shouldiours the veritie of the re●…ection liued in continuall an●…sh vntill at last after disgrace receiued of the Romaines hee came to a desperate ende by ca●…ng himselfe away as histories ●…ntion 12 While this was doing to ●…turne vnto the manner of our Sauiours Passion at this time 〈◊〉 they not spare to reproach 〈◊〉 and this was done by manie first by them that sate by and watched him secondarily by same of the high Priestes that came to marke him thirdly by those that passed by and wagged their heads at him fourthly by one of the théeues that was crucified with him S. Mathew saith they both reuiled him S. Luke mentioneth one onely It séemeth sayeth Austen that both of them began to reuile him of which S. Mathew spake but one perceiuing the heauens troubled and other signes moued with remorse ●…esisted and then only one of them according to S. Luke reuiled him 13 Nowe they begin to repeate the words of the false witnesses Thou couldest build the Temple if it were destroyed If thou be the Sonne of God saue thy selfe No sayeth Beda Sesaluum facere crucem descendere noluit quod Christus est Dei electus If thou be the Sonne of God nay because hee was the elected of God hee would not come downe for therfore came he into the world Beléeue ye him rising frō the Sepulcher which is more then descending from the Crosse. The other malefactor sayeth vnto him Remember me when thou commest into thy kingdom What kingdome was this su●…lie no temporall Kingdome In regno tuo In thy kingdome that is a better Kingdome then anie héere beneath or that which Tiberius now enioyeth Great was the fayth of this Chéefe for neyther the feare of the Iewes now present nor the sharpenes of his owne paine the blasphemie of his Fellowe the flight of the Disciples the apparant in●…rinitie of Christes flesh made him any way to wauer but first he acknowledgeth Christ to be a Lord secondly he prayeth to him and therefore he acknowledgeth him to be of power thirdly he acknowledgeth him to haue a Kingdome This theefe could helpe himselfe but in two things his hart and his tongue which he doth with his heart he beléeueth with his tongue hee maketh confession of Christ his Sauiour 14 And now behold wee our redéemer yéelding vp his life for the sinnes of the worlde Let vs consider a while his seauen last wordes vttered vppon the Crosse which by some are deuided into eight Two of these he spake for sinners Pater ignosce illis mecum eris in Paradiso Father forgiue them and thou shalt be with me in Paradise Two for the godly Woman behold thy Sonne and to the same disciple Behold thy mother Two for the world Sitie consūmatum est I thirst it is finished Two for himselfe My God my God why hast thou forsaken me and Father into thy hands I commend my spirit 15 The first of these was spoken in the act of his crucifying when framing himselfe to the Crosse he saith Father forgiue them they knowe not what they doe Good to mee but hurt to themselues so is it with them that hurt others they know not what punishment they bring to themselues and what crown and garland to them whom they thinke they most hurt They know not what they do He prayeth not so much for them who did know or ought to haue knowne him to be the true Messias as for the Lay and illiterate people who of a blinde zeale did they knew not what what greater myracle then this louing prayer héere was a word of all patience and piety full of loue and vnspeakable sweetnes they say his blood be vpon vs and hee prayes ●…t be not vpon them Father forgiue them euen nowe pearced with nayles crowned with thornes loaden with scoffes and reproches and yet héere amongst all a Pater ignosce illis Father forgiue them and it was not without a mysterie that he sayd father forgiue them By all this we learne to beare the greatest iniuries of the world and to pray withall for our very enemies what should dust and ashes take vpon it to reuenge when the Lord of Heauen and earth so méekely endureth all what did the world euer sée more patient more charitable then the Sonne of God Father forgiue them ●…ttying those that persecuted him 16 The second word was spoken to the Penitent theefe Mecum e●…is in Paradiso Thou shalt be with mee in Paradise which wee vnderstand not to 〈◊〉 spoken of that earthly Paradise from which Adam was expulsed but of that Emperial place whither Saint Paul was taken vp where the Saints and Angels are aboue in glory By this saying comfort is giuen to them that repent them of their sinnes and call for mercie vpon Christ crucified beholde howe bountifull Christ is he giues a théefe paradise that doth but aske it of him Héere one worthy of punishment and worthy to suffer death by his owne confession receiueth mercie at the last instant but yet no man ought by this example of sette purpose to deferre his conuersion vnto the last the priuiledge of a few much lesse of one doth not inferre a common lawe for all Christ heere giues mercie vnto a théefe and vnto a théefe at the last cast to shewe there is no place left for desperation one example makes vs bolde one findes mercie at the last that none should dispaire and but one that many should not pre●…me but sée the fayth of this théefe that findeth mercie a disciple denieth his Maister this théefe acknowledgeth him hee séeth Christ hanging vppon the Crosse as man and yet he prayeth vnto him as God hee accuseth his owne defaults reproo●…th the blasphemie of his Fellow hé acknowledgeth Christes innocencie the Iewes that know the law crucifie him he seeeth him in all contempt and yet he confesseth him a Lord a king to be a Lorde requireth power find a King rule but héere is neither to sée to Hee beholdeth him suffering death yet hee makes request vnto him as the giuer of life they who had before seene him raysing the dead wauer this man dying with him acknowledgeth the resurrection What fruite sayeth Saint Austen did Christ héere reape of a ●…le trée let anie sinner shewe this mannes fayth and wee dare shewe the remission of his sinnes hee had before stolen earthly thinges but now steales heauen O admirable conuersion That which we should take example of is an example of comfort of mercie of hope of forgiuenes of confessing our sinnes and with stedfast faithfulnesse of acknowledging the Sonne of God and crauing mercy to be remembred of him in his kingdome 17 The third worde was when he said vnto