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A30208	Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of Christ Jesus, his coming into the world, his righteousness, death, resurrection, ascension, intercession, and second comming to judgment, plainly demonstrated and proved and also answers to severall questions, with profitable directions to stand fast in the doctrine of Jesus the son of Mary, against those blustring storms of the Devils temptations, which do at this day, like so many scorpions, break loose from the bottomless pit, to bite and torment those that have not tasted the vertue of Jesus by the revelation of the spirit of God / published for the good of Gods chosen ones by that unworthy servant of Christ John Bunnyan ...	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1656 (1656)	Wing B5598; ESTC R34771	92,539	312

2. 24 25. Therefore c. 15. He that by his own power commandeth the raging Sea must needs be the true God Job 38. 10 11. Prov. 8. 29. But this did Jesus the sonne of Mary Mark 4. 39 41. Luke 8. 24. Therefore c. 16. He that is the wisedom power and glory of God must needs be the true God But Jesus the sonne of the Virgin is all these as 1 Cor. 1. 23 24. Heb. 1. 1 2 3. Therefore Jesus the son of the Virgin must needs be true God as well as man The next thing that I am to pro● is this Namely That by ●● Jesus Christ the sonne of th● Virgin the World was made And here I shall be brief ●●ving touched on it alrea● Only I shall lay down some● the Scriptures that hold for this to be a truth and sop● to the next things that I●tend to speak of ANd therefore in the f●● place see Heb. 1. 1 2. wh● the Apostle is speaking of ●● Sonne of God which So●● was borne of the Virgin M●● according to these Script●● mentioned before Matth. 18 to 23. Luke 2. Matth. 3. ● where God himself saith T● is my beloved fonne c. T● Sonne of God saith the Ap●stle by whom God hath spoken to us by him also he made the Worlds And Col. 1. the Apostle speaking of the deliverance of the Saints saith Who hath delivered you front the power of darknesse and translated you into the Kingdome of his dear Sonne in whom we have Redemption through his blood even the forgivenesse of sinnes And is that all No but He is also the image of the invisible God ver 15. The first born of every Creature And in ver 16 17. By him were all things created that are in heaven and that are in earth visible and invisible whether they be Thrones or Dominions or Principalities or Powers all things were created by him and for him And he is before all things and by him all things consist Also Heb. 1. 10. it is thus written of this Sonne of God Christ Jesus the sonne of Mary And then Lord in the beginning hast laid the foundations of the Earth and the Heavens are the work of thy hands And again John 1. and the first nine verses the Evangelist or Apostle speaking of the Son saith In the beginning was the Word which Word was the Son Rev. 19. 12 13. This Word or Son was with God and the Word was God All things were made by him and without him was not any thing made that was made In him was life and the life was the light of men And the light shined in the darknesse and the darknesse comprehended it not But in the ninth verse of this first Chapter of Joh. it is written That was the true light which lighteth every one that cometh into the world Now seeing the Lord hath brought me thus farre and because the Quakers by wresting this Scripture do not onely split themselves upon it but endeavor also to split others I shall therefore before I proceed any further ' speak a few words to it and they are these that follow The Apostle in these nine first Verses or most of them is speaking of the Divinity or Godhead of the Sonne of Mary and shewing that he made the World Now in this ninth verse he speaketh of Man as he is in his comming into the world and not as he is a regenerate person Now every man as he comes into the world receives a light from Christ as he is God which light is the Conscience that some call Christ though falsly This Light or Conscience will shew a man that there is a God and that this God is Eternal Rom. 1. 20. This light doth discover this Eternal God by his works in the world for saith the Scripture before named The invis●ble things of him meaning God from the Creation of the world are clearly seen being understood by the things that are made even his eternal power and Godhead This light also will reprove of sinne or convince of and make manifest sins against the Law of this Eternal God So that man before he is regenerate is able by that light to know that sins against the Law are sins against God as is manifested in the unconverted Pharisees who as Christ told them had neither the love of God nor the word of God abiding in them John 5. 38 42. yet knew sins against the Law to be sins for they were offended at a woman for committing adultery which act was forbidden Mat. 5. 27 28. by the Law and ti● said also they were convicted of sinne by their own consciences John 8. 7 8 9 10. Again the Apostle writing to the Corinthians and admoni●hing them to walk orderly 1 Cor. 11. 14. turnes them to nature it selfe saying Doth not even Nature it self teach you c. This Light surely is that wherewith Christ as he is God hath enlightned every man that commeth into the world which doth convince of sins against the law of God Therefore as the Apostle saith Rom. 1. 20. They are left without excuse That is they have their own conscience that doth shew them there is a God and that this God is to be served and obeyed and the neglect of this will be sure to damn them though the obedience to the Law will not save them because they are not able to make a full recompence to God for the sins that are past neither are they able for the time to come to yield a fall con●in●al and compleat obedience ●o the law of this Alm● 〈…〉 finite and Etern●l 〈…〉 as many as are of 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 for it is written Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the Law to doe them But that no man is justified by the works of the law it is evident For the just shall live by faith Gal. 3. 10 11. But now though Christ as he is God doth give a light to every one that cometh into the world which light is the conscience as they themselves confesse yet it doth not therefore follow that this conscience is the spirit of Christ or the work of grace wrought in the heart of any man whatsoever for every one hath conscience yet every one hath not the spirit of Christ For Jude speaks of a company of men in his days who had not the spirit of Christ Jude 19. These be they who separate themselves saith he sensual having not the spirit Yea Heathens Turks Jewes Pagans Atheists have that also that doth convince of sinne and yet are so farre from having the spirit of Christ in them that it is their great delight to serve their lusts this world their sinnes whereas the Apostle saith plainly If Christ be in you the body is dead because of sinne but the spirit is life for righteousnesse sake So that those who are alive to their sinnes have not the spirit of Christ. Nay let me

tell you the very Devils themselves who were thrown from their first state for sinne 2 Pet. 2. 4. have such a taste of their horrible sins that when they did but suppose that Jesus was come to put an end to their tyrannical dealing with the world and to bring them to judgement for their sinnes to which they know they shall be brought it made them cry out Art thou com● to torment us before the time James doth also signifie thus much to us where he saith The Devils also believe and tremble James 2. 19. Which beliefe of theirs is not a believing in Christ to save them for they know he did not take hold on their Nature Heb. 2. but they do beleeve that Christ will come to their everlasting torment and the belief of this doth make these proud Spirits to tremble Again Man at his coming into the world hath this conscience given him which doth convince of sinne John 1. 9. John 8. 9. yet man as he commeth into the world hath not the spirit of Christ in him for that must be received afterward by the preaching of the word which is preached by the Ministers and servants of Jesus Christ. This is Gods usual way to communicate of his spirit into the hearts of his Elect and this is 〈◊〉 in so many words where Peter preaching to a certaine number the Scrpture saith While Peter yet spake these words the holy Ghost o● holy Spirit fell on all those that heard the Word And again in Galat. 3. verse 2. 5. compared together Received ye the spirit by the works of the Law saith the Apostle or by the hearing of Faith or the Gospel which is the word of faith preached by us Which Spirit as Christ saith the world cannot receive because it seeth him not n●ither knoweth him though his children shall have fellowship with him to the great comfort of their owne souls John 14. 16 17. But now this mercilesse butcherer of men the Devil that he might be sure to make the soule fall short of glory if possible endeavours to perswade the soule that its state is good that it hath the spirit of Christ in it and for a proofe of the same saith he turne thy mind inward and listen within and see if there be not that within thee that doth convince of sin Now the poor soule finding this to be so all on haste if it be willing to professe through ignorance of the Gospel Claps in with these motions of in own conscience which doth command to abstain from this evil and to practice that good which if neglected will accuse and torment for the same neglect of others Rom. 2. 15 both now and hereafter Now the soule seeing that there is something within that convinceth of sinne doth all on a sudden close with that supposing it is the spirit of Christ and so through this mistake is carried away with the teachings and convictions of its owne Conscience being misinformed by the Devil unto the works of the law under which though it work all its d●ys and labour with might and maine yet it never will be able to appease the wrath of God nor get from under the curse of the Law nor get from under the guilt of one sinful thought the right way which is to be done by believing what another man hath done by himselfe Heb. 1. 2 3. without us on the crosse without the gates of Jerusalem See for this 1 Pet. 2. 24. Heb. 13. 12. The one saith he bare our sins in his own body on the tree the other saith it was done without the gate And thus the poor soule is most horribly carried away headlong and thrown down violently under the curse of the Law under which it is held all its dayes if God of his meer mercy prevent not and at the end of its life doth fall into the very belly of Hell Again that the Devil might be sure to carry on his design he now begins to counterfeit the work of grace Hence he is very subtil and doth transforme himselfe into an Angel of light 2 Cor. 11. 14. Now he makes the soule beleeve that he is its friend and that he is a Gospel-Minister and if the soule will but be led by what shall be made known unto it by the light or conscience within it shall not need to fear but it shall do well Now he counterfeits the new Birth perswading them that it is wrought by following the light that they brought into the ●world with them Now he begins also to make them run through difficulties and now like Baals Priests they must lance themselves with knives c. Now they must wear no hatbands now they must live with bread and water now they must give heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of Devils which bids them abstaine from marriage and commands them to abstain from meates which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which love and know the truth as in 1 Tim. 4. 1 2 3. Now they must not speak except their spirit moves them I doe not say the spirit of Christ though when it moves they will speak such sad blasphemies and vent such horrible Doctrines that it makes me wonder to see the patience of God in that he doth not command either the ground to open her mouth and swallow them up or else suffer the Devil to fetch them away alive to the astonishment of the whole world Object But you will say Doth not the Scripture say that it is the spirit of Christ that doth make manifest or convince of sin John 16. 8. Answ. Yes it doth so But for the better understanding of this place I shall lay downe this namely That there are two things spoken of in the Scriptures which doe manifest sin or convince of sin First the Law as saith the Apostle Rom. 3. 20. Therefore by the deeds of the Law shall no flesh be justified in his sight viz. Gods sight For by the Law is the knowledge of sin 2. The Spirit of Christ doth make manifest or reprove of sinne as it is written John 16. 8. 9. And when he the Spirit is come he will reprove the world of sinne of righteousnesse and of judgement of sin because they believe not on me saith the Son of Mary which is Christ. Now the Law doth sometimes by its own power manifest sin without the spirit of Christ as in the case of Judas who was convinced of the sin of marther which made made him cry out I have sinned yet at that time he was so farre from having the spirit of Christ in him that he was most violently possessed of the Devil Luke 22. 3 4. Again Sometimes the spirit of Christ takes the Law and doth effectually convince of sin of righteousnesse and judgment to come Quaer But you will say How should I know whether I am convinced by the Law alone or that the Law is set home eff●ctually by the

two weeks shall Messiah be cut off That is Christ shall be crucified But not for himself That is not for any sin that he hath committed for he committed none Then surely it must be for the sins of the people Joh. 11. 50. as the high Piest said It is expedient that one man should die for the people which man was the true Messias Dan 9 24 Which also is the Son of Mary Mat. 1. 18 19 20 21 22. And the sonne of God Mat. 3. 17. And also the true God 1 Joh. 5. 20. And this Messias this son of the virgin this sonne of God this tree God did not die for himself for he had not offended Neither did he fulfill the Law or finish transgression and bring in everlasting righteousness for himself for he had not sinned 1 Pet. 2. 22. therefore it must of necessity follow that this righteousness of God this everlasting righteousnesse is imputed to all and upon all them that believe Rom. 3. 22. 2 Cor. 5. 19. 20 21. But Secondly this Messias this Son of Mary this Son of God this true God he was put to death for the sins that his children had cōmitted according to that saying Herein perceive we the love of God in that he laid down his life for us Also in Acts 20. the Apostle speaking to the Pastors of the Churches saith Feed the Church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood Now I would not be mistaken I doe not think or say that he died in his Divine Nature but as it is written He in his owne body on the tree did bear our sins which tree was the Crosse Col. 2. 14. And as the Apostle saith again Who when he had by himself purged our sins sate down on the right hand of the Majesty on high And again the Apostle speaking of this glorious God saith on this wise Col 1. being before speaking of his Godhead in the 19. ver For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulnesse dwell and having made peace by the blood of his crosse by him to reconci●● all things to himselfe By him I say whether they be things in earth or things in heaven And you who were sometimes alienated and enemies in your minds by wicked works yet now hath ●e reconciled But how Why in ver 22. he tells you that it is in the body of his flesh through death to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight That is Christ who is the true God after that he had finished all actual obedience on earth did in the power and strength of his Godhead yield up himselfe to the wrath of his Father which was due to poor sinners and that willingly according to that saying in 1 Pet. 3. 18. ●or Christ also hath once suffered for sinners the just for the unjust That is the Son of God for poor sinners that he might bring us to God being put to death in the flesh but quickened in the spirit Again 1 Pet. 4. ● For asmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us not for himself in the flesh in his own body which he took of the Virgin 1 Pet. 2. 24. let us arm our selves with the same minde That is let us die to sin as he did that we might live to God as he did and doth And thus have I briefly shewed you ● That the Son of Mary is very God 2. That he made the world 3. That he is our Saviour and how 4. That he died for sinners and how Namely not in his divine nature but in his humane in his own body and in his own flesh redeeming his Church with his own blood Acts 20. 28. and with his own life 1 John 3. 16. John 10. 8. We shall now passe on to some other things the Lord willing touching his Burial Resur●●ction Ascen●on Intercession Second comming Resurrection of the body and Eternal Judgement His Burial proved And first I shall prove by several Scriptures that he was buried and so passe on First therefore see that place Matt. 27. v. 57. and so forward After that Jesus the Son of God had been crucified a while he gave up the Ghost that is he died and after he had been a while dead Joseph of Arimathea went in to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus and Pilate gave consent thereto And Joseph took the bod● of Jesus wrapped it in clean linnen and laid it viz. the body of Jesus in his own Tomb and rolled a stone upon the mouth of the Sepulchre and departed Matth. 27. 57 58 59 60. Also in Luke 24 51 52 53 The Apostle Paul also teacheth so much 1 Cor. 15. 3 4. where he saith For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received how that Christ di●d for our sinnes according to the Scriptures And that he was buried Again in Acts●3 ●3 29. the Apostle speaking there of Jesus Christ saith And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him they took him down from the tree and laid him in a Sepulchre And so much touching the burial of Jesus Christ the son of God In the next place I am to prove That that very man whom the Jewes did crucifie between two theeves called Jesus Ch●ist did rise againe That very man with that they body wherewith he was crucified upon the crosse did rise again out of the grave in which he was laid And this I shall prove by Scriptures by the testimony of Angels by Christs own words after he was risen and by the testimony of the Apostles in the Scriptures First therefore cons●der Psal. 16. v. 10. where the Prophet speaks on this wise of Christs Resurrection For thou wilt not leave my soule in hell neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption Which words the Apostle Peter cites in Acts. 2. from v. 2● to 32. also Isa. 26. 19. in the person of Christ saith Thy dead meh shall live together with my dead body shall they rise See also John 20. 15 16. where mention is made of his appearing unto Mary Magdalen and he called her Mary and she called him Master which signifies that he was risen and that she knew him after his resurrection for he was come out of the grave see ver 6 7 8. Again another Scripture is that in Luke 24. 1 2 3. The Disciples of Jesus comming to the Sepulchre thinking to anoint the body of Jesus found the stone that was on the mouth of the Sepulchre rolled away and when they wen● in they found not the body of the Lord Jesus and at this they were troubled and perplexed v. 4. But as two of them went up to Emmaus and were talking of what had befallen to Jesus Jesus himselfe drew near and went with them v. 15. Another Scripture is that in Mark 16. v. 9. which saith on this wise Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the

then thou art one of those that will fall in the judgement except thou art born again and made a new creature 2 Cor. 5. 17. But secondly thou thinkest that thou hast been born again 't is well if thou hast but least thou shouldst deceive thy poor soul I pray thee consider when did the spirit of the Lord Jesus shew thee that thou hadst no faith in thee by nature and when did the spirit of Christ convince thee of sin because thou didst not believe in him It may be thou hast been convinced of sins against the Law by the Law and thy own conscience as the Pharisees were Joh. 8. 9. and Rom. 3. 20. I but when didst thou see thy self a lost creature for want of faith in the son of Mary if not thou hast not yet been savingly convinced by the spirit of Christ for that when it convinceth effectually of sin it convinceth of unbeliefe though thou hast been never so much convinced of sins against the Law if thou hast not seen thy self under the power and dominion guilt and punishment of ●in because thou didst not believe in Christ thou hast not yet been savingly convinced for that 's one work of the spirit to convince of sin because they believe not on me saith Jesus the Son of Mary who was espoused to Joseph the Carpenter But on the contrary dost thou not say in thy heart thou never hadst thy faith to seek but hast alway believed with as good a faith as any one alive If so then know for certain that thou hast no faith of the operation of God in thee according to Gods ordinary working and if so then know that if the Son of man should come to judge the world at this moment of time that thou with all thy faith thou thinkest thou hast wouldst fall in the judgement 2 Thes. 2. 12. 3. Art thou born again then thou seest that thy great sin was want of faith in the Son of Mary Then thou seest that it is he that was sent of God to die for the sins of the world J●h ● 19 Jo. 3. 16 17 18 19. Act 13 38 39. and that thou art compleat in him without any works of the Law Rom. 4. 4. the● thou rejoycest in Christ Jesus and puttest no confidence in the flesh Phil. 3. 3. yet thou rejoycest in the flesh and blood of the son of Mary knowing that his flesh is meat indeed and his blood is drink indeed Joh. 6. 55. out of which thou wouldst very willingly make thy life all thy daies out of his birth obedience death resurrection ascension and glorious intercession now at the right hand of his father Heb. 7. 24 25. but if thou art wavering in these things know that thou art but a babe at the best and for ought thou knowest God maycut thee off in thy unbelief and cast thee into utter darkness where there shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth 4. Art thou born again then thou seest all true peace and joy comes through the blood of the son of Mary and his righteousnesse as in Rom. 7. 24. 1 Cor. 15. 57. there are many poor souls that are taken with raptures of joy and false conceited consolation Joh. 16 20. which doth come from the Divel and their own deceitful hearts but their joy shall be turned into mourning and sorrow of heart Luke 6. 24 25. but thou that art a Christian indeed and not in word onely rejoycest in Christ Jesus the son of Ma●y yea though now you see him not yet believing you rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory 1 Pet. 1. 8. And these two things are the fruits of thy faith and of thy joy 1. The Lord Jesus Christ is very precious unto thee 1 Pet. 2. ver 7. 2. Thou dost purifie thine heart by this faith and the power of the spirit of Christ which thou hast received into thy soul Rom. 8. 13. Acts 15. 9. and 1 Joh. 3. 3. but if thy guilt of sin goes off and convictions go off any other way then by the blood and righteousness of the man Christ Jesus thy guilt goes off not right but wrong and thy latter end will be a very bitter end without faith and repentance for it is his blood through which all true peace comes Col. 1. 20. and there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we should be saved but by the Lord Jesus of Nazareth Acts 4. ver 10 11 12. compared together 5. Art thou borne againe Then thou canst not be quiet till thou doest see God lift up the light of his Countenance upon thee yea thou hast such a desire after the light of Gods countenance that all the glory riches honour pleasure profits c. of this world will not satisfie till thou doest see God to be a reconciled father to thee in the Lord Jesus Christ as it is Psal. 4. 6. Joh. 14. 8. Ps. 35. 3. then thou wilt not be quiet till thou doest hear from the son of Mary which is the Lord of glory 1 Cor 2. 8. such a voice as this Son be of good cheer thy sins are forgiven thee and My grace is sufficient for thee But if thou canst content thy selfe with any thing below this thou wilt when all comes to all be found but a rotten-hearted professor who wilt have thy portion among the slothfull ones who will fall in the judgement of the son of Man when he comes in flaming fire with his mighty Angels 2 Thes. 1. 8. 6. Art thou borne againe Then thou knowest that God hath given thee thy faith that thou hast in his son then thou art able to say through grace there was a time in which I had no faith there was a time in which I could not believe in the son of God for eternal life But G●d who is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved me even when I was dead in sins and unbelief which is the greatest hath quickned me together with Christ by grace I am saved Eph. 2. 4 5. through faith v. 8. 7. Art thou borne againe Then thou knowest that the doctrine of the Son of God the son of Mary is a right doctrine which is this First that the Son of God which was with his Father before the world was Joh. 1. 1. John 17. 5. came into the world in the fulnesse of time and was made in the likenesse of Men Phil. 2. 7. being made of a woman or virgin made under the Law to redeem them that were under the Law Gal. 4. 4. And that was done in this wise What the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh that is through our flesh God sending his own Son in the likenesse of sinful flesh and for sin condemned sin in the flesh that is condemned him in the flesh for the sins of poor sinners For this compare Rom. 8. 3. and 2 Cor. 5. 21. with Gal. 3. 13. and it will appeare

blood there was no remission Secondly seeing Jesus Christ ●he son of the virgin Mary was and is the Christ of God and that Salvation came in alone by him for there is salvation in no other Acts 4. 12. then how are they deceived that think to obtain salvation by following the Convictions of the Law which they call Christ though falsely when alas let them follow those convictions that do come from the law and conscience set on worke by it I say let them follow all the Convictions that may be hinted in upou their Spirits from tha● law they shall never be able to obtaine salvation by their obedience to it for by the law is the kuowledge of sin Rom. 3. 20. And It is not of workes least any man should boast as those fond Hypocrites called Quakers would do And again If righteousness comes by the law then Christ i● dead in vaine Gal. 2. 21. Bu● that no man is justified by the workes of the law it is evident for the just shall live by faith Gal. 3. 10. Which living by faith is to apply the Lord Jesus Christ his benefits as birth righteousnesse death blood resurrection ascension and intercession with the glorious benefits of his second comming to me as mine being given to me and for me and thus much doth the Apostle signi●ie saying The life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God whe loved me and gave himself for me Gal. 2. 20. Againe Seeing Gods Christ which was with him before the world was John 17. ver 5. took upon him flesh and blood from the Virgin Mary who was espoused to Joseph the Carpen●er and in that humane nature yielded himself an offering for sin for it was the body of his flesh by which sin was purged Col. 1. 22. I say seeing the son of God as he was in a body of flesh did bring in salvation for sinners and by this meanes as I said before we are saved even by faith in his blood righteousness resurrection c. How are they then deceived who own Christ no otherwise then as he was before the world began who was then without flesh and blood for he took that in time of the virgin Gal. 4. 4. Heb. 2. 14. I say they are wickedly deluded who own him no otherwise but as he was before the world was For in their owning of him thus and no otherwise they do directly deny him to be come in the flesh and are of that Antichristian party which John speaks of Joh. 4. 3. v. Every Spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the 〈◊〉 is not of God and this is that sprit of Antichrist whereof you have heard that it should come and even now already it is in the world Now because the enemy doth most notably wrest this Scripture as they do others to their own damnation I shall speak something to it and therefore when he saith every Spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God his meaning is Every spirit that doth not confesse that that Christ that was with the father before the world was did in the appointed time of the father come into the World took on him a body from the virgin and was very man as well as very God and in that body of flesh did do and suffer whatsoever belonged to the sons of men for the breach of the holy law of God and impute his glorious righteousnesse which he fulfilled in that body of his flesh to the soules that shall believe 〈◊〉 what he hath done and is a doing in the same body And that this is the mind of the Spirit of God consider First he himself saith handle me and see for a Spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me have when his disciples had thought he had been but a spirit Luke 24 39 40. Now that in this flesh he died for sins consider secondly that Scripture which saith Who his own sel● that is the Christ that was born of the Virgin did bear our sins in his own body on the tree See Col. 1. 22. in the body of his flesh saith he to present you holy and unblameable unreproveable in his sight Now that he arose again from the dead with the body of flesh wherewith he was crucified consider that forenamed Scripture Luke 24. 39 40. spoken after his resurrection Now that he went away with the same body from them into heaven consider that it is said And he led them out as farre as Bethany and he lift up his hands blessed them it came to pass while he blessed them he was carried from them carried into heaven Lu. 24. 50 51. This is the meaning of those words therefore Jesus Christ is come into the flesh that is Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh that he took of the Virgin hath brought us who were enthralled to the law the divel and sin to liberty and that by his obedience and death For asmuch then a●●h children were 〈◊〉 of flesh and blood saith the Scripture he Christ also himself took part of 〈◊〉 same Wherefore that though death 〈…〉 desir●y him 〈◊〉 had the power of 〈◊〉 that is the devill and deliver them who through feare of death were all their time subject to 〈◊〉 Heb. 3. 14 15. For he was delivered for our offer●es and was raised again for our justification Rom 4. 25. For he even that man through the power of the eternal Spirit did offer up himself without spot to God and thereby o● by that offering obtained eternall redemption for us Heb. 9 12 14. And therefore I say again and again look to your selves that you receive no Christ except Gods Christ for he is like to be deceived that will believe every thing that calls it selfe a Christ. For m●●y saith he shal ●ome in my name and shall deceiue many Matth. 24. 5. Now having spoken thus much touching the Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ I shal according to the assiistance of the Lord Jesus proceed and shall speak somthing of his Godhead Birth Death Resurrection Ascension and Intercession together with his most glorious and personal appearing the second time which will be to raise the dead and bring every work to judgment Eccles. 12. 14. ANd first I shall shew you that he is very God Co-eternal and also Co-equal with his Father 2. That by this Son of Mary which is equal with his Father the world was made 3. That he in the fulnesse of time was made of a woman made under the Law to redeem them them that were or are under the Law that is was borne of a woman And in our nature for he made himselfe of no reputation and took on him the forme of a servant and was made in the likenesse of men and in our stead he did fulfill the Law in point of Justification Rom. 10. 4. and was crucified for our

transgre●●ions 1 Cor. 1. 23 24 25. 4. That very body of the sonne of Mary which was crucified did rise again from the dead after he had been buried in Josephs Sepulchre that he in that very body ascended up into heaven and in that very body shall come again to these ends 1. First to judge the quick and the dead 2. To receive his Saints to himselfe 3. To passe eternal condemnation on his enemies These things in brief I shall touch upon according to the wisedom given me And therefore that Christ is very God I shall first prove by plain texts of Scripture 2. From the testimony of God Angels and men witnessed by the Scriptures 3. By several Arguments drawn from Scripture which will prove the same clearly 1. Then to prove it by the Scriptures though indeed the whole Book of Gods holy Scripture testifie these things plainly to be most true yet there be some places more pregnant and pertinent to the thing then others and therefore I shall mention some of them As first minde that in Prov. 8. v. 22 c. and there you shall finde him spoken of under the name of Wisedome the same name that is given him in 1 Cor. 1. 24. I say in that place of the Prov. above mentioned you shall find these expressions from his own mouth The Lord possessed me in tho beginning of his way before his works of old I was set up from everlasting from the beginning or ever the earth was when there was no depths I was brought forth while there was no fountaine abounding with water Before the mountains were s●tled before the hills was I brought forth While as yet he had not made the Earth nor the fields nor the highest places of the dust of the world When h● prepared the Heavens I was there when he set a compasse upon the face of the depth when he established the clouds above when he strengthened the fountaines of the deep When he gave to the Sea his decree that the waters should not pass ●his commandement When he appointed the foundations of the Earth then was I by him as one brought up with him And I was daily his delight rejoycing in the habitable parts of the Earth and my delight was with the Sonne of men Also John 1. 1 2. you have these words spoken of Christ In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God The same was in the beginning with God As also in Heb. 1. 2. the Apostle being about to prove the Sonne of Mary to be very God saith He hath in these latter daies spoken to us by his Sonne which sonne is the sonne of Mary as in Matth. 3. But saith the Apostle Heb. 1. 8. to the Sonne he saith Thy Throne O God is for ever and ever a Scepter of righteousnesse is the Scepter of thy Kingdome Again in John 17 5. you have the words of the sonne of Mary for it saying And now Father glorifie thou me with thine own selfe with the glory that I had with thee before the world was Again he himself saith before Abraham was I am And again I and my Father are one And in Phil. 2. 5. the Apostle saith Let the same mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus who being in the form of God thought it ●o robbery to be equal with God but made himselfe of no reputation and took on him the forme of a servant and was m●de in the likenesse of men Also Rev. 2. 8. Christ himselfe saith I am the first and the last which was dead but am alive And thus have I quoted some few Scriptures to prove that the Sonne of Mary is the true God 2. I shall give you the testimony of God himselfe touching the truth of this viz. That Christ the Sonne of the Virgin is the true God And first see Zach. 13. 7. and there you shall finde these words Awake O Sword against my Shepherd and against the Man that is my fellow saith the Lord of Hosts In this place the Lord doth call that Man his fellow which he doth not doe to any meer creature Again in Ma● 3. 17. he calls him his beloved sonne saying This is my beleved Sonne in whom I am well pleased And in the foresaid place of the Hebrews Cap. 1. the Apostle advancing the Lord Jesus brings in this question To which of the Angels said he at any time thou art my Sonne Ver. 5. But to the Sonne he s●●h ver 8. Thy Throne O God i● for ever and ever And this farre of the testimony that God himselfe hath given of the Son of Mary Jesus Christ. 3. The Angels do shew that he is God first in that they do obey him 2. in that they worship him 1. That they obey him is clear if we compare Rev. 21. 9. with Rev 22. 6. In the first of these places we finde that there came one of the Angels of the seven vials which had the seven last plagues and talked with John He came not of himselfe for in that 22 Cap. ver 6. he saith The Lord sent his Angel to shew unto his servants the things that must be done Now in the 16. verse you may see who this Lord God is He saith there I Jesus have sent mine Angel to testifie these things in the Churches * I am the ro●t as well as the Ofspring of David and the bright and morning star I say this obedience of the Angels doth testifie that Jesus which is the Sonne of Mary is the true and very God for they do obey God only Secondly The Angels doe shew that the sonne of Mary is the true God in that they do not onely obey him but worship him also yea they are commanded so to doe Heb. 1. 6. where it is wri●ten When he bringeth his first bego●ten into the world he i e God saith And let all the Angels of God worship him viz. the sonne of Mary Now the Angels themselves command that we worship none but God Rev. 22. 8 9. When John fell down to worship the Angel the Angel said See thou doe it not for I am thy fellow-servant worship God Now if the Angels should command to worship God and they themselves should worship him that by nature is no God they should overthrow themselves in comm●●ding one thing and doing another and so lose their own habitations and be shut up in chaines of darknesse to be punished with everlasting destruction from God himselfe at the great day And thus much concerning the testimony of Angels touching Jesus the Sonne of Mary the Sonne of God yea very an● true God Isa. 9. 6. Now followeth David hi● testimony among other of th● Saints who witnesse Jesus the Sonne of Mary to be true God and that you may finde in Psa. 110. 1. where he saith The Lord said unto my Lord sit thou on my right hand till I make thine enemies thy footstoole Also Isaiah in the 9. Chap.