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A45347	Christ's ascension into heaven asserted and practically improved in several sermons / by Joseph Hallet ... whereunto is added by way of preface some account of the pious author.	Hallet, Joseph, 1628?-1689.	1693 (1693)	Wing H450; ESTC R30724	41,914	130

only heard of one before the Law and one under the Law by an ascension translated to Heaven The third whereof both the other were Types was Christ under the Gospel 2. I prove it by Prophesies also In order whereto if you please to turn to the 68 Psalm 18. you shall find David so confident of Christ's Ascension that his Faith looks upon it as a thing already performed Thou hast ascended on high The Fashion of that Language to express the absolute certainty of things to come by a Tense that denotes the performance already past Whence that Expression Babylon is fallen is fallen though it be not accomplished to this day and least any should mistake the Act he takes off all misunderstanding by the Effect Thou hast led Captivity captive Thou hast received Gifts for Men. And that this Prophesie had an eye to Christ's Ascension that Christ's ascension was the compleating of it We are told by Paul in two places Eph. 4.8 Where you have an account of what Christ did after his Ascension in Expressions proportionable to the Prophesie of what he should do When he ascended up on high he led Captivity captive The other Text is Heb. 4.14 The Psalmist had said before Thou hast ascended on high The Apostle in this place saith We have a great High Priest that is past into the Heavens Jesus the Son of God Nor can I think or find less understood by that Expression of the Psalmists Psalm 110.7 He shall drink of the brook in the way therefore he shall lift up his head That it is spoken of Christ all grant and that he should be advnaced at God's Right-hand the Sense of the whole Psalm carries it But first he must drink of the Brook by the way of that Cup which God had put into his hands for the taking off of his Peoples Sins and attoning the Justice of God and then should he lift up his head That is rise from the Dead and ascend into Heaven But if this shall be thought too obscure take a further view in the Prophesie of Daniel 7 Ch. 13 14. I saw in the Night Visions and behold one like the Son of Man came with the Clouds of Heaven and came to the ancient of days and they brought him before him and there was given him Dominion and Glory and a Kingdom that all People Nations and Languages should serve him His Dominion is everlasting and his Kingdom that which shall not destroyed This Kingdom and Dominion must be understood of Christ's Ascension and not of his coming to Judgment because at his coming to Judgment all things are to be delivered up into the hands of the Father 1 Cor. 15. And that it is to be understood of Christ's Ascension we may sometimes gather from the Manner of his coming to Heaven Which faith the Prophet was in the Clouds and in the 1st Acts you there find he was carried up to Heaven in the Clouds 3. I prove it also from Promises many whereof you have from Christ's own Mouth Nor can I conceive less signified in that Speech of Christ's 6 John 62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before And in that 16 John 5.7 But now I go the way to him that sent me What dress soever the Words seem to appear in we know they were given as a Cordial and Support to the Disciples Spirits at Christ's departure the Comfort and Direction of the Spirit being that which should follow upon and so was a Promise 4. I prove it by Witnesses too You have it reported from the Mouths of those that saw it an Eye-witness is a good Evidence He gathered the Eleven together and while they beheld 't is said he was taken up Acts 1.9 10. Nor Nor did they only see it joyntly but witness it severally so saith Peter 1 Pet. 3.22 He is gone into Heaven And after him comes Paul with a late but as sure a testimony Eph. 4.10 He that descended is the same also that ascended But if Men should mistake Angels may he heard They also are recorded as Eye-witnesses of his glorious Triumph Acts 1.10 As he went up to two Men stood by them in white apparel which also said this same Jesus which is taken from them into Heaven c. And indeed scarce shall you find any one Point in all the Scripture proved more punctually And no wonder I know no Point that hath a Womb greater with Mercies There cannot fall out a Cross but a dull Eye may here see an excellent Comfort Nor any Condition so mean and low which this new State of Christ's will not sweeten and in time change As by God's assistance we shall shew hereafter Be instructed how to carry your selves when the time of your Dissolution draws on Nay take all in a word Descendit secundum naturam assumentem quae se in carne manifestavit Ascendit verò secundum naturam assumptam in quâ se manifestavit He descended according to that Nature which did assume which manifested it self in the Flesh but ascended according to that Nature which was assumed in which he manifested himself HAving thus opened and confirmed the Proposition by Scripture We shall now go on as far as Scripture will warant to give some Reasons Why it was that Christ did ascend into Heaven Some Reasons respect Christ and some his People Reas 1. Because he had finished that Work which he was sent to do he was sent forth from the Father to bring about that great design of Heaven Glory to God by good will to Man His Work done that is God's ends accomplished he had no more to do but to go whence he came and to manifest that his Work was done by taking his place again on the Throne When Ambassadors have delivered their Master's pleasure according to their Commission they return again to their Masters Courts And hence it is that our Saviour ready to depart tells his Apostles That he came from the Father into the World and having done his business was to leave the World and go to the Father again John 16.28 and 17 John 4.5 He looks upon finishing his Work as so great a reason of his ascension to Heaven that he makes that the only Argument to move the Father to glorifie him with that Glory which he had once enjoyed with himself I have glorified thee on Earth I have finished the Work which thou gavest me to do And now O Father glorifie thou me with thine own self with the Glory which I had with thee before the World was He had finished his Father's Work on Earth It was now but reason that he should go to Heaven 'T is observable that Christ could not recover his former Glory again till he had done the Sinner's work that is he could not have the Glory again till he had opened a way for more Souls to be glorified too Oh Grace inexpressible No entring for Christ into Glory till he had done