The new and complete life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: containing an authentic and full account of all the wonderful transactions, sufferings, and death of our glorious Redeemer . ce, not mentioned by the cvangel-ifts, the brethren fet out for the mountainin Galilee, perhaps that on Vv^hich he wastransfigured. Here five hundred of themwere gathered together, waiting the joyfulfight of their great Maffer, after he hadtriumphed over death and the grave ; fomeof them not having yet feen iiim after hisrefurreftion from the dead. The difciples did not v/ait long beforeJesus appeare
The new and complete life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: containing an authentic and full account of all the wonderful transactions, sufferings, and death of our glorious Redeemer . ce, not mentioned by the cvangel-ifts, the brethren fet out for the mountainin Galilee, perhaps that on Vv^hich he wastransfigured. Here five hundred of themwere gathered together, waiting the joyfulfight of their great Maffer, after he hadtriumphed over death and the grave ; fomeof them not having yet feen iiim after hisrefurreftion from the dead. The difciples did not v/ait long beforeJesus appeared, on which they were fei-zed with rapture ; and with hearts over-flowing with gladnefs, they approachedtheir kind, their benevolent Matter, andworfhipped him. Some few indeed doubt-ed, it being a thing agreeable to naturefor men to be afraid to believe what theyvehemently v/ifh, left they fhould indulgethemfelves in falfe joys, which vanifh likea morning cloud. But Jt sus afterwardsappeared frequently to them, and gave allof them fail fatisfaciion, and inftrufted themin many things relating to their preach*ing thegofpei, eftabiiftiing the church, andI fpreading it thrcugh the known AND LIVES OF HIS APOSTLES. 255 ^ur blessed Saviour, cither at his appear-<ance on the mountain, or some subsequent ap-•peai-ance, not mentioned by the eyangeUsts, probably ordered them to return to Jerusalem,as he propo:icd to asecnd visibly into heavenfrom the top of the Mount of Olives. , CHAPTER XLin. Jesus ascends into Heaven: The principal Arguments of the Deists against our blessedSaviours Resurrection, considered and refuted: Reflections on the Life and Doctrine of ourGreat Redeemer. ABOUT twelve days before the feast ofPentecost, called in the law the feast oftveeks, and nearly forty days after our blessedSaviour arose from the dead, the disciples re-paired to Jerusalem, probably in conformity to^ command g?i^en them by their great Masterat one of his appearances; unless we supp
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