The works of the Reverend and learned MrHenry Grove, of Taunton : containing all the sermons, discourses, and tracts published in his life time . ural powerand affiftance; yet it muft be owned, thatthey do not fo immediately evince the truthof this particular fad:, as theirs who openlyappeared and fufFered, as eye-witneffes, ofour Saviours Refurredtion -, which( I repeatit) they would never have done, withoutbeing aflured of the truth of it. Being af-fured of this, they had not only the fup-port of a good confcience, but of a future,moft glorious recompence, which madethem triumph over all the
The works of the Reverend and learned MrHenry Grove, of Taunton : containing all the sermons, discourses, and tracts published in his life time . ural powerand affiftance; yet it muft be owned, thatthey do not fo immediately evince the truthof this particular fad:, as theirs who openlyappeared and fufFered, as eye-witneffes, ofour Saviours Refurredtion -, which( I repeatit) they would never have done, withoutbeing aflured of the truth of it. Being af-fured of this, they had not only the fup-port of a good confcience, but of a future,moft glorious recompence, which madethem triumph over all the malice of theworld, and rejoice in the immortality oftheir caufe, as their own. I [V. Let us compare the ^\\x\t^^^ before withthemfelves after^ the time they affirmed Chriftto be rifen; and we (hall be convincedby the remarkable change of their notions andtemper, and condudt, that their Lord wasrifen from the dead as they faid. This 98 ^Joe RefurreSiion Vol. I. This part of the argument having beenlittle confidered, I fhall be the larger uponit, and endeavour to fhew the force of itin feveral inftances.—But of this in thenext Ser. XI. T^je Refurre6iion &c. 399 SERMON XI. On the Refurredion of Jesus. Luke XXIV. Lord is rifen indeed. IN the preceding Difcourfe I obferved, thatthefe words might be formed into thisPropofition. It is a certain truths and capable of the mojlJatisfaS^ory proof that fefus^ our Lord, isrifen from the dead. In the management of this fubje(fl, I pro-pofed, I. To lay down a few prelimanary Obfer-vations. I. The Refurredlion of our bleffed Savi-our is a fundamental dodrine of Chriftianity. II. The dodtrine of Chrifts Refurredlionmight have flood firm, though it had not been 400 Ihe RefurreBion Vol. I. been fupported, as it now is, by the tefti-mony of eye-witnefles. III. The goodnefs of God is to be thank-fully obferved and acknowledged in givingthe world fuch abundant evidence for thetruth of this momentous article; being notbarely fu
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