SOME REASONS ASSIGNED For our Saviour's appearing Chiefly to the APOSTLES, After his Resurrection; And his Manner of Converfing with them, represented. 173 Some Reafons affigned, for our Saviour's appearing chiefly to his Apoftles, after his Refurrection, and his Manner of Converfing with them, reprefented: IN A SERMON Preached at Westminster - Abbey, On Eafter-Day, 1718. ACTS i. 3. To whom also he fhewed himself alive af ter his Paffion by many infallible Proofs, being feen of them forty Days, and Speaking of the Things pertaining ta the Kingdom of God. T IS a just Observation of S. Chry- SERM foftom, that though the Apostles VII. were allowed 2 be prefent with our Lord, SERM. Lord, and to behold him, when afcendVII. ing up into Heaven, yet they were not permitted to see him in the A&t of arifing from the Dead; because their Teftimony was requifite, in the one Cafe, to establish our Faith, but not in the other. It was fit, they fhould be Eyewitneffes of his Afcent; elfe, they had not been able to attest the Truth of that Matter of Fact, the Knowledge of which they could not afterwards have attained otherwise than by Revelation: But it was no ways neceffary that they fhould fee him, when he broke loose from the Grave, in order to their bearing witnefs of his Refurrection; fince it was fufficient to that Purpose, if they saw, and conversed with him, after he was rifen. And that they did fo, all the Evangelifts inform us, particularly S. Luke, in the Words of the Text, To whom alfo [i. e. unto the Apostles whom he had chofen, which are the concluding Words of the next preceding Verse] be Shewed himself alive after his Passion, by many infallible Proofs, ling feen of them forty forty Days, and fpeaking of the Things per- SERM taining to the Kingdom of God. The Obfervations I intend to fuggeft from thefe Words, may be reduced un der the three following Heads. I. Our Saviour's continuing forty II. His appearing throughout that III. The Manner of his fpending his I. The First Point that may deserve your Attention is, our Saviour's Conti nuance upon Earth for forty Days after he arofe. That VII: |