Seuen goulden candlestickes houlding the seauen greatest lights of Christian religion shewing vnto all men what they should beleeue, & how they ought to walke in this life, that they may attayne vnto eternall life. By Gr: Williams Doctor of Divinity

• This Trea∣tise she∣weth,
  • 1. The malice of the Iewes.
  • 2. The deuotion of the wo∣men, where is shewed,
    • 1. Their number, Three: and why?
    • 2. Their names,
      • ...1. Mary Mag∣dalen.
      • ...2. Mary. Iacobi.
      • ...3. Mary Salome.
      whereby is shewed,
      • 1. The fortitude.
      • 2. The fruitfulnesse.
      • 3. The peaceablenesse of the Church.
  • 3. The action, where is consi∣dered,
    • 1. The matter, a seeking of Christ.
    • 2. The manner, which was a seeking him,
      • 1. Early.
      • 2. Earnestly.
      • 3. Mournefully.
      • 4 Onely.
      • 5. Continually.
    • 3. The end, to embalme him.
  • 4. A question resolued, how these women, or one of them at least being so wicked, became so deuout; handled at large.
• 3. The office of the An∣gell.
  • 1. In respect of Christ to doe him seruice.
  • 2. In respect of the keepere to terrifie them.
  • 3. In re∣spect of the wo∣men;
    • 1. To com∣fort them,
      • 1. By the manner of their apparition,
        • 1. In white.
        • 2. On the right side.
      • 2. By their friendly al∣loc. teach.
        • 1. Whom we ought to feare.
        • 2. Whom we ought not to feare
        • 3. How we ought to feare.

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  • ...
    • ...
      • 2. To in∣struct them,
        • 1. What they shold beleeue, touching the resur∣rection of Christ: where is handled,
          • 1. The resurre∣ction it selfe, is shewed,
            • 1. Neg. that C. was not in the gra.
            • 2. Affir. that he was risen & gone away, & therfore not there: where the corporall presence of Christ is handled at large.
            • 3. Illustratiuely two wayes. viz.* 1.1
          • 2. The place from whence he rose is discussed: where the discention of Christ to hell, is shewed, the
            • 1. Necessity requiring it
            • 2. Scriptures prouing it.
            • 3. The consent of all an∣tiquity, confirming it.
          • 3, The manner how Christ rose, in re∣spect of the
            • 1. The place, from the dead.
            • 2. The time, early.
            • 3. Person
              • 1. Truely.
              • 2. Perfectly.
              • 3. Gloriously.
          • 4. The application of the whole doctrine, where is shewed, that the resur∣rection worketh,
            • 1. Our resurrection from sinne, which must bee as his was;
              • 1. Speedily.
              • 2. Truely.
              • 3. Totally.
              • 4. Constantly.
            • 2. Our assurance of re∣surrection into glory.
        • 2. What they should doe, where is shewed how necessary it is to ioyne practise vnto the profession of Christianity.

Notes

• * 1.1

  • 1. A Priori from the pre∣dictions, that Chr. should rise; where is shewed,
    • 1. Why he was to rise, in
      • 1. resp. of Sat.
      • 2. res. of Man.
      • 3. res. of Him.
    • 2. Why to rise on the third day,
      • 1. of his Ene.
      • 2. of his Disci.
      • 3. of all Ch^as.
  • 2. A Poste∣riori, from the subse∣quents of his resurre∣ction, and heere is shewed,
    • 1. The Iewes reasons why they will not beleeue.
    • 2. Our rea∣sons why we beleeue him to haue ri∣sen:
      • 1. Angelicall assertion.
      • 2. Manifold apparitions.
      • 3. Many cir∣cumstantiall demonstrati∣ons.
• ‖ 1.2

  • To con∣firm their faith tou∣ching.
    • 1. The quality of his Person.
    • 2. The certainty of his resur.
    • 3. The maner of our restau.
    • 4. The declaration of our state and condition.