What fell out about the buriall of Christ?
A great stone was rolled to the doore of the Sepulche, first, be∣cause
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A great stone was rolled to the doore of the Sepulche, first, be∣cause
so was the manner. 2 Least the bodie of the Lord should lie open to the abuse of the aduersaries. 3 By Gods coun∣sell and prouidence, to giue the greater certaintie of his resurrec∣tion, and to take away all suspicion of deceipt, and taking away of his bodie. Moreouer they sealed it vp, and warded it, both these being done not without the singular prouidence of God, namely, that the most hatefull enemies of Christ, by whose seale and custodie the Sepulchre of Chist was garded, might against their wils be compelled to acknowledge the resurrection which soone after followed. And to this vse also euen at this day remai∣neth the Sepulchre of Christ vnuiolated. For although the Turks do keepe it for gaine sake (which they reape in no small measure by them who trauel thither for religion sake) yet God would haue it extant, that it might be a monument of the historie of Christs death buriall and resurrection.