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VVhat signes testified that Christ was truely risen?

Foure chriefly.

1. An earthquake, as though the earth euen did long to restore him to heauen, and for a testimonie of the Resurrection accompli∣shed, as also of the efficacie, and so of the omnipotencie of Christ, who by his power, and at his pleasure doth shake heauen, earth, and sea.

2. An huge stone was remoued from the sepulcre by the Mi∣nisterie of an angell. Mat. 28.2.

3. The Sepulcre left empty.

4. The garments of the sepulcre left in it, namely the linnens & the napkin wrapped together apart. Iohn. 20.5.6.7. With signs did conuict the keepers of the Sepulcre, of a lye, who though they knew by the earthquake and other signes that Christ had truly

risen againe, which thing also they told to the chiefe Priests, Mat 28. Yet being corrupted with money, they forged this lye, that the bodie of the Lord was stollen away by the Disciples, Mat. 28.13. For neither would the Disciples haue taken away their Master naked, leauing the cloathes behind them, when it was more readie and handsome for them to carie away the bo∣die as it was wound; neither would they, being afraid of the Souldiers, who were present and warded, haue laid to∣gither the garments, so handsomely and seuerally, when as their attempt would haue admitted no delay, in regard of the present danger.