Now the earth quakes, the rocks are rent, the sun becomes black, and
Jesus still cries out, that he was forsaken of God; and presently
boweth his head and dies.
And for all this there is no cause assigned from God, but sin. "He
was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our
iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and by his
stripes we are healed."
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST.
You shall have the testimony of the holy angels by the Scriptures,
to the resurrection of the Son of God. And first, in Mark 16: 3-7,
the words are these:
"And they said among themselves, Who shall roll away the stone?"
They had a good mind to see their Lord; but they could not, as they
thought, get away the stone which covered the mouth of the
sepulchre. "And when they had looked," that is, towards the
sepulchre, "they saw the stone rolled away, for it was great; and
entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man," that is, an
angel, "sitting on the right side, clothed with a long white
garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not
afraid," you have no cause for it; "you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who
was crucified; he is not here, he is risen: behold the place where
they laid him." What scripture can be plainer spoken than this? Here
is an angel of the Lord ready to satisfy the disciples of Jesus that
he was risen from the dead.
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