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WHat faithless, froward, sinful man so far from grace is fled, That doth not in his heart believe the Rising of the Dead? Or, why do wicked mortal men their lives so vainly frame, That being Dead, they do suppose they shall not rise again. For why, if that the Dead indeed, which now consuming lyes, Shall not by God be raisd again, then Christ did never rise; And if so he our Saviour sweet he did not rise from death, Our Preaching is of no effect, and vains our hope on Earth. If Christ rose not again I say, then are we yet in sin, And they that fall asleep in him, no part of joy shall win:
Of all the Creatures living, then, which God on Earth did frame, Most wretched are the statess of men which spend their days in vain. But Christ is risen up from Death, as it was right and meet, And thereby trod down Death & Hell, and Sin, under his feet: And that the same to simple men, the plainer might appear, The glorious rising of the Lord, his word declareth clear. When he within the grave was laid, the Jews did Watch men set, Lest by his friends his corps thence should secretly be fet: A mighty Stone likewise they did on his Sepulchre role, And all for fear his body should away from thence be stole.
But in the Dead time of the night, a mighty Earth-quake came, The which did shake both Sea & Land, and all within the same: And then the Angel of the Lord came down from Heaven so high, And rold away the mighty Stone which on the ground did lie. His face did shine like flaming fire, his Cloaths were white as snow, Which put the watch-men in great fear who ran away for woe: And told unto the High-Priest plain what I do now rehearse, Who hired them for money straight, that they would hold their peace. And say, quoth he, His Servants came, whom he sometimes did keep, And secretly stole him away while ye were fast asleep: And if that Herod hear thereof, we will perswade him so, That you shall find no hurt at all, where ever you do go. But faithful Mary Magdalen, and James her Brother too, They brought great store of Oyntment as Jesus were wont to do: Who rose up early in the morn before that it was day, The body of the Lord t annoint, in grace whereas he lay. And when unto the Grave they came, they were in wondrous fear, They saw a young man in the same, but Christ they saw not there: Then said the Angel unto them, why are you so afraid: The Lord whom you do seek I know is Risen up, he said. Then went these women both away, who told these tidings than To John and Peter, who in haste to the Sepulchre ran; Who found it as the woman said, and then away did go, But Mary staid weeping still, whose tears declard her woe.
Who looking down into the grave, two Angels there did see; Quod they, Why weeps this woman so, even for my Lord, quod she: And turning then her self about as she stood weeping so, The Lord was standing at her back, but him she did not know. Why doth this woman weep, he said, whom seekst thou in this place? She thought it had the Gardner been, and thus she shews her case; If thou hast born him hence she said, then tell me where he is, And for to fetch him back again be sure I will not miss. What Mary! then our Saviour said, dost thou lament for me; O Master livest thou again, my soul doth joy in thee: O Mary touch me not, he said, ere I have been above Even with my God, the only God, and Father whom we love. And oftentimes did Christ appear to his Disciples all, Yet Thomas would not it believe, his faith it was so small, Except that he might thrust his hand into the wound so wide, And put his finger where the Spear did pierce his tender side. Then Christ, which knew all secrets to them again came he, Who said to Thomas, Here I am, as plainly thou mayst see: See here the hands which nails did pierce and holes are in my side; And be not faithless O thou man, for whom these pains I bide. Thus sundry times he shewd himself, when he did rise again, And then ascended into Heaven, in glory for to reign: Where he prepares a place for those whom he shall raise likewise, To live with him in Heavenly bliss above the lofty Skies.
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