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circumstances, it is evident that his body had 

 undergone a change, ( the corruptible had put 

 on in corruption :' it was no longer the human 

 body in its mortal state it was the body raised 

 to life and immortality, and united to the 

 Deity, 



te There was something about this divinity of 

 his person, that was probably unsuitable to a 

 more open display of himself to the public than 

 he vouchsafed to make. He shewed himself, 

 however, to all the Apostles ; 'he was seen of 

 above five hundred brethren at once ;' in short, 

 there were sufficient witnesses to attest his iden- 

 tity, and to publish the truth of his miraculous 

 resurrection to all mankind. The Jewish people, 

 in the rejection of our Lord, had filled the mea- 

 sure of their guilt ; they had no further claim 

 on him, and he no longer held his visible re- 

 sidence among them. When led to the cross, 

 he had warned them that they would see him 

 no more till they should be prepared to acknow- 

 ledge his authority. 



" The resurrection of our Saviour ensures 

 resurrection to us also ; it ensures to us a second 

 life ; but the complexion of that life depends on 

 our faith, and our obedience in this. He ' will 

 change our vile body, that it may be fashioned 

 like unto his glorious body ;' but this trans- 

 formation of our being requires a previous trans- 

 formation of our mind. 



