XI - Ascension

WE nothing doubt, Luke 24.51. Act. 1.6. Matth. 28.6. Matth. 16.9. Luke 24 6. John 20.9. Matth. 28 18. 1 John 2.1. 1 Tim. 2.5. Psal. 110 1. Matth. 22 44. Matth. 12 36. Luke 20.42.43 Acts 1.1. Acts 3.19. 1 Thess. 1.4, 5, 6, 7, 8. but that the self-same Bodie, which was born of the Virgin, was Crucified, Dead and Buried, and which did rise again, did ascend into the Heavens, for accomplishment of all things: Where, in our names, and for our comfort, he hath received all power in heaven and in earth: Where he sitteth at the right hand of the Father, enthronized in his Kingdome, Advocate and onely Mediatour for us; which glory, honour, and prerogative, he alone amongst the Brethren shall possesse, till that all his enemies be made his foot stoole, as that we undoubtedly beleeve they shall be in the finall judgement, to the execution whereof, we certainly beleeve that the same our Lord Jesus shall visibly and apparantly returne, as that he was seene to ascend. And then we firmely beleeve that the time of refreshing and restitution of all things shall come, Matth. 25.34. Revel. 21.27. Esay 66.24 Matth 25.41. Mark 9.44, 46, 48 insomuch that those that from the beginning have suffered violence, injury and wrong for righteousnesse sake, shall inherite the blessed immortality promised from the beginning. But contrary wayes the stubborn, cruell, inobedient, oppressors, filthy persons, adulterers, and all sorts of unfaithfull men, shall be cast into the dungeon of utter darknesse, Matth. 22.13. 2 Pet. 3 11. 2 Cor. 5.11. Luke 21.28. John 15.4, &c. Esay 7.14. Ephes. 1.22. Col. 1.18. Heb. 9.11, 15. Heb. 10.21. 1 John 2.1. 1 Tim. 2.5. where their worme shall not die, neither yet their fire bee extinguished: the remembrance of the which day, and of the judgement to be executed in the same, is not onely to us a Bridle, whereby our carnall lusts are refrained, but also such inestimable comfort, that neither may the threatning of worldly Princes, neither yet the feare of temporall death and present danger move us to renounce and forsake that blessed societie, which we the members have with our Head and onely Mediatour Christ Jesus; whom we confesse and avow to be the Messias promised, the onely Head of the Church, our just Lawgiver, our onely High Priest, Advocate and Mediator. In whose honours and Offices, if a man or Angell presume to intrude themselves, we utterly detest and abhorre them, as blasphemous to our Soveraigne and Supreame Governour Christ Jesus.