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The Larger Catechiſm. 15 Q. How war Chriſt exalted in his Reſurection? A. Chriſt was exalted in his Reſurrection, in that not having ſeen Corruption in Death, of which it was not poſſible for him to be held o; and having he very lame Body in which he ſuffered, with the eſſential Properties thereof P, but without Mortali- y, and other common Infirmities belonging to this Life, really united to his Soul q; he role again from the Dead the third Day by his own Power r, where- by he declared himſelf to be the Son of God, to have ſatisfied Divine Juſtice, to have vanquiſhed Death, and him that had the Power of it, and to be the Lord of Quick and Dead w: All which he did as a publick Perſon, the Head of his Church y, for their Juſtification, Quickening in Grace , Support againſt Enemies b, and to aſſure them of their Reſurrection from the Dead at the laſt Day c. o Acts ii. 24. 27. p Luke xxiv. 39. q Rom. vi. 9. Rev. i. 18. r John. 18. Rom. i. 4. 1. Rom. viii. 34. Heb. ii. 14. w Rom. xiv. 9. X. Cor. xv. 21, 22. y Eph. i. 20,22,23. Col. I. 18. z Rom. iv. 29. a Eph. fi. 1,5,6. Col. ii. 12. b 1 Cor. xv. 25, 26, 27. c 1 Cor. Q. How was Chriſt exalted in his Aſecnſion ? 4. Chriſt was exalted in his Aſecnſion, in that having, after his Reſurrection, often appeared unto, and converſed with his Apoſtles, ſpeaking to them of the Things pertaining to the Kingdom of God 2, and giving them Commiſſion to preach the Goſpel to all Nations e; forty Days after his Reſurrection, he in our Nature, and as our Head f, triumphing o- ver Enemies g, viſibly went up into the higheſt Hea- vens, there to receive Gifts for Men b, ſo raiſe up our Affections thither i, and to prepare a Place for us k, where himſelf is, and ſhall continue till his ſe- cond Coming at the Eod of the World L. d Acts.