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To: Kolokotronis

One starting point would be the blog I mentioned. As I recall, the author is studying Andrewes in particular and you may pick up some useful links.


5 posted on 11/19/2005 6:00:56 PM PST by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || (To Libs:) You are failing to celebrate MY diversity! || Iran Azadi)
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To: sionnsar

Look at these snips from +Lancelot:

"An Angel was the messenger [of Christ’s resurrection], for none other messenger was meet for this message. For if His birth were tidings of so great joy as none but an Angel was meet to report it, His resurrection is as much. As much? nay, much more. As much; for His resurrection is itself a birth too. To it doth the Apostle [Acts 13:33] apply the verse in the Psalm, ‘This day have I begotten Thee’ [Ps. 2:7]. Even this day when He was born anew, tanquam ex utero sepulchri, ‘from the womb of thy grace.’ As much then, yea much more. For the news of His birth might well have been brought by a mortal, it was but His entry into a mortal life; but this here not properly but by an Angel, for that in the Resurrection we shall be ‘like the Angels’ [Matt. 22:30], and shall die not more; and therefore an immortal messenger was meetest for it. - 3rd Sermon on the Resurrection.

The doctrine of the Resurrection is one of the foundations, so called by the Apostle [Heb. 6:1]. It behoveth him therefore, as a skilful workman, to see it surely laid. That is surely laid that laid on the rock, and ‘the rock is Christ’ [1 Cor. 10:4]. Therefore he laid it on Christ by saying first, ‘Christ is risen’ [1 Cor 15:20].

Of all that be Christians, Christ is the hope; but not Christ every way considered, but as risen. Even in Christ un-risen there is no hope. Well doth the Apostle begin here; and when he would open to us ‘a gate of hope’ [Hos. 2:15], carry us to Christ’s sepulchre empty; to shew us, and to hear the Angel say, ‘He is risen.’ Thence after to deduce; if He were able to do thus much for Himself, He hath promised us as much, and will do as much for us. We shall be restored to life. - 2nd Sermon on the Resurrection.

Good stuff S!


6 posted on 11/19/2005 6:34:04 PM PST by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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