Besides  this,  ye  have  perceived  and  seen  God  to  be  every
where  in  his  works  :  for  the  tokens  and  wonders  which  he


V.]  THE    SENDING    OF    THE    HOLY    GHOST.  405

shewed  and  declared  amongst  you,  give  evident  knowledge
that  God  was  in  him,  and  wrought  in  him  presently;  for  no
man  had  been  able  to  do  the  tokens  that  he  did,  unless
God  had  been  with  him.  Which  tokens  also  were  spoken
of  before  by  the  prophets  concerning  Christ;  and  by  those
tokens  must  ye  know  and  confess,  that  he  is  even  the  true
Messias,  of  whom  the  prophets  spake.  Wherefore  consider
ing,  that  by  his  former  doctrine  and  godly  power  ye  know
that  he  is  the  true  Messias,  ye  ought  not  to  be  offended
that  he,  as  an  evil  doer,  was  crucified  upon  the  cross  :  for
it  was  the  special  determination  of  God,  that  Messias  should
be  crucified,  according  to  the  foresayings  of  the  prophets.
Consider  ye  also,  that  the  prophets  likewise  spake  of  his
resurrection  from  death ;  by  the  which  ye  may  well  perceive
that  he  is  the  true  Messias/

Thus  earnest  is  Peter,  beating  into  them  the  resurrection
from  the  dead,  and  that  out  of  the  scripture.  For  Christ's
resurrection  from  death  is  a  strong  argument  to  prove  his
Godhead ;  as  it  is  taught,  Rom.  i.  John  xx.
