19, 20, 21. After a long time, the lord of those fervants cometh and reckoneth with them. And fo he that had received five talents, came and brought other five talents. His lord faid unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant; -enter thou into the joy of thy lord. So 23. 34. Then fhall the king say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye bleffed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.-46.-thefe (the wicked) fhall go, away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. Luke xiv. 14. thou fhalt be recompensed at the refurrection of the just. John v. 28, 29. the hour is coming, in the which all that are in their graves fhall hear his voice, and shall come forth, they that have done good, unto the refurrection of life; and they that have done evil, &c. vi. 40.-This is the will of him that fent me, that every one which feeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raife him up at the last day. can come to me, except the Father and I will raise him up at the laft day. 54. whofo eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. xvi. 22. Ye now have forrow: but I will fee you again, and your heart fhall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. Acts iii. 19. Repent ye therefore and be converted, that your fins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the prefence of the Lord. 1 Cor. v. 5. To deliver fuch an one unto Satan, for the deftruc

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draw him:

we are

tion of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jefus. 2 Cor. i. 14. your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus. v. 2, 3, 4.—we groan earneftly, defiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from Heaven. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be uncloathed, but cloathed upon; that mortality might be fwallowed up of life. (Comp. 1 Cor. xv. 52, 53, 54.- the dead fhall be raised incorruptible, and we fhall be changed: For this corruptible muft put on incorruption, and this mortal muft put on immortality.. Then shall be brought to pafs the faying that is written, Death is fwallowed up in victory.) Eph. iv. 30.-grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are fealed unto the day of redemption. Rev. xi. 18. thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged; and that thou fhouldst give reward unto thy fervants the prophets, and to the faints; to them that fear thy name, small and great; and fhouldst destroy them that destroy the earth.

IX. They fhall not have eternal life, or fulvation; fhall not put on immortality; be received unto Christ; enter into his joy; behold his glory, or be like him; till the refurrection, &c.

3.

In

John vi. 54. as above in fect. viii. — xiv. 2, my Father's house are many mansions.— I go to

prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive

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you unto myself, that where I am ye may be also.. xvii. 24. Father, I will that they also whom thou haft given me, be with me, where I am; that they may behold my glory which thou haft given me. Acts iii. 20, 21. Jefus Chrift - whom the Heaven must receive, until the times of reftitution of all things which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets. Rom. vi. 5.—if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we fhall be alfo in the likeness of his refurrection. viii. 1 1.—if the Spirit of him that raised up Jefus from the dead, dwell in you; he that raised Chrift from the dead fhall also quicken your mortal bodies, by his Spirit, that dwelleth in you.-17if fo be that we fuffer with him, that we may be allo glorified together. -18. For I reckon that the fufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that fhall be revealed in us. 19. For the earneft expectation of the creature, waiteth for the manifeftation of the fons of God. —23.—not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firft-fruits of the Spirit: even we ourselves, groan within ourselves; waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. Add 1 Cor. xv. 52, 53, 54. as above, fect. viii. Phil. iii. 20, 21. For our converfation is in Heaven, from whence alfo we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jefus Chrift: who fhall change our vile body, that may be fashioned like unto his glorious body. Col. iii. 4. when Chrift who is our life fhall appear, then fhall

it

Theff. ii. 19.

ye

alfo appear with him in glory. What is our hope, or joy, or

crown

ye

in the pre

crown of rejoicing? are not even fence of our Lord Jefus Chrift, at his coming. iv. 14, 15, 16, 17. For if we believe that Jefus died and rofe again, even fo them also which fleep in Jefus, will God bring with him. For this we fay unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are al.ve, and remain unto the coming of the Lord, fhall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself fhall defcend from Heaven with a fhout, with the voice of the arch-angel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Chrift fhall rife firft: Then we which are alive and remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and fo fhall we ever be with the Lord. 2 Theff. i. 6,7. It is a righteous thing with God to recompence tribulation to them that trouble you; and to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jefus fhall be revealed from Heaven. -10. when he shall come to be glorified in the faints, and to be admired of all them that believe in that day. 2 Tim. i. 18. The Lord grant unto him, that he may find mercy of the Lord, in that day. iv. 8. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness; which the Lord, the righteous judge, fhall give me at that day and not to me only; but unto all them that love his appearing. Heb. ix. 28.- Chrift was once offered to bear the fins of many: and unto them that look for him, fhall he appear the fecond time, without fin, unto falvation. 1 Pet. iv. 13. - rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Chrift's fufferings; that when his

glory fhall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. v. 4.— when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye fhall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 1 John iii. 2.- Now are we the fons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we fhall be; but we know, that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we fhall fee him as he is.

X. They, their faith, labours, and fufferings, are loft, perished, unprofitable; if there be no refur

rection.

John vi. 39,&c. as above, fect. i. p. 396. 1 Cor.. xv. 18. Then, (i. e. if Christ be not raised) they alfo which are fallen afleep in Chrift, are perished. [Comp. Pf. cxlvi. 4. and Ecclef. ix. 6.] 32. If after the manner of men, I have fought with beafts at Ephesus; what advantageth it me, if the dead rife not? - 58. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye ftedfaft, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord; forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain, in the Lord. [This fuppofes, that all their labour in the Lord would be in vain, if no refurrection.] Therefore,

XI. The refurrection is the grand object of our faith, hope, and comfort.

Acts xxiii. 6. — Paul cried out-of the hope and refurrection of the dead, I am called in question. xxiv. 15. I have hope towards God,-that there fhall be a refurrection of the dead, both of the juft and unjust. 1 Cor. i. 7, 8. Ye come behind in no

gift ;