342 :hap.. 9. An Expojition upon the Book of J OB. Vert zy, We may further take notice from the i6th, 1 7th, and a $th Verfes of the firft Epift. to the Corinthians, Chap, 15. how the Apoftle turnes this Argument. As before he laid, If Chrift be rifen, howdoefamefay, that there is no refurreclion of the dead ; fo here on the other fide, Ifthe dead rifenot, Chrift is not rifen, and ifChrifi be not railed, yourfaith is vain,yee areyet inyourfinnes, and they that are fallen afleepe in Chrift areperifhed. From all he concludes in the2oth Verf. But now is rifenfrom the dead, andbecome thefirftfruits of them that fleepe;Forfrce by man came death, byman came alfo the refarrellienfrom the dead;For as inA- damall dyed, fo by Chri?t(hall all be made alive. There are two roots out of which life and death fpring. Death fpring. from A- dam, life from Chrift ; And as by Adam all dye,which are Adams feed, or his tons, (as all men naturally are) fo by Chrift all who are his feed and chil.'ren, and fo onely the elec4 and faithful! are, (hall be madealive. But then it may be queftioned, Shall not all then, even all the formes of zìldam be made alive by the refurreftion of their bodies, which is the generali fubjeft of that Chapter ? I anfwer, they (hall. Hence Chrift fpeakes ftributively, of them that (hall rife, as was (hewed but now, (yob. 5. 29.)They that have done good(hallcomeforth to the refi,r- reetionof life, and they that have done mill to the refurreîtion of damnation. But (hail not the wicked be railed altoby Chrift ? The 28 rh Verte anfwers; All that are in thegraves (ball heart is voice. Chrift (ball raife all, yet with a difference ; Thewicked (hall be raifed by vertue ofthat power or dominion which he bathover all Fleih ( 7oh. 17.2. ) Bitt the Godly are railed up by vertue ofthat unionwhich Chrift bath with their Spirits, pea: with their perlons. Secondly, Confider the words as holding out that which followes the refurreftion, judgement ; yob is conceived (in re- ference to his own prefent condition ) as having a 1peeiall eye at that for hewas hardly judged in thofedades, and therefore might comfort himfelfe in this hope, that his cafe fhould be jud- ged over again at the latter day. As ifhe had faid; Though Iam feverely treatedbyyouand cannot have right judgement here on earth, yet the time willcome when I(ballfurely haveit ;Ä4y Redee- mer(ballRand at the latter day upon earth, to minifier judgement untoall, and to me amongthe ref, From
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