Chap. 30. tln expolítion upon the Book of Jo a. Vcri. 23 2 t 9 becaufe, thoughhe had no fin in him, yet our fins were laydup- on him ; And if fin where it was only imputed or charged, brought death, as in the cafe ofChrift himfelfe, then howmuch more where it is inherent and a&ed, as it is in the bell of. Godly men. This is a common truth, and generally acknowledg'd, that all muff dye,but 'cis not common for men, to livein,much 1efla to live up to the knowledgeofthis truth, that they muffdye. But tomemay fay, this is not a generali truth ; that all muff dye, nor is this an indifpencibleappointment, That the grave ie the bottle appointedfor, allliving; Some have lived and not dyed, and fome (hall live and not dye, nor ever goe to thegrave. Firft There are fome, that have lived who never dyed, but have gor,,e toGod,by a leapeover the grave,or have efcaped the grave in their way toGlory. ( Gen. 5.24. ) And Enoch walked with Clod, land he was not,for god tooke him ; this is a difficult Scripture, but theApoftle ( Heb. I i<. 5.) gives afull and anun- erring Comment upon it, ByfaithEnoch was tranflated, that ha fhould not fee d ath, and hewas tootfound, becaufe Godhad tranfla- tedhim ; for before hie tranflatien, he had thi,t teffimony that be pleated Cfod.e .chwas tranflated, he didnot fee death;there's one that never went to the houleof thegrave. As God had tranflated him beforeout of a frnfull into a holy Rate, fo'Enoclo was fuch a proficient in grace, that God tranflated him fi om grace to glo- ry, without fo much as looking into thegrave. How then is the grave the honte appointed for all living ? And doe we not read that Eliahmade the fame efcape ? was not he taken uptoheaven in a fiery Chariot, (2Xingt 2.23. ) there'sanother who went not to that houle; how then was it appointed for all living? And as I have inftanced in two that have lived, and went not to the grave fo the Scripture fpeakes ofmany who (hall live here- after, and never goe to the grave Behold (faith the Apoftle, a Cor. r 5. 5 t. ) I (hewyou a myftery, we /hall not all¡leapt, (that is, we (hall not all dye,that, by fleepe hemeanes death,thewhole difcourfe of that Chapter makes it evident) what then fhall be- comeof us? That's anfwer'd in the next word; But we ¡hall all be changed, ina moment, in the treinckling (fan eye , at the Taff' trumpet,for the trumpetfhallfound,and the deadfhhall be rai,fed in- c.rrjoptible,andwe ¡ballbe changed. And agrine, (r Thef.4.57.) Thenwe whichare alive, and remaine, 'hallbe caught t p together, Ffz with
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