to the EPHESIANS, here in a way ofquickning. And then he doth r:iife the Body : and this of the ~~ Soul, it is the pawn ofthe other: as TertuUian Catth, by the qmckning ofour ~ Souls, our Bodies are alfo inaugurated il)to that Refurrechon, which is in the World to come. My Brethren, when the Spirit firfl: comes to dwell in our Hearts, he maketh our Bodies his Temple, as well as he doth our Soul: you have it, in I Cor. 6. 19. where our Body is called the Temple ofthe Holy-Gho£1:, and there he is faid to dwell: Now where ever God dwells, he hath took up his feat to dwell for ever, he will never be put out ofPoffeffion. The God-Head dwelling in our Saviour Chrifl:"s Body, as he faith, Deflroy this Tewple, and I will raife 1t "P agai11. Now the fame Spirit dwelling in us,that dwelt in Chrill; and our Bodies being likewife made the Temples ofthe Holy-Gho£1:: hence tberefdre (though we owe a Debt to that great Statute that came forth, that it is appr>iltted for aU Men to die) yet we are raifed up again. The fecond thing, you may obferve is this; That the Apofl:le paffeth by that Happinefs, which the Soul bath, ~tween our Death and RefurrcCtion. He cloth not mention that, you fee.; but next to that ofquickning the Soul, he mentions the R.efurrell:ion ofthe whole Man. Not that there is not a Happinefs, and a Bleffed– neiS ofthe Sou), either that the Soul fhould die, or that the Soul fhould fleep : No, the New-Tefl:ament isfo clear for it,as for nothing more. To day fbalt tho11 be with me in Pa.-adife. The poor Thiefdefired Chrifl: to remember him when he came into his Kingdom. Now Jefus Chrifl: was to poffds his Kingdom when afcended, and he fhall poffe(s it fully at 'latter day: Why, faith Chri£1:, I will remember thee~ before I come into my Kingdom ; that is a long while thither : I will remem– ber thee this day, aod thou fhalt be with me in that Paradife, which my Soul (for he expreffeth the fl:ateofSouls) is going to. And I take it alfo, that in 2 Cor. 12. the Raptures ofPaul into the third Heavens, and into Paradife, are two difl:intl: things. He was caught up to fee and view that HappineiS, which in the utmofl: tOp ofHeaven the Saints can enjoy, and ~cauC. he might think much to fl:ay fo long, therefore he was permitted to fee alfo, what in the mean time the Souls en– joy, 2nd fo was carried into Paradife, the place where Jefus Chrifl:"s Soul was un– till his Refurredion, which is alfo Heaven; as the 2 Cor. 5· throughout cloth fhew. But you fee here that the Apofl:le paffeth by that, and pitcheth upon the Refurre– ll:ion ofthe Body: And the Reafons why he cloth fo, I take it are thefe. Firfl, Becaufe that ofthe Soul it is comprehended under quickning : For all tbatChritl fhall do upon the Soul fingly, is here by a Synechdoche expreffed by that Word: what he fhall do in uniting Soul and Body, that comes under raiji11g m 11p in Chrift; and the Glory which he will put upon both, comes underjitti11g in heavenf;> placer. Now therefore, becaufe it is but upon the Soul, which is but a part ofa Man, which is the chiefthing that is quickned in fight; therefore here lie cloth not mention that. But indeed the greater Reafon of the two is this ; Bec•ufe the RefurreCtion of the Body, is the great 'Point and Principle ofChrifl:ianity. The Heathens, they ·would cafily be per(uaded ofa Paradife, and of a Comfort, which the Souls en– joyed; which they thought to be immortal; but the Refurrea:ion they generally denied. So did many ofthe Jewr, as you know the Saddum did. In the I The.JJ. 4-12. it is one Charall:er, the Defcription of Heathens,aod their Doll:rine that they JDOurri for thole that are dead, without any hope ofthe RefurreCtion : So that one that bath no hope ofthe RefurreCl:ion, is all one with an Heathen. And ver. I 4· ofthat Chapter, the Apofl:le tnakes this ·the common Principle ofall Chrifl:ianity ; lfwe believe (faith he) that Je[JH died, and rofe again: then we believe alfo, that them who jleep in Jtfw; God will bring with him : the meaning whereof is this; We, all Cbrifl:ians; believe this, we take it for granted, we are no Chrifl:ians elfe. I fay, this is one great Point of Chrifiianity, which therefore the Apofl:les, where" ever they came, fl:ill preached both to Jews and Gentiles. To the Jews, in the very beginning ofthe Church, in ArJ. 2. 4· And to the Gentiles, So Paul in ACJ. 17. r8. At his c?mming to Atheni; preached to them the Refurre6l:ion. For it is a Fudamental Pomt. Therefore m 1 Tim. 2. 17. lt IS made an evrdence of Dam– nation, to deny the Ref~~rrell:ion; and &id to bean over-throwing the Faith: infomuch
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