ofSaluation and 'Damnation. 93 r --------~~~~~~~--~~~~ I. Death it freeththe godly from the tyra- A Ch..ill, (• )~~• powers ofheauenfhallbee fl1a· nieofSatan 'finne, the world, the f!elb and eken: tfte Sunne and Moonefhall be darkened, tcrnall dam~;tion, yea, from infinite both p:· and the Statres ilia! feemeto fall from heauen: rilsand lofies, and doth place vs b~th (,ft and (~)at which fight the elel'l: then liuiug!hall rehappy,vnderthe(hadow,as itwerc,ofChrills ioyce,but the reprobate ilia! fi1ake euery ioynt wings. ofthem.(•)Math-24·29. lmmedi.rtly•feenhe II. Chrillby hisdeath,hath fanl'l:ified vntrih•l.,i•wof rO.fo J••nJh•U the S•nne be d4r~t- ,· to vs both death and the graue. ned, ••J the Maone Jh•llnot giue h.r ligbt, the III. Chrifl: is both inlife and death, gaine StA¥rer,.fh•/Jf•Ofr~m bea•m,& the P"'"" ofhe•- to·thc godly.Phil.I .2x. ·· . ••~ fb•Obe{h•kn: 30• .And then Jh•U •ppe.,.e the IV. Thofe confolations whi~ the fpirit figne ofthefonn,.f"'""in he411en: •nd thenfh•O •U of Chrirl: doth fuggeft to the foules of the thek_indredsofthntUth mourn, &th<JJh•llfitthe faithfull,doe by many degrees furmount the (onneofmA!I<Dmtirttbuloudtofhe•uen, with P'"" dolours ofdeath. tr•ndg.r•tgkrie. (b)Luk. 21.26. MenJ he"" V. The defire ofthat moll brightand gl.ofodf•iletht"' for ft,.,,..,.,J for looking •fier thoft rious beholding of god, and the prefence of thi>>gr;.,hi<hJb.O"""•• the world.28..And !I>hen thofe Saintswhich are deplrted before vs. B theje thing, h<gi•to """~•p.ffi,thm J.o~e vp,•nd VI. In lleadofourboJies, wee !hall. bee Jiftvp yo¥r hMJJ, for J'"' mltmprion draweth clothed with glory,>.Cor,5.I. nem.2.Tim+8. Henceforth u l•idvpf•rtn< tl>< vu. The £ling ofdeath, nomel.y finne, is crown.. frighteo•fne!fe, ,.,hU;;, the LDrd, therighthen Cot:tken away, as thatthat Serpemc.mno tt~Hsiud,gt fbA8giutme'it thAtda;; 4nd,at to m: more hurtvs.I .Cor. I) •)5 .0 lkath, wh~reUthJ ontly,6td1J~tto them thtu lout hU appetirtng. ~ing! 0 gra11e, whtre u thy villoryJHebr. 2.15. II. Then the heauens, bceing all. fet on ThAt he might deli11eraOthem, ,.hicbfor f:areof fi.re, !hallwith a noifelike to thatof chariot de•th,wm •11 thei< life-tim:{ubie[l to bondage. wheeles,fuddenly pa!Te away,& the elements, VIII. We fhonld not fo much thinke of with the earth,and all therein !hall beedi!Tolour death, as to take an ex,a: accotinte ofour uedwith fire. 2 Pet.;. I 2.Lookjngfor,andhafting life. Forthat man·cannot die ill, who hath li. '1111111hecontmi•g ofthe J•y of G1d, br.,hich th< ued well:and he feldomedieth well, that hoch': heaNtnJ~eeingfert"nftre, Jb•llb~e dijfoiued, and liued badly. rheelmoenrsfoal/melt with hwe. q.But we/ogke IX. Theangels they ll:and atour elbowes, r....,,. b...., •• ........ <Arth' according lo hi< till fo foone as a Saint departeth, they rr.ay p•·omife,whminJ,elltth •llrighteouf•<.fe. withal! fpeed,immediately tranfpott his foule C At the fame time 1when as all thefc thing·s into hcauen. !hall com~ to pa!Te,(•)the found ofthe !aft Sonlcs beingone~ inheauen, remaine there Trumpet fhal be heard, (ounded by the Archtill the lall day ofiudgement,where they partangel-(b) And Chrift fhalcame fuddely in the ly magnilie the name ofGod, and partly doe clouds,with power,& gloty,and agreattraine waite, and pray for t!fe confummation ofthe of Angels, (•)Mat.>4·3I • .Ana bejl,.l/find hi< kingdome ofglorie, and fullfelicitie In bod(e A ngelt 'WIIhagre4t fo•n1•f• Tromptt: r. Tht!T and foule.Reuel.5.8. Andwhenhti h•J••~mthe 4· I 6. The Lordhimft/feJh•lld•ftendfromHe•- 6..i(,tbefour< be4f/1, and thef•u:• & tWtnt)'ldm ~m .,ith•fhoMI, tM<O 10ith.1hr '"'"ofthe tArrh- (<0d1wn before ,r,, L•..b, h•umg euery-ont h•rp1, 'ttnge6, find With th< Tru,ptt ofGod:•ndtht de.d •ndg•lden v~a!Jfull•f•dourt, which Art the pr•y- ,in Chrij/fo•lhift fir{/ (h)Mat.24·3"· I,Theff.' ert~f the S••~tJ, 9. .And lh'J (ung• newfong, 4• 17. ThenJh•ll Wetfrhich /me .,Jremain•, he foy,ng, Thou 4rt ·.voYtlolt to tak!the bo6kt,t~~tJ4 too- '"'*tht V! lt!Uh them •Jfo in th6 tloHdes to meete pentheJi•lett;creaf, bec•llfethou ~»•.HiUed, And, the Lord i~tthtAirt, ·•ndfoJb•llwee '""bee With hafl r~dwnedw to G•dby rhybl•od, 'out •fe•erii the Lo.rd. ~indred,•ndtongu•,•••iptaple,•nd n~ti••:~Reuel.' · Iir. Now at the found of the ·Trumpet, I 4>· I heArd ,b, "'"" of h.rpm h.rp••! 'With D the Elell: which were dead, !hall rife with thmharp11. 3• An4 <heyfung .u iwwm, • .,,., thofe very bodies which were turned to dull, fo~gbef~re thr thron<, Reueh:. 6. t~• .Andth')_ and one part rent from another, !hail by th~ med~ltbalo"d",;ce,foJing,H•w long,(-ordholy omnipotent power ofGod, beereftored, and •ndtr••; doeflnotthou i•dg<, and ••engeo•r b1oo4 the foules ofthem!hall defcend from heauen ' onthtmlh.<td,.eK•ntbeeor)h? and bee brought againe into thofc bndies~ As for(•)themwhich then!hall be aliue, they CHAP, XLIX, Oftheef/•teofthe E/e[lat thelajl d•y ofindgement, • THe lall day of i~dgement !ball be on this manner: I. Immediately before the comming of !ball bee changed in the twincklingofan eye, and this mutation !ball· bee itd\ead ofdeath. And atthattime,thebodds tbalt'(eceihe their full redemption; (b) and allth<i ·bodie,.·oftho Elect !hall bee made like the' glorious bodie of Chritl Iefus, and therefore !hall bee fpi– rituall, immortall,glorious, Md free from all infirmity, (•) I.Gor. H·5I ·5>; weeJT.•tlnota/1 jlupe; bt.t ~e fhallbe~h~tnged,.in.fm,,unr, in the' 'twinckling •f•neye•.e the141 Trumptt-43· (b) lr I 1. - i1
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