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A42554 A prospect of heaven, or, A treatise of the happiness of the saints in glory wherein is described the nature and quality, the excellency and certainty of it : together with the circumstances, substance and adjuncts of that glory : the unspeakable misery of those that lose it, and the right way to obtain it : shewing also the disproportion between the saints present sufferings, and their future glory : many weighty questions discussed and divers cases cleered / by William Gearing ... Gearing, William. 1673 (1673) Wing G437; ESTC R31518 196,122 394

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rise_v upon_o which_o many_o absurdity_n gross_a heresy_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o impiety_n will_v ensue_v 1_o cor._n 15._o from_o 13._o ad_fw-la 19_o verse_n if_o there_o be_v no_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a then_o be_v christ_n not_o rise_v and_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o rise_v then_o be_v our_o preach_v vain_a and_o your_o faith_n be_v also_o vain_a yea_o and_o we_o be_v find_v false_a witness_n of_o god_n because_o we_o have_v testify_v of_o god_n that_o he_o raise_v up_o christ_n who_o he_o raise_v not_o up_o if_o the_o dead_a rise_v not_o sect_n iii_o but_o christ_n be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o become_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o they_o that_o sleep_v 1_o cor._n 15.20_o let_v we_o therefore_o consider_v the_o personal_a type_n or_o figure_n of_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n 1._o adam_n be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n among_o other_o thing_n in_o this_o viz._n that_o as_o he_o sleep_v in_o the_o garden_n so_o christ_n die_v on_o the_o cross_n and_o be_v bury_v 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the_o soul_n of_o life_n eternal_a this_o be_v david_n faith_n i_o believe_v to_o see_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n psal_n 27.13_o and_o fulgentius_n say_v it_o be_v not_o proper_a only_o to_o david_n to_o say_v so_o for_o say_v he_o the_o just_a man_n live_v by_o faith_n say_v bold_o i_o believe_v to_o see_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n s._n august_n speak_v well_o to_o this_o purpose_n god_n have_v promise_v thou_o o_o man_n that_o thou_o shall_v live_v for_o ever_o do_v thou_o not_o believe_v it_o that_o which_o he_o have_v already_o do_v for_o thou_o be_v a_o great_a matter_n than_o that_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v thou_o therefore_o let_v we_o labour_n to_o get_v a_o assure_a trust_n in_o god_n and_o his_o promise_n that_o when_o he_o that_o be_v our_o life_n shall_v appear_v we_o also_o may_v appear_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n which_o glory_n though_o we_o know_v it_o not_o yet_o we_o know_v that_o 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