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be_v a_o passage_n to_o eternal_a glory_n and_o death_n like_o a_o skilful_a chemist_n take_v their_o body_n and_o put_v they_o into_o the_o alembick_a of_o the_o grave_a and_o there_o distil_v they_o into_o pure_a spiritual_a and_o glorious_a body_n against_o the_o great_a day_n but_o more_o of_o this_o hereafter_o 2._o natural_a death_n to_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o penal_a sentence_n of_o the_o law_n gen._n 2.17_o for_o in_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v the_o law_n threaten_v a_o threefold_a death_n spiritual_a temporal_a and_o eternal_a the_o hebraism_n in_o the_o original_a be_v emphatical_a to_o the_o purpose_n die_v thou_o shall_v die_v to_o i_o have_v this_o force_n die_v in_o thy_o body_n thou_o shall_v die_v eternal_o in_o thy_o soul_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o to_o the_o ungodly_a natural_a death_n be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o the_o righteous_a law_n of_o god_n and_o what_o death_n be_v the_o grave_n be_v the_o same_o if_o one_o be_v the_o law_n jailor_n to_o the_o body_n the_o other_o be_v the_o law_n prison_n but_o to_o the_o godly_a it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o for_o as_o death_n have_v lose_v his_o sting_n to_o they_o so_o have_v the_o grave_a it_o be_v not_o to_o they_o penal_a but_o pure_o natural_a the_o put_v off_o the_o old_a adam_n that_o the_o second_o adam_n may_v take_v possession_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n the_o apostle_n in_o 1_o cor._n 15._o discourse_v of_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o natural_a death_n of_o believer_n argue_v thus_o that_o the_o old_a adam_n have_v first_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o elect_a vessel_n body_n v._o 46._o that_o what_o of_o the_o old_a adam_n be_v there_o be_v earthly_a and_o tend_v to_o earth_n and_o dissolution_n v._o 47._o it_o be_v the_o proper_a nature_n thereof_o v._o 48._o conclude_v thus_o that_o the_o image_n of_o the_o old_a adam_n on_o the_o body_n must_v be_v whole_o lay_v aside_o and_o that_o by_o death_n so_o that_o the_o image_n of_o the_o second_o may_v take_v sole_a and_o full_a possession_n v._o 49._o as_o we_o have_v bear_v the_o image_n of_o the_o earthy_a we_o shall_v also_o bear_v the_o image_n of_o the_o heavenly_a 3._o natural_a death_n be_v a_o separation_n of_o the_o body_n from_o all_o life_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v to_o the_o wicked_a their_o dust_n dwell_v alone_o in_o the_o grave_a unite_v to_o nothing_o only_o there_o reserve_v by_o a_o almighty_a power_n of_o god_n in_o a_o extraordinary_a way_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o justice_n hereafter_o but_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o godly_a in_o their_o grave_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n now_o in_o heaven_n and_o there_o be_v hold_v still_o a_o secret_a correspondence_n between_o their_o scatter_a dust_n and_o the_o life_n of_o jesus_n who_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o life_n to_o make_v this_o more_o evident_a it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o that_o the_o person_n of_o the_o believer_n both_o body_n and_o soul_n in_o the_o first_o act_n of_o faith_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n yea_o join_v to_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n rom._n 7.4_o 2._o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o union_n the_o second_o adam_n take_v possession_n of_o the_o body_n as_o well_o as_o the_o soul_n as_o prove_v afore_o from_o 1_o cor._n 15.45_o to_o 50._o especial_o 46._o howbeit_o that_o be_v not_o first_o which_o be_v spiritual_a but_o that_o which_o be_v natural_a and_o afterward_o spiritual_a observe_v that_o the_o apostle_n discourse_n must_v be_v here_o confine_v to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o saint_n for_o it_o be_v the_o resurrection_n of_o their_o body_n he_o be_v a_o prove_v 3._o the_o believer_n hold_v his_o natural_a life_n upon_o another_o tenure_n than_o he_o do_v former_o even_o from_o the_o second_o adam_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o implantation_n into_o he_o the_o great_a apostle_n paul_n in_o the_o 2_o cor._n 4._o declare_v how_o his_o body_n have_v be_v support_v in_o the_o work_n of_o christ_n under_o all_o peril_n pain_n watch_n labour_n imprisonment_n etc._n etc._n almost_o insupportable_a declare_v the_o cause_n v._o 10._o that_o it_o be_v from_o the_o life_n of_o jesus_n make_v manifest_a in_o his_o body_n repeat_v the_o same_o in_o the_o last_o clause_n of_o the_o 11_o verse_n only_o instead_o of_o body_n there_o he_o write_v mortal_a flesh_n all_o which_o thus_o explain_v do_v evident_o prove_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o saint_n derive_v now_o their_o natural_a life_n in_o great_a measure_n from_o another_o root_n 4._o as_o a_o undeniable_a consequence_n of_o this_o that_o that_o life_n the_o body_n hold_v from_o christ_n do_v not_o quite_o vanish_v as_o that_o of_o the_o first_o adam_n do_v but_o be_v gather_v up_o into_o christ_n and_o retreat_n back_o to_o he_o the_o root_n as_o the_o sap_n of_o tree_n in_o winter_n time_n fall_v down_o from_o the_o branch_n to_o the_o root_n and_o i_o take_v that_o to_o be_v the_o mean_v of_o that_o place_n of_o holy_a writ_n or_o at_o least_o i_o may_v allude_v to_o it_o col._n 3.3_o your_o life_n be_v hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n especial_o because_o of_o the_o follow_a verse_n when_o christ_n who_o be_v our_o life_n shall_v appear_v then_o shall_v you_o also_o appear_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n which_o glory_n respect_v the_o body_n as_o well_o as_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v to_o i_o plain_a that_o there_o be_v a_o secret_a commerce_n between_o the_o live_v glorious_a body_n of_o a_o exalt_a jesus_n and_o the_o dust_n of_o a_o decease_a believer_n which_o may_v be_v further_o prove_v from_o mat._n 22.31_o 32._o the_o argument_n christ_n himself_o use_v to_o prove_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o force_n of_o his_o argument_n i_o apprehend_v to_o lie_v here_o that_o god_n call_v himself_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n though_o dead_a that_o god_n be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o of_o the_o live_n therefore_o that_o though_o abraham_n isaac_n etc._n etc._n be_v dead_a yet_o they_o be_v still_o unite_v to_o the_o live_a god_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o those_o secret_a beam_n of_o life_n from_o he_o the_o inseparable_a effect_n of_o that_o union_n that_o still_o correspond_v and_o preserve_v their_o moulder_a body_n in_o the_o grave_a they_o shall_v be_v raise_v up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n this_o sense_n of_o the_o place_n seem_v to_o be_v confirm_v from_o the_o answer_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n to_o martha_n objection_n against_o the_o present_a resurrection_n of_o her_o brother_n john_n 11.34_o martha_n say_v unto_o he_o i_o know_v that_o he_o shall_v rise_v again_o in_o the_o resurrection_n at_o the_o last_o day_n john_n 35._o jesus_n say_v