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A85735 A demonstration of the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and therein of the Christian religion. Very usefull for the further satisfaction and confirmation of all good Christians; as likewise for the confutation and conviction of those that have a Jewish or atheisticall spirit in them. / Written by Richard Garbutt, Bachelour in Divinity, sometimes fellow of Sydney Colledge in Cambridge, and afterwards preacher of the Gospel at Leeds in Yorshire [sic]. Garbutt, Richard.; Jackson, Nathaniel, d. 1662.; Cartwright, Christopher, 1602-1658. 1656 (1656) Wing G207; Thomason E1693_1; ESTC R202150 67,066 193

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22.30_o matt._n 22.30_o in_o the_o resurrection_n they_o neither_o marry_v not_o be_v give_v in_o marriage_n but_o be_v as_o the_o argel_n in_o heaven_n not_o a_o resurrection_n to_o a_o state_n of_o immortality_n but_o only_o to_o the_o state_n of_o their_o former_a natural_a life_n subject_n to_o death_n again_o but_o as_o for_o our_o saviour_n resurrection_n he_o rise_v so_o as_o now_o no_o more_o to_o return_v to_o corruption_n 13.37_o act._n 13.37_o and_o death_n now_o to_o have_v no_o more_o dominion_n over_o he_o 6.9_o rom._n 6.9_o and_o as_o himself_o say_v rev._n 1.18_o now_o to_o be_v alive_a for_o evermore_o i_o be_o he_o that_o live_v and_o be_v dead_a and_o behold_v i_o be_o alive_a for_o evermore_o ans_fw-fr 2_o second_o for_o those_o matt._n 27._o either_o they_o rise_v not_o till_o after_o christ_n resurrection_n as_o most_o think_v so_o that_o the_o grave_n indeed_o open_v at_o his_o death_n but_o the_o dead_a body_n arise_v not_o till_o after_o christ_n resurrection_n 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