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spirit_n	dead_a	life_n	quicken_v	5,491	5	10.4511	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49759	Two funeral sermons of the use and happiness of humane bodies Preached on I Corinth. vi. 13. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. With a brief account of the life and death of Mr. G. Lorimer, merchant; upon the occasion of whose death the second sermon was preacht. By Edward Lawrence, M.A. minister of the Gospel.	Lawrence, Edward, 1623-1695.	1690 (1690)	Wing L655; ESTC R216653	22,474	88

the Lord and will also raise us by his Power As sure as Christ is risen so sure shall all Believers be raised to Life and Glory by the same Power that raised Jesus Christ Rom. 8.11 But if the Spirit of him who raised Christ be in you he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your Mortal Bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you Then will he indeed shew himself for thy Body when that Body which was at death sown in Corruption shall be raised in Incorruption and which was sown in dishonour shall be raised in Glory Then shall thy Body and Soul which were so loath to part at Death and did part with such sad gaspings and groans meet again in Joy and Glory and be for ever united never to die and part more 1 Cor. 15.42 43 44. And all this done in the twinkling of an Eye ver 52. in a moment and all be raised together 2. Thy Body shall be fashioned like the glorious Body of Jesus Christ Phil. 3. last from whence we look for a Saviour who shall change our vile Body Believer look upon that poor dying dust of thy body see it as it will be shortly amongst the Worms of the Earth and then believe that the Lord is so for thy Body as to exercise his Almighty Power in fashioning that Body like the glorious Body of Christ at the Right hand of God 3. Thou must in thy Body come with Christ and attend him coming to Judgment 1 Thess 4.14 Them that sleep in Jesus will God bring with him He will bring the Holy Patriarchs and Prophets and Apostles and all the Saints with him Col. 3.4 When Christ who is our life shall appear then c. you that were so despised and scorn'd here shall appear in Glory in the open view of the World 4. They shall be solemnly own'd and acknowledg'd of Christ before his Father and the Holy Angels Matth. 10.32 Luk. 12.8 The Lord Jesus himself will in Effect say This is my dear Spouse and Bride these are they that loved me and served me and suffered for me and were never ashamed of me Yonder Tongues have spoken many good words for me and yonder hands have reached out many a kindness to me Lastly They shall with their Bodies sit with Christ to Judge the World 1 Cor. 6.2 3. The World of Ungodly Men and all the wicked Angels and Devils in Hell must stand before the Saints to be judged by them Indeed Jesus Christ is the Chief and Supream Judge but all his Saints shall sit with him in Glory as his Members with all their Bodies like his glorious Body So that they shall then be like him 1 John 3.2 And they shall prove and applaud the just Judgment of Christ though they see Jesus Christ judging their Parents to Hell yet they shall see his Justice so glorious and excellent and their own Glory will be so great that they will be so far above the trouble for the Damnation of the nearest Relation that they will applaud and exalt the Righteous Judgment of Christ therein I tell you Christians the poorest and meanest Saints of God whom you oft see cloathed in Rags who are accounted the Sink and Jakes of the World shall shortly appear in such Majesty and Glory that the highest and proudest Ungodly Monarchs in the World will be ashamed and tormented to look them in the face Lastly Consider what he doth for their Bodies for ever In three particulars 1. He makes their Bodies to be Immortal and Incorruptible 1 Cor. 15.43 Thy Body must last as long as thy Soul or as the Angels in Heaven or as the Body of Christ Here the most healthful are but a Vapour which appear but a while and then vanish away Jam. 4.14 What 's become of all the bodies of the Men in the Ages before us which were once in the Streets Shops Houses and Congregations as you see the Bodies of Men now What 's become of the bodies of your Parents Grandfathers and Grandmothers they are all vanisht away but the other World is a World without Sickness Death or Graves your very Bodies must live for ever 2. They shall live in the Society of Blessed Angels As the Devils are Haters so the Holy Angels are Lovers of Mankind They love the Bodies of Saints and are undoubtedly Instruments of much good to them here and they shall be in the blessed Company of these Spirits for ever See Zech. 3.7 3. They shall with their glorified bodies live in the Everlasting view and sight of the glorious body of Christ and of the glorified bodies of one another John 17.24 Thou shalt see the Body of Christ as the Body of thy Husband Head and Saviour thou shalt see the body of Abraham Isaac and Jacob Paul and Peter and be able to say This is the Body of Paul Peter and John This is the body of Bradford and Philpot c. Your Bodies shall be cloahted without Silks or Sattins fed without Meat and Drink Rich without Silver and Gold and your Bodies and Souls in nearer Communion with God then they would be here though in the most desirable frame you could hear a Paul in the Pulpit every day Reason Why is the Lord Jesus for the Body 1. God the Father hath given our Bodies as well as our Souls to Christ to be made happy by him John 6.39 It 's the body that was given to Christ to be raised up at the last day and not a Finger or Toe shall be lost if the having of it will make it thy happiness 2. Christ is fitted to be a Saviour of the Body as well as the Soul Heb. 10.5 Jesus Christ hath the Body as well as the soul of man which inclines him so love Mens Bodies and his Mystical Body is to be made of the Bodies of his People as well as their Souls who as the Apostle saith are Members of his Body Flesh and of his Bones Eph. 5.30 3. He carries on the whole Work of Salvation with respect to our Bodies He dyed for our bodies rose again for our Bodies that they might rise with him and he intercedes in Heaven for our Bodies and at the day of Judgment will raise up and glorisie our Bodies for he is the Saviour of the whole Man Body as well as Soul VSE 1. Of Information Of three things 1. This informs us what an unspeakable priviledge it is to be a Child of God to have the Lord of all the World for our Bodies as well as for our Souls We would think our selves happy if the Princes and Nobles and great ones of the World were for us if we had their Love and Favour so that they would improve their Power and Interest for our good but this hath not always been the Lot of Gods People but the Lord is for us Infinite Wisdom and Power and Goodness for us for Believers are a part of Christ a Self of Christ and certainly he