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A90206	The world to come, or The mysterie of the resurrection opened: in a discourse at Burford in the county of Oxon, upon Acts 24.15. / By John Osborn, minister of the Gospel at Bampton in the bush. As also, in a conference between him and Richard Coppin of Westwell.	Osborne, John, lover of the truth as it is in Jesus.	1651 (1651)	Wing O526; Thomason E635_1; ESTC R206479	55,151	76

up the Kingdom to God even the Father when he shall have put down all Rule and all Authority and Power v. 24. For he must reign till he hath put all enemies under his feet v. 25. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death v. 26. He shall not deliver up his Kingdom until he hath abolished all his enemies as Satan soliciting to sin sin proceeding from the will of man and death the wages of sin The first was conquered once on the Cross the second daily by his Spirit the third by his appearing in the flesh at the last day although death be overcome that it cannot hurt Believers yet is it not perfectly abolished nor they restored to a perfect life until the Resurrection of the body Pauls next Argument is the Testimony Judgement or Arg. 9. Confession of those who were Baptized 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in our translation thus Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead if the dead rise not at all why are they then baptized for the dead v. 29. Letting pass other expositions of these words two especially are most famous and considerable The first that Paul alludes to a custome among the Catecumeni or Novices in the Faith who in danger of death desired and received Baptism that thereby they might both evidence and strengthen their Faith in the Resurrection of this practise Epiphanius makes mention k Et hac de causa traditio quae ad nos devenit eundem Sanctum Apostolum dixisse aiunt si omnino mortui non Resurgunt cur Baptizantur pro ipsis caeterum alij recte hoc dictum interpretantes dicuat quod morti vicini si fueriut in Pietatis doctrina instructi ob hanc spem ante obitum lavacro digni fiunt ostendentes quod qui mortuus est etiam resurget ob id indiget remissione pectatorum per lavacrum Epiph. l. 1. Tom. 2. h. 28. l Vossij Thes Theol. de Resur carnis th 18. Piscator Anal. Schol. in 1 Cor. 15. 29. This supposed the Apostle thus argues Else what shall they do who are baptized for dead if the dead rise not at all why are they then baptized for dead A second sense is given of this Argument and much contended for by learned and judicious men the practiss of some among them that were baptized over the graves and dead bodies of the Martyrs and other Saints in testimony of their dying to sin and assured expectation of their own and their Resurrection over whom they were Baptizedl Another Argument is drawn from the Testimony that Arg. 10. is the judgement and faith of the Confessors who adventure and lay down their lives for Christ and the Gospel Why stand we in jeopardy every hour v. 30. We give our backs to the smiters and our cheeks to them that pluck off the hair we hide not our face from shame and spetting we count not our lives dear unto us but continually carry them in our hands as ready to lay them down for the Gospel always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus And are alwayes delivered unto death for Jesus sake m 2 Cor. 4. 13. 11. We are killed all the day long and accounted as sheep for the slaughter n Rom. 8. 36. Some of the Saints have had tryal of cruel mockings and scourgings yea moreover of bonds and imprisonment They were slaned they were sawn asunder they were tempted were slain with the sword they wandred about in sheep-skins and goat-skins being destitute affiicted tormented Of whom the world was not worthy they wandred in deserts and in mountains and in dens and caves of the earth o Heb. 11. 36. 37. 38. Others were tortured not accepting deliverance what think you moved them hereto doubtless the hope of glory laid up for them in another world it was that they might obtain a better Resurrestion p verse 35. Certainly these men were beside themselves too much inconsiderate zeal had made them mad thus to expose their persons to the rage of unreasonable men and hereby prepare treasure up and sharpen instruments of death for their own tormenting life liberty and ease are so sweet death bonds and pain so bitter they must play the madmen to some purpose in the presence of the world to exchange the one for the other without hope of recompence in the life to come But we know light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in them Who among the sons of men of so wise and understanding hearts To whom is given the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Jesus Christ they saw with other eyes then those bruits who think they shall dy like beasts and do expect no other portion then what they have in the flesh sure the Spirit of the holy God made them quick of understanding in his fear by whom it was given them not onely to believe but to suffer for his sake And certainly God is not unrighteous to forget their work and labour of love which they have shewed toward his Name q Heb. 6. 10. but will do unto them according to the kindness they have done unto him with this Paul comforts the Thessalonians It is a manifest token of the righteous judgement of God that ye may be accounted worthy of the Kingdom of God for which ye also suffer Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you And to you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from Heaven with his mighty Angels r 2 Thes 1. 5. This recompense shall be when the Lord shall be revealed not in this life to the Soul so he was revealed to the Thessalonians before but after death when he shall come from Heaven and attended with the Angels of his might so he comes not in this present life to any that after dy only to those that shall live till the great day of the Lord and this was the Apostles encouragement and consolation in their afflictions Our light affliction which is but for a moment worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory 2 Cor. 4. 17. While we look not at the things which are seen but at the things which are not seen for the things which are seen are Temporal but the things which are not seen are Eternal v. 18 And what Paul speaks of the Saints in general he protests of himself in particular I protest by your rejoycing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord I dy daily v. 31. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus what advantageth it me if the dead rise not His hazards and sufferings were not once or twice but daily and those not ordinary but grievous his life was little better then a continual dying he fought with beasts at Ephesus unreasonable savage cruel men rather beasts then men which some understand