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A47131	The Christian Quaker: or, George Keith's eyes opened Good news from Pensilvania. Containing a testimony against that false and absurd opinion which some hold, viz. that all true believers and saints, immediately after the bodily death attain to all the resurrection they expect, and enter into the fullest enjoyment of happiness. And also, that the wicked, immediately after death, are raised up to receive all the punishment they are to expect. Together with a scriptural account of the resurrection of the dead, day of judgment, and Christ's last coming and appearance without us. Also, where, and what those Heavens are into which the man Christ is gone, and entred into. By George Keith.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.	1693 (1693)	Wing K153; ESTC R219221	10,576	12

nor yet his true Body for even his Body did but sleep as when the Body of a Man sleepeth that is not dead for the Bodies only of such die in the worst sense of the word Death who die in final Unbelief and Impenitency on whom Death feeds and whose Iniquities are upon their Bones and whose Bodies are called the Carkasses of them that have transgressed against the Lord whose Worm dieth not and their Fire goeth not out c. see for this Psal 49. 14. Ezek. 32. 27 Isa 66. 24. But as concerning the dead Bodies of the Saints and true Believers in Christ Jesus it is prophesied Thy Dead my dead Body shall arise so the Hebrew hath it for the Bodies of the deceased Saints are the Body and Temple of Christ and Members of him and therefore cannot perish Awake and sing ye that dwell in the Dust for thy Dew is as the Dew of Herbs and the Earth shall cast out the Dead to wit the Earth not vulgarly understood Isa 26. 19. And that Job had a firm and stedfast Belief of the Resurrection of his Body after Death is clear from his words viz. And though after my Skin Worms destroy this Body yet in my Flesh shall I see God c. Job 19. 26. Which is not to be understood of the gross corruptible Body of Flesh but of the Resurrection Body that may be called Flesh in a more excellent sense than that vulgarly understood as Paul said All Flesh is not the same Flesh So the Flesh that is mortal gross and corruptible is not that Flesh that shall be raised up immortal and incorruptible for the word Flesh is taken sometimes in a very high sense where it is said Vnless ye eat my Flesh c. and All Flesh shall see the Salvation of God and I will give them Hearts of Flesh c. And lastly That there is yet a Resurrection of the Dead to come of all such generally who have died in the Faith is clear from Rev. 20. 4 5 6. And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand Years but the rest of the Dead lived not again until the thousand Years were finished That is the first Resurrection Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first Resurrection Where note well that the Resurrection of the Saints in the thousand Years is called the first Resurrection c. which every true Believer who is inwardly risen with Christ as to his Soul and inward Man is interested in and hath a right unto but is not possessed of until the Resurrection of the Dead And therefore if any will call the inward rising of the Soul from the Death of Sin the first Resurrection yet it is not That first Resurrection mentioned Rev. 20. 4 5. Moreover concerning the Nature and Manner of the Resurrection of the Bodies of the Saints how that this Body is not raised a mortal corruptible Body of Flesh and Blood but immortal and incorruptible Paul doth plainly declare and it is altogether safe in this and all other Matters of Faith to hold to Scripture words 1 Cor. 15. from v. 44 to 50. And here note 1. That Paul doth not call him a Fool that did believe either the Truth of the Resurrection of the Body or the true manner of it but called him a Fool that not believing the Truth of it nor the true Manner of it and by arguing against it did enquire How are the Dead raised up And for the Instruction of this Fool Paul sendeth him to learn the manner of it from the sowing and rising of the Grain of Corn and he reproveth such at Corinth sharply who did not belive the Resurrection of the Body as not having the Knowledg of God 1 Cor. 15. 34. Awake said he to Righteousness I speak this to your shame So that according to Paul's Doctrine such who have not the true Faith of the Resurrection of the Body greatly fall short of the Knowledg of God Note 2. That the Resurrection of the Dead and Eternal Judgment belonging to the first Principles of the Doctrine of Christ according to Heb. 6. 1. as well as Repentance and Faith are necessary to be known and believed in order to the perfecting if not the beginning the Work of our Sanctification and Salvation Note 3. That as the Bodies of the Saints that shall be raised up at the Resurrection of the Dead shall not be raised Mortal and Corruptible but Immortal and Incorruptible so they shall not need any Meats or Drinks or other things that this Mortal and Corruptible World doth afford nor the Light and Influence of the Sun Moon and Stars And in the Resurrection they shall neither Marry nor give in Marriage but be as the Angels of God Mat. 22. 30. And the Place of their Abode or Habitation shall be that New Heaven and Earth mentioned by Isaiah Chap. 65. 17. and Chap. 66. 22. and 2 Pet. 3. 13. which is not as some weakly imagine this visible Heaven and Earth that waxeth Old but those which are far more excellent and shall not wax old Rev. 21. 1. But yet it is clear from Scripture That at the Coming and Appearance of Christ without us in his glorified Body which all good and sound Christians joyfully wait for even that He shall come in the Clouds of Heaven accompanied with his Holy and Glorious Angels that all the raised Saints shall appear with him in their glorified Bodies signified by the coming down of the New Jerusalem from Heaven Rev. 21. 2 3. being made like unto his Glorious Body according to Jude 14. And Enoch also the seventh from Adam prophesied of these saying Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his Saints to execute Judgment upon all c. And whereas some say the Greek beareth it in ten thousands I say he both cometh In them and also With them for the Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 doth frequently signify in the New Testament With or Among as well as In as is clear from Matth. 20. 26. Luke 1. 28. Rom. 16. 7. 1 Cor. 2. 6. where the Greek Particle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth Among and cannot be good sense otherwise translated Note 4. That the Belief of Christ's Being in Heaven now in his glorified Nature of Man both of Soul and Body hath such a necessary connexion with the Belief of his Coming and Appearance without us to judg the Quick and the Dead that these two stand or fall together and every one that believeth the first cannot but believe the latter for it were strange to think that Christ hath and for ever shall have the glorified Nature of Man in Heaven and that the Saints should not see him at the Day of Judgment But as for such as do not believe that Christ hath any Being in the glorified Nature of Man now in Heaven without them they cannot believe that ever he will appear unto them or any other and it is nothing but giving way to carnal dark Reasonings and Wisdom of the Flesh called by Paul Vain Philosophy and Worldly Rudiments that hinder Men to believe the Truth so plainly declared in the Holy Scripture And 5. From the like dark Imaginations doth proceed that they believe no Heaven nor Hell but within them while they enquire Where is that Heaven into which the Man Christ is gone And hath any of us seen him or spoke with him To which I can easily Answer That Heaven is both near to us and far from us and is of a far more large Extent than that it can be contained within us though we have a Heavenly Seed Plant and Birth in us that is daily nourished with Heavenly Food and is watered daily with the Heavenly Dews and Rains and this Heaven tho not visible to our weak mortal Eyes of Flesh yet is visible to the Eyes and Sight of our Faith and is that New Heaven that never waxeth Old and the Paradise of God 2 Cor. 12. 4. compared with Rev. 2. 7. and Gen. 2. 9 10. which is the Throne of God and the House of God that hath many Mansions concerning which Christ said John 14. 2 3. In my Father's House are many Mansions If it were not so I would have told you I go to prepare a Place for you And if I go and prepare a Place for you I will come again and receive you unto my self that where I am there ye may be also And tho we have not seen the Man Christ with our carnal or bodily Eyes yet with these concerning whom Peter writeth 1 Pet. 1. 8. Whom having not seen ye love in whom though now ye see him not yet believing ye rejoice with Joy unspeakable and full of Glory And that the Saints shall see the Man Christ and be with him for ever where he is to behold his Glory shall be a great part of their eternal Felicity Joh. 17. 24. and because of which they shall the more abundantly see and enjoy him inwardly and God in him and through him And Jesus said unto Thomas after his Resurrection John 20. 29. Thomas because thou hast seen me thou believest blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed And how can all Nations stand before the Son of Man Mat. 25. if he shall not appear without us at the Day of Judgment G. K. FINIS