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doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n whereby_o he_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o sadducee_n his_o answer_n make_v the_o people_n astonish_v and_o the_o sadducee_n confound_v they_o come_v with_o their_o mouth_n open_a but_o they_o go_v away_o with_o their_o mouth_n shut_v they_o come_v with_o full_a cry_n but_o they_o go_v away_o in_o silence_n he_o put_v the_o sadducee_n to_o silence_n 2._o the_o second_o scripture_n to_o prove_v the_o resurrection_n be_v in_o 1_o cor._n chap._n 15._o throughout_o it_o seem_v that_o some_o among_o the_o corinthian_n who_o call_v themselves_o christian_n do_v deny_v the_o resurrection_n now_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o chapter_n be_v to_o refuâ—e_v this_o dangerous_a error_n and_o to_o prove_v the_o truth_n which_o the_o apostle_n do_v by_o several_a argument_n 1._o the_o first_o argument_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n if_o christ_n be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a than_o believer_n which_o be_v his_o member_n shall_v be_v 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faith_n for_o than_o he_o can_v not_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n nor_o a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n 4._o then_o believer_n will_v be_v yet_o in_o their_o sin_n their_o sin_n will_v remain_v unpardoned_a because_o satisfaction_n to_o god_n justice_n will_v not_o have_v be_v complete_v have_v the_o bond_n of_o death_n still_o hold_v ouâ—_n saviour_n 5._o then_o they_o which_o be_v fall_v asleep_o in_o christ_n will_v be_v perish_v in_o regard_n of_o their_o body_n liâ—â—_n the_o beast_n when_o they_o die_v because_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o rise_v it_o will_v be_v impossible_a that_o they_o shall_v ever_o rise_v any_o more_o 6._o then_o believer_n shall_v have_v hope_n only_o iâ—_n this_o life_n because_o if_o christ_n be_v not_o rise_v anâ—_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n to_o prepare_v room_n for_o theâ—_n there_o they_o can_v not_o have_v any_o good-grounde_n 〈◊〉_d hope_n of_o ever_o be_v receive_v into_o that_o place_n anâ—_n by_o consequence_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o 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seconâ—_o adam_n v_o 21_o etc._n etc._n since_o by_o man_n come_v death_n 〈◊〉_d man_n also_o shall_v come_v the_o resurrection_n for_o as_o in_o adâ—â—_n all_o die_n so_o in_o christ_n shall_v all_o be_v make_v alive_a 〈◊〉_d adam_n sin_n come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o his_o posterity_n because_o all_o have_v sin_v at_o least_o in_o he_o by_o christ_n come_v righteousness_n into_o the_o world_n and_o by_o righteousness_n life_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n shall_v be_v raise_v by_o he_o unto_o eternal_a life_n at_o the_o last_o day_n because_o all_o be_v partaker_n of_o his_o righteousness_n 3._o the_o three_o argument_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o reign_n of_o christ_n at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o father_n until_o all_o his_o enemy_n be_v put_v under_o his_o foot_n and_o the_o last_o enemy_n which_o shall_v be_v destroy_v be_v death_n and_o death_n be_v no_o way_n perfect_o destroy_v but_o by_o the_o resurrection_n of_o 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