4. We have relief also from the Redemption of Christ, which extendeth to the bodies of the Saints, as it is often interpreted in Scripture; as where Christ speaks of his fathers charge, this was a special Article in the Eternal Covenant; Joh. 6.39, 40. This is the will of my Father, that of all that he hath given me I should lose nothing, but raise it up at the last day. Christ hath engaged himself to this, he is the Guardian of the Grave, as Rispah kept the dead bodies of Sauls sons, 2 Sam. 21.10. Christ hath the keys of death and hell, he hath a charge of the Elect to the very day of their Resurrection that he may make a good account of them, and may not lose so much as their dust, but gather it up again. What shall I say! when the intention of his death is spoken of, 1 Thes. 5.10. That whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him; that is, whether dead or alive; for they that are dead in the Lord, are said to be fallen asleep. Whether we live or die we should live a spiritual life here, and eternal life in Glory hereafter: So where the obligation, 1 Cor. 6.20. Ye are bought with a price. There would be no consequence if Christ had not purchased the body as well as the Soul, and Christ will not lose one jot of his purchase, if he expect duty from th• ⟨p. 166⟩body, you may expect glory for the body; so redemption is particularly applied to the body; Rom. 8.23. Waiting for the Adoption the redemption of our bodies. Then is Christs Redemption full, when the body is exempted from all the penalties induced by sin.
4. We have relief also from the Redemption of Christ, which extendeth to the bodies of the Saints, as it is often interpreted in Scripture; as where Christ speaks of his fathers charge, this was a special Article in the Eternal Covenant; Ioh. 6.39, 40. This is the will of my Father, that of all that he hath given me I should lose nothing, but raise it up at the last day. Christ hath ingaged himself to this, he is the Guardian of the Grave, as Rispah kept the dead bodies of Sauls sons, 2 Sam. 21.10. Christ hath the keyes of death and hell, he hath a charge of the Elect to the very day of their Resurrection that he may make a good account of them, and may not lose so much as their dust, but gather it up again. What shall I say! when the intention of his death is spoken of, 1 Thes. 5.10. That whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him; that is, whether dead or alive; for they that are dead in the Lord, are said to be fallen asleep. Whether we live or die we should live a spiritual life here, and eternal life in Glory hereafter: So where the obligation, 1 Cor. 6.20. Ye are bought with a price. There would be no consequence if Christ had not purchased the body as well as the Soul, and Christ will not lose one jot of his purchase, if he expect duty from th• ⟨p. 166⟩body, you may expect glory for the body; so redemption is particularly applyed to the body; Rom. 8.23. Waiting for the Adoption the redemption of our bodies. Then is Christs Redemption full, when the body is exempted from all the penalties induced by sin.
