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Communion with God. in two sermons preached at Paul'sCommunion vvith God. in two sermons preach'd at Paul's
Communion with God. in two sermons preached at Paul's: the first, Sept. 3, 1654, the second, March 25, 1655. / By Samuel Annesley L.L.D. minister of the gospel at John Evangel London.Communion vvith God. in two sermons preach'd at Paul's: the first, Sept. 3, 1654, the second, March 25, 1655. / By Samuel Annesley L.L.D. minister of the gospel at John Evangel London.
London: printed by Evan Tyler, 1655
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3. Soul and body thus united, shall then be absolutely and eternally freed from any possibility of sinning: Till the general Resurrection, this is not completed: For, should a dead person be restored to live again upon earth, that person would sin again. This is easily proved, for we read of Elijah, Elisha, and Christ, that raised persons from the dead; but all which were raised, (I except only those that rose at Christs Passion, or Resurrection, for I affirm nothing of them; but all the rest) sinned. And that they sinned again 'tis clear, for they died again; and death passeth upon none, but those that have sinned, Rom. 5.12. once an absolute freedom from sin, and for ever an absolute freedom from death. Now that they died again, 'tis clear, for, 1 Cor. 15.20. Christs Resurrection was the fruits of them that slept: That this freedom is a privilege of the first magnitude, you have a brighter evidence then a cloud of witnesses, Isa. 6.3. The fiery Seraphim cry one to another, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts. How many hundred years after do you find the Ministers of the Gospel, that lead the Gospel Worship, echoing back the same celebration; Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God Almighty, Rev. 4.8. What other attribute do you find thus admired?
3. Soul and body thus united, shall then be absolutely and eternally freed from any possibility of sinning: Till the general Resurrection, this is not compleated: For, should a dead person be restored to live again upon earth, that person would sin again. This is easily proved, for we read of Elijah, Elisha, and Christ, that raised persons from the dead; but all which were raised, (I except only those that rose at Christs Passion, or Resurrection, for I affirme nothing of them; but all the rest) sinned. And that they sinned again 'tis clear, for they died again; and death passeth upon none, but those that have sinned, Rom. 5.12. once an absolute freedome from sin, and for ever an absolute freedome from death. Now that they died again, 'tis clear, for,