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Meditations on the glory of the heavenly world. I. On the happiness of the…
Meditations on the glory of the heavenly world. I. On the happiness of the soul of believers, at the instant of their separation from their bodies. II. On the glory of the bodies of God's children, in the resurrection world, when they shall be as the angels of heaven. III. On the glory of both soul and body in the heaven of heavens, after the day of judgment, to all eternity. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Six lines of quotations]
Boston in N.E. printed: : Sold by Benjamin Eliot, at his shop in King Street., 1711
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4. […] virtue of their Union with Christ, […] Believers obtain a blessed Resurrection. As for Unbelievers they are not United to Christ, and therefore have not a Resurrection unto Life. He that has not the Son, has not Life. Christ and all true Believers, are One Mystical Body. The blessed Head of that Body has been […] over Death, and triumphed over the Grave. Therefore so shall all the Members which belong to that Head. Because of that intimate Union which is between Christ and Believers, some Scripture, which speak of the Resurrection, are to be understood both of Christ and of his Church. Thus, Hos. 6. 2. After two Days he will Revive us, in the third Day he will Raise us up, and we shall Live in his sight. The Words allude to the Resurrection of Christ, yet are applied to the Church, […] is Risen with Christ their Head. ⟨p. 163⟩Because Christ was Raised from the dead, Believers shall Live in his sight for ever. And thus also may we understand that Scripture; Isa. 26. 19. Thy Dead body shall Live, together with my Dead body shall they arise. Awake and Sing, ye that […] in the Dust. Christ says to the Believer, Thy dead body did Rise with Mine. When my dead Body rose out of the Grave, thin• did so too. The Resurrection of my dead Body, was a pledge & certain fore […] of the Resurrection of thy dead Body.
4. 〈…〉 vertue of their Union with Christ, 〈…〉 Believers obtain a blessed Resurrection. As for Unbelievers they are not United to Christ, and therefore have not a Resurrection unto Life. He that has not the Son, has not Life. Christ and all true Believers, are One Mystical Body. The blessed Head of that Body has been 〈…〉 over Death, and triumph'd over the Grave. Therefore so shall all the Members which belong to that Head. Because of that intimate Union which is between Christ and Believers, some Scripture, which speak of the Resurrection, are to be understood both of Christ and of his Church. Thus, Hos. 6. 2