Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment. By Thomas Vincent, sometime Minister of Maudlins…

3. And with this Answer to the Sadducees Objection, we may take notice of Christs Discovery of their error, and the grounds thereof, namely their ignorance of the Scriptures, and the power of God; whereby, our Saviour doth suggest a strong Argument, to prove the Doctrine of the Resurrection, drawn from the power of God, and the Scriptures; the Argument is this. If there be power in God to raise the Dead, and in the Scriptures he hath revealed that he ⟨p. 155⟩will do it, then there will certainly be a Resurrection of the Dead; But there is power in God to raise the dead, and in the Scriptures he hath revealed that he will do it.

3. And with this Answer to the Sadduces Objection, we may take notice of Christs Discovery of their errour, and the grounds thereof, namely their ignorance of the Scriptures, and the power of God; whereby, our Saviour doth suggest a strong Argument, to prove the Doctrine of the Resurrection, drawn from the power of God, and the Scriptures; the Argument is this. If there be power in God to raise the Dead, and in the Scriptures he hath revealed that he ⟨p. 155⟩will do it, then there will certainly be a Resurrection of the Dead; But there is power in God to raise the dead, and in the Scriptures he hath revealed that he will do it.

1. That there is Power in God to raise the Dead, is evident, and none which acknowledge his Deity can rationally deny; he that had power to make the World out of nothing, •ath power to raise the Dead out of their Graves; he that had power to give life, hath power to restore it; he that hath all power, hath this power; he who is infinite in power, who is omnipotent, unto whom nothing is difficult, he can raise the dead, and join soul and body together after a long separation. There is little doubt, but God can raise the dead▪ but the great question lies in his will, whether he will or no, Therefore,