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

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,

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 joyn soul and body together after a long separation. There is little doubt, but God can raise the dead▪ but the great question lyes in his will, whether he will or no, Therefore,

2. The Scriptures reveal his will herein; be that in the Scriptures hath promised that he will raise the dead, being (o powerful and faithful, he will certainly do it; but God hath promised in the Scriptures, that he will raise the dead. And though in the old Testament the Doctrine of the Resurrection be spoken of more obscurely yet our Saviour fetcheth a proof of the Doctrine out of the Book of Moses, which the Sadducees (as is observed) did only acknowledge. Vers. 31, 32 As touching the Resurrection of the Dead have y•e not read what was said to you by God, I am the God of Abraham, &c. God is not the God of the dead, but of the living; our Saviour proves the Doctrine by strong inference drawn from this place, which needs a little opening to perceive the Argument.