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

6. The denial of this Doctrine opens a door to Licentiousness. People would eat and drink▪ and let loose the reigns to sensual delights, and commit sin with greediness, if they must die, and there were no hopes of a Resurrection to glory and happiness, and no fears of a Resurrection to torment and misery.

6. The denial of this Doctrine opens a door to Licenciousness. People would eat and drink▪ and let loose the reigns to sensual delights, and commit sin with greediness, if they must die, and there were no hopes of a Resurrection to glory and happiness, and no fears of a Resurrection to torment and misery.

Besides Scripture testimony and Argument, which is the […] firm proof of the Resurrection. I might add for illustration, ••me. Emblems of the Resurrection in nature▪

Besides Scripture testimony and Argument, which is the 〈…〉 firm proof of the Resurrection. I might add for illustration, ••me. Emblems of the Resurrection in nature▪

Naturalists tell us of a Phoenix which riseth out of the shes, into which she had burned her self before; but i• […] more certain, that some birds lie in holes dead all the win••, and get life again in the Summer; we see Plants, Herbs, lowers, and the like wither in the Winter, and spring forth gain when the cold weather is gone; we see the Sun […] night, and arise again in the morning; and we ourselves