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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 Timothy Green in Middle Street., 1711
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2. The Resurrection of Believers is Purchased for them by the Blood of Christ. We cannot say so of Unbelievers dying in their Sins. It is by the Death of Christ that we are Redeemed from the Curse of the Law, of which the death of the body is some part. Christ by shedding his blood did Merit his Own Resurrection. He was brought back again from the dead through the blood of the Everlasting Covenant, Heb. 13.20. The same is to be affirmed of Believers, as we see in that Scripture to which the Text to the Hebrews has a respect, viz. Zech. 9.11, 12. By the blood of the Covenant I have sent forth thy Prisoners out of the pit. Turn ye Prisoners of hope. The Grave is a Prison, but the Blood of Christ has caused the Prison door to be opened, the bodies of Believers which Rest there in Hope shall come out of that pit. All that Redemption which Believers shall be the Subject of, is Merited by the Blood of ⟨p. 160⟩Christ. Rev. 5.9. Thou hast Redeemed us by thy Blood. The Resurrection of the body is part of that Redemption. The Scripture speaks of the Redemption of the Body, Rom 8.23. The Bodies as well as the Souls of Believers are said to be bought, 1 Co•. 6 20 It is the Blood of Christ and nothing else that has bought them
2. The Resurrection of Believers is Purchased for them by the Blood of Christ. We cannot say so of Unbelievers dying in their Sins. It is by the Death of Christ that we are Redeemed from the Curse of the Law, of which the death of the body is some part. Christ by shedding his blood did Merit his Own Resurrection. He was brought back again from the dead through the blood of the Everlasting Covenant, Heb. 13.20. The same is to be affirmed of Believers, as we see in that Scripture to which the Text to the Hebrews has a respect, viz. Zech. 9.11, 12. By the blood of the Covenant I have sent forth thy Prisoners out of the pit. Turn ye Prisoners of hope. The Grave is a Prison, but the Blood of Christ has caused the Prison door to be opened, the bodies of Belivers which Rest there in Hope shall come out of that pit. All that Redemption which Believers shall be the Subject of, is Mrited by the Blood of