tent, shall come forth to the resurrection of comdemnation.

And that the soul or spirit of every man and woman shall be reserved in its own distinct and proper being, (so as there shall be as many souls in the world to come as in this) and every seed (yea every soul) shall have its proper body, as God is pleased to give it, 1 Cor. xv. A natural body is sown, a spiritual body is raised; that being first which is natural, and afterwards that which is spiritual. And though it is said, this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immortality; the change shall be such as flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, neither doth cor. ruption inherit incorruption, 1 Cor. xv. We shall be raised out of all corruption and corruptibility, out of all mortality; and the children of God and of the resurrection, shall be equal to the angels of God in heaven. (e)

And as the celestial bodies do far excel terrestrial, so we expect our spiritual bodies in the resurrection, shall far excel what our bodies now are; and we hope none can justly blame us for thus expecting better bodies than now they are. Howbeit we esteem it very unnecessary to dispute or question how the dead are raised, or with what body they come: but

(e) Matt xxii, 30 Mark xii, 25. Luke xx. 36.

rather submit that to the wisdom and pleasure of Almighty God.

2. For the doctrine of eternal judgment;

God hath committed all judgment unto his Son Jesus Christ; and he is both judge of quick and dead, and of the states and ends of all mankind, John v. 22, 27. Acts x. 42. 2 Tim. iv. 1. 1 Pet. iv. 5.

That there shall be hereafter a great harvest, which is the end of the world, a great day of judgment, and the judgment of that great day, the holy Scripture is clear, Mat. xiii. 39, 40, 41. ch. x. 15, and xi. 24. Jude 6.

"When

the Son of Man cometh in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory, and before him shall be gathered all nations, &c." Matt xxv. 31. 32, to the end, compared with ch. xxii. 31, Mark viii. 38. Luke ix. 26. and I Cor. xv. 52. 2 Thes. i. 7, 8. to the end, and 1 Thes iv. 16. Rev. xx. 12. 13. 14, 15.

That this blessed heavenly, man, this Son of Man, who hath so deeply suffered and endured so many great indignities and persecutions from his adversaries, (both to himself and his members and brethren) should at last, even in the last and great day, signally and manifestly appear in glory and triumph, attended with all

his glorious heavenly host and retinue before all nations, before all his enemies, and those that have denied him; this will be to their great terror and amazement, that this most glorious heavenly man, and his brethren, that have been so much contemned and set at nought, should be thus exalted over their enemies and persecutors, in glory and triumph, is a righteous thing with God; and that they that suffer with him, should appear with him in glory and dignity when he thus appears at last. Christ was judge of the world, and the prince thereof, when on earth, John ix. 39. and xii 31. He is still judge of the world, the wickedness, and prince thereof, by his light, spirit, and gospel in men's hearts and consciences John xvi. 8, 11. Matt. xii 20. Isa xlii. 1. Rom. ii. 16, 1 Pet. iv 5. And he will be the judge and final determiner thereof in that great day appointed; God having appointed a day wherein he will judge the world. in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained. Christ foretold it shall be more tolerable for them of the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city or people that would not receive his messengers or ministers, &c. Matt x. 15. and see chap. xi. 24. and Mark vi. 11. Luke x. 12, 14. It is certain that God knows how to deliver the godly out of all their trials and afflictions

and at last to bring them forth, and raise them up into glory with Christ; so he knoweth also how to reserve the unjust and finally impenitent unto the day of judgment to be punished, 2 Pet. ii. 9. He will bring them forth unto the day of destruction, Job xxi. 30. The Lord can and will reserve such impenitent, presumptuous and rebellious criminals, as bound under chains of darkness, as were the fallen angels, unto the judgment of the great day, Jude 6. Matt xxv. It is not for us to determine or dispute the manner how they shall be so reserved; but leave it to God, he knows how.

30.

A Postscript relating to the doctrine of the Resurrection and eternal Judgment.

"At the last trump of God, and the voice of the archangel, the dead shall be raised incorruptible, the dead, in Christ shall rise first, 1 Cor. xv 52. 1 Thes. iv. 16. compared with Matt. xxiv. 31.

Many are often alarmed in conscience here by the word and voice of God who stop their ears, and slight those warnings; but the great and final alarm of the last trumpet, they cannot stop their ears against, nor escape, it will unavoidably seize upon, and farther awaken them finally to judgment. They that will not be alarmed in their consciences unto repentance,

nor out of their sins here, must certainly be alarmed to judgment hereafter.

"Whosoever do now wilfully shut their eyes, hate, contemn, or shun the light of Christ, or his appearance within, shall at last be made to see, and not be able to shun or hide themselves from his glorious and dreadful appearance from heaven with his mighty angels, as with lightning and flaming fire, to render vengeance on all them that know not God, and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Thes. iv. 16. Matt. xxiv. 27. Luke xvii. 24. Dan. x.

6. Job xxxvii. 3.

"And though many now evade and reject the inward convictions and judgment of the light, and shut up the records or books thereof in their own consciences, they shall all be at last opened, and every one judged of these things recorded therein, according to their works, Rev. xx. 12, 13, 14, 15.

Signed in behalf of our Christian profession and people aforesaid,