men will then arise, but not in glory, as all will not arise in virtue of the resurrection of our Lord. The wicked shall arise by the power of their judge, to receive in their body the punishment of their sins, and to suffer "the second death;" but believers in virtue of the resurrection, and by the Spirit of Jesus Christ as their head. For that Spirit which has been communicated to them from Jesus Christ, as from the head to the members, and who hath made their bodies his temples on earth, will raise them from the dust, and will perfect his work in them. Believers, then, may defy the grave, and glory over death, being assured of this resurrection. From the guilt of sin they have been delivered, it being "condemned" in Christ-punished in his death; from the power of death they are released by his resurrection. On Jesus Christ, then, the sure foundation, is the whole of our salvation built. In him God is well pleased. Through him the Holy Spirit is vouchsafed. Christ is the Alpha and the Omega. He is the "All in All."

Quicken your mortal bodies.—From this it appears that as to their substance the bodies of believers will, in their resurrection, be the same as those that died. "Though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in flesh shall I see God," Job, xix. 26. my 66 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead," Isa. xxvi. 19. The soul of each man will be reunited to his own body in which he has done good or evil. For as the body is the organ of the soul in this world, so it must participate in the felicity or punishment that shall follow, whether the whole

man has remained under the law or has been received into the covenant of grace. But as to the qualities of the bodies of believers, these will be different from what they were here, as the Apostle teaches, 1 Cor. xv. 50. For as in this world they have borne the image of the first man, who was of the earth, earthy; so in the resurrection, when this corruptible shall put on incorruption, they shall bear the image of the second man, who is heavenly, the bodies of their humiliation being fashioned like unto the glorious body of the Son of God, Phil. iii. 21,-not only in having a perfect beauty, exempt from all maladies, but as being spiritual, adapted to their spiritual and heavenly state. And as when Jesus was transfigured, his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as light, so the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. From all this we may judge what will be the condition of the soul, and what its glory conformable to so glorious a body. We see also what is the death of believers, which is only a sleep, since it is to be followed by such a resurrection. In as much as this mystery of the resurrection exceeds our reason, so is it clearly represented to us in Scripture.*

* Mr Stuart explains the quickening of our mortal bodies, as signifying "Will make them active instruments." But we do not see any alteration made in this world on the bodies of believers. They are, indeed, made active instruments, but this is not by any change on their bodies, but in the mind which governs them. Besides, any change that in this respect might be supposed to take place on the members of the body, would take place at the renewing of the mind. But the change here spoken of contemplates something future, which has not yet taken place. Dr Macknight paraphrases the words thus, “Will make even your dead bodies, your animal passions, together with the members of your mortal bodies alive, that is, subservient to the

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vae communicates life to those who God through him, is here set before ge that their bodies shall not remain

of death. This indwelling, which osurection certain, imports his love, his eperation of his grace, and his care to eautify the temple in which he resides;

it is to confer everlasting life, everlastd everlasting communion with himself. eerogatory to the majesty and glory of the Set to allow those bodies, in which He dwelt , to lie for ever in ruins in the dust. And sed up Jesus Christ from the dead, that old of the sheep, through the blood of the Covenant, will raise up the bodies of his value of that blood, which purchased not ruption of their souls, but also of their bodies, Fe power and efficacy of the three glorious og the Godhead are thus brought into view as he complete re-establishment of the bodies of xxx which, though at present mortal, shall hereall the glories and blessedness of eternal

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axconcurrence of the power of the Godhead in stedemption, in which the Father provides Nation, the Son merits it, and the Holy wica it, is established in a multitude of pasthe Holy Scriptures. In this economy the

ve. But animal passions, under the figure of dead ausau the animal passions as they are sinful, and sin ...t tuta holiness, The flesh is not subject to the law se doyer will be,

Son has renacted 14 Iusson from the Father to corde into the wood... (m the armont be so then, whers tis first afvent to ta teng sent by the Father to take on himself the one of the Prophet, the Prest, and the King of his Chure Is this beguility of ofce such passages as the Stüowing toght to be referred - Mr Father is greater than L." Jiên, xiv. 28; and that in 1 Cor. xv. 28, where it is sad. - Then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him;" thus terminating his mediatorial office in delivering up the kingdom by an act of humiliation, in the same way as he had entered

By his Spirit that dwelleth in you.-The indwelling of the Holy Spirit, who communicates life to those who are habitations of God through him, is here set before believers as a pledge that their bodies shall not remain under the power of death. This indwelling, which renders their resurrection certain, imports his love, his government, the operation of his grace, and his care to adorn and to beautify the temple in which he resides; and the end of it is to confer everlasting life, everlasting purity, and everlasting communion with himself. It would be derogatory to the majesty and glory of the blessed Spirit to allow those bodies, in which He dwelt as his temple, to lie for ever in ruins in the dust. And God, who raised up Jesus Christ from the dead, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting Covenant, will raise up the bodies of his people in virtue of that blood, which purchased not only the redemption of their souls, but also of their bodies, v. 23. The power and efficacy of the three glorious persons of the Godhead are thus brought into view as securing the complete re-establishment of the bodies of believers, which, though at present mortal, shall hereafter partake in all the glories and blessedness of eternal life.

This concurrence of the power of the Godhead in the plan of redemption, in which the Father provides for our salvation, the Son merits it, and the Holy Spirit applies it, is established in a multitude of passages of the Holy Scriptures. In this economy the

'spiritual life." But animal passions, under the figure of dead bodies, must mean the animal passions as they are sinful, and sin is never turned into holiness. The flesh is not subject to the law of God, and never will be.