Madan on Articles III, IV: Of the going down of Christ into Hell; Of the Resurrection of Christ

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• Who died for us, 1 75%. v. 10. 2 He was buried, 1 Cor. xv. 4.

His Soul was not left in Hell, 42s ii. 31.

A RT-4C: LE MY. Ot the Resurrection of Christ. : CHEST ST did truly rise again from Death,

and * took again his Body, with Flesh, Bones, and all Things appertainiug to the Perfection of Man’s Nature * wherewith he ascended into Heaven, and. there sitteth, until he return to judge Men at the lajt Day.

• PÞ/. xvi. 9, 10. with Ads ii. 30, 31. There- fore my Heart is glad, and my Glory rejoiceth, my Flesh also shall rest in Hope, for thou wilt not leave my Soul in Hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine holy One to see Corruption. David being a Prophet, and knowing that Gop had sworn with an Oath unto him, that of the Fruit of his Loins according to the Flesh, he would raise up Cirift to sit on his Throne. He seeing this before, spake of the Resurrection of Christ, that his Soul was not left in Hell, neither his Flesh did fee Corrup—

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L 12 tion. As x. 40. Him Gonp raised up the third Day, and shewed him openly, not to all the Peo- ple, but unto Witnesses, chosen before of Gop, even to us who did eat and drink with Him after he rose from the Dead.

2 Luke xx. 27. Then faith He to Themas, reach hither thy Finger and behold my Hands, and reach hither thy Hand, and thrust it into my Side. Luke xxiv. 39. And he said, Behold my Hands and my Feet, that it is I myself; handle me and fee, for a Spirit hath not Flesh and Bones as ye fee me have.

3 Luke xxiv. 50, 51. He led them out as far as to Bethany.—And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into Heaven. As ii. 10. And while they beheld, he was taken up, and a Cloud received him out of their Sight: And while they looked ficdfastly to- ward Heaven, as he went up, behold two Men stood by them in white Apparel; which also said, Ye Men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into Heaven ? This same Jesus which is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in ite Manner as ye have seen Him go into Heaven.

• P/. cx. 1. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right Hand, c. Col. iii. 1. Christ sitteth on the right Hand of Gop. Phil. i. 20. He raised Him from the Dead, and /ee Him at His right Hand in the heavenly Places.

5 2 Tim. iv. 1. The Lord Jesus Christ shall Judge the Quick and the Dead at his appearing, and his Kingdom. Rom. xiv. 10. We shall all stand before the Judgment-Seat of Christ. As x. 42. He commanded us to preach unto the Peo-

ple, and i testify that it is He which was or- dained of Gop to be the Judge of 5 wy ead.

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Dead. As xvii. 31. Gop hath appointed a Day, in the which he will judge the World in Righte- dusness, by that Man whom he hath ordained, whereof he hath given Assurance unto all Men in that he hath raised Him from the Dead. A iii. 21. Whom the Heaven must receive until the Times of Restitution of all Things, which Gop hath spoken by the Mouth of all His holy Pro- phets since the World began,