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A30200	The resurrection of the dead and eternall judgement, or, The truth of the resurrection of the bodies both of good and bad at the last day asserted and proved by Gods word : also, the manner and order of their coming forth of their graves, as also, with what bodies they do arise : together with a discourse of the last judgement, and the finall conclusion of the whole world / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1665 (1665)	Wing B5590; ESTC R34391	88,686	200

speaking for themselves behold how earnestly they groan how gastly they look and how now the brinish tears flow down like Rivers from their eyes ever re-doubling their Petition Lord Lord Lord Lord first thinking of this thing and then of that ever contending seeking and striving to enter in at this strait Gate As Christ saith When once the Masters of the House is risen up that is when Christ hath laid aside his mediation for sinners and hath taken upon him onely to judge and condemn then will the wicked begin to stand without and to knock and contend for a portion among them that are the blessed Ah how will their hearts twitter while they look upon the Kingdom of Glory and how will they ake and throb at every view of Hell their proper place still crying O that we might inherit life and O that we might escape eternal death But now to take away al● cavils and objections that of this nature will arise in the hearts of these men forthwith the Book of Life is brought ou● for a conclusion and a finall end of eternall Judgment As John saith The Books were opened and another Book was opened which is the Book of Life and the Dead were judg●● out of those things that were written in the Books according to their works Rev. 20. 12. But this Book of Life it is not at this time opened because there are not any godly to be tryed for as I have shewed before their Judgment is past and over before the wicked rise The Book of Life then it is now opened for further conviction of damned Reprobates that their mouths may be stoped for ever as touching all their cavils contendings and Arguments against Gods proceeding in Judgement with them For believe it while God is judging them they will fall to judging him again but he will be justified in his sayings and will overcome when he is judged at this day Rom. 3. 1 2 3 4 5 6. Yet not by a hasty and and angry casting them away but by a legall and convincing proceeding against them and overthrowing all their cavils by his manifest and invincible truth Wherefore to cut off all that they can say he will now open the Book of Life before them and will shew them what is written therein both as to Election Conversion and a truly Gospel-Conversation And will convince them that they neither are of the number of his Elect neither were they ever regenerate neither had they ever a truly Gospel-Conversation in 〈◊〉 World By these three things then out of this Book thou who art not saved must at last be judged and overcome First Here will be tryed whether thou art within that part of this Book wherein all the Elect are Recorded for all the Elect are written here as Christ saith Rejoyce that your names are written in Heaven And again in thy Book saith he to his Father are all my members written Luk. 10. 20. Psal. 139. 16. Heb 12. 22 23. Now then if thy name be not found either among the Prophets Apostles or the rest of Saints thou must be put by as one that is cast away as one polluted and as an abominable branch Isa. 14. 18 19. Thy name is wanting in the Genealogies and Rolls of Heaven Ezra 2. 62. Thou art not prickt for everlasting life therefore thou must not be delivered from that Soul-amazing misery for there are no Souls can though they would give a thousand Worlds be delivered at the day of God but such that are found written in this Book Every one of those that are written though never a one of those that are not written shall in that day be delivered from the wrath to c●me Dan. 12. 1. But O methinks with what careful hearts will the damned now begin to look for their names in this Book Those that when once the long suffering of God waited on them made light of all admonition and slighted the Counsel of making their Calling and Election sure would now give thousands of Treasures that they could but spy their names though last and least among the Sons of God but I say how will they fail how will they faint how will they die and languish in their Souls when they shall still as they look see their names wanting What a pinch will it be to Cain to see his Brother there Recorded and he himself left out Absalon will now sound and be as one that giveth up the Ghost when he shall see David his Father and Solomon his Brother written here while he with all is written in the Earth among the damned Thus I say will sadness be added to sadness in the Soul of the perishing World when they fail of finding their names in this part of the Book of the life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the World Rev. 13. 8. Secondly The second part of this Book is that in which is Recorded the nature of Conversion of Faith Love c. And those that have not had the effectual Word of God upon them and the true and saving operation of Grace in their hearts which is indeed the true life which is begun in every Christian they will be found still not written in this Book for the living the holy living Souls are they onely that are written therein as the Prophet saith And he that remaineth in Jerusalem shall be called holy even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem Isa. 4. 3. Eternal life is already in this life begun in every Soul that shall be saved as Christ saith He that believeth in me hath everlasting life And again Who so eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternall life and I will raise him up at the last day Joh. 6. 54. And hence they a●e called the living that are written in this Book Here then the Lord will open before thee what Conversion is in the true and simple nature of it which wher thou beholdest thou wilt then be convinced that this thou hast mist of for it must needs be that when thou beholdest by the Records of Heaven what a change what a turn what an alteration the work of Regeneration maketh on every Soul and in every heart where the effectual Call or the Call according to his purpose is that thou who hast lived a stranger to this or that hast contented thy self with the notion onely or a formal and feigned profession thereef I say it cannot be but that thou must forthwith fall down and with grief conclude that thou hast no share in this part of the Book of Life neither the living onely are written herein There is not one dead carnall wicked man recorded here No but when the Lord shall at this day make mention of Rah●b of Babylon of Philistia and Ethiopia that is of all the cursed ●abble and crue of the damned then he will say that this man was born there that is amongst them and so hath his name where they have theirs

is another Wherefore I say at our rising we shall not change our nature but our glory We shall be equal to the Angels Luke 20. 36. Not with respect to their nature but glory The nature also of the Moon is one thing and the glory of the Moon is another and so one Star also differeth from another in glory A Beggar hath the same nature as a King and Gold in the Ore the same nature with that which is best refined but the Beggar hath not the same glory with the King nor yet the Gold in Ore the same glory with that which is refined But our state will be far more altered than any of these in the dayes when we like so many Suns in the Firmament of Heaven arise out of the heart and bowels of the Earth These things thus considered do shew you how vainly they argue that say our humane nature consisting of Body and Soul shall not inherit the Kingdom of God and also how far from their purpose that saying of the Apostle is which saith That flesh and blood shall not inherit the Kingdom of God And now also because I am fallen upon the Objection it self I shall not passe it but with a short dash at it Wherefore Reader whoever thou art consider that frequently in Scripture the word flesh and blood as also in the place alledged is not to be understood of that matter which God made which flesh cleaveth to our bones and blood runs in our veins but is taken for that corruption weakness mortality and evil that cleaveth to it Which weakness and corruption because it possesseth all men also wholy ruleth where the Soul is unconverted therefore it beareth the name of that which is ruled and acted by it to wit our whole man consisting of Body and Soul yet I say is a thing distinct from that flesh and blood which is essential to our being and without which we are no men As for instance he that is Christs saith Paul Gal. 5. 24. hath Crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts Who is so vain as to think that the Apostle by these words should mean our material flesh that hangeth on our bones and that is mixed with our natural blood sinews and veins And not rather of that inward fountain of sin corruption and wickedness which in another place he calleth the old man with his deceitful lusts Ephes. 4. 22. Again The flesh lusteth against the spirit and the spirit against the flesh Is it our flesh that hangeth on our bones which lusteth against the spirit and that also against which the spirit lusteth Certainly if the spirit lusteth against our material flesh then it is our duty not to nourish it at all because by nourishing of it we nourish that against which the Spirit of God fighteth and warreth Nay if the spirit lust against the flesh on our bones simply considered as flesh and if it be our duty to follow the spirit as it is then we must needs kill our selves or cut our flesh from our bones For whatever the Spirit of God lusteth against it must be destroyed yea it is our duty with all speed to destroy it But wilt thou know O vain man that by flesh here is to be understood not the nature that God hath made but the corrupt apprehension and wisdom with those inclinations to evil that lodg within us Which in another place is called the Wisdom of the flesh Yea in plain termes flesh and blood where Christ saith flesh and blood hath not revealed this unto thee but my Father which is in Heaven Mat. 16. 16. Nay observe it all these places with many others do rather point at a corrupt Soul then a corrupt Body for indeed sin and all spiritual wickedness they have their seat in the heart and soul of a man and by their using this or that member of the body so defile the man the weaknesses of the body or that attend our material flesh and blood they are weaknesses of another kind as sickness aches pains soars wounds defection of members c. Wherefore where you read of flesh and blood as rejected of God especially when it speaks of the flesh and blood of Saints you are not to understand it as me●nt of the flesh which is their proper humane nature but of that weakness which cleaveth to it Paul in another place reckoneth up the works of the flesh in many things as in Witchcraft hatred variance strife emulation fornication and many others But can any imagine that he there should strike at that flesh that hangeth on our bone or rather at that malignity and rebellion that is in the mind of man against the Lord Gal. 17 18 19 20. by reason of which the members of the Body are used this way and also sometimes that to accomplish its most filthy and abusive deeds They are Enemies in their Minds by wicked Works Col. 1. 21. Thus you see that Flesh and Blood is not to be taken always for the Flesh that is upon our hands and feet and other parts of our Body but for that sinne weakness and infirmity that cleaveth to our whole man Further then touching our reall substantiall flesh it may be either considered as God's Creature purely or as corrupted with sinne and infirmity Now if you consider it as corrupted so it shall not inherit the Kingdom of God but yet consider it as God's Creature and so all that God hath converted to himself through Jesus Christ shall even with that Body when changed inherit the Kingdom of God The Woman whose Cloaths are foul can yet distinguish between the Dirt and the Cloth on which it hangeth and so deals God with us 'T is true there is not one Saint but while he liveth here his Body is arrayed and infected with many corrupt and filthy things as touching bodily weaknesses yea and also with many sinful infirmities by reason of that body of Sin and Death that yet remains in us But yet God I say distinguisheth between our weaknesses and his Workmanship and can tell how to save the whole Man of his People while he is destroying the Corruption and Weakness that cleaveth to them And now to return to the place objected Flesh and Blood shall not inherit the Kingdom of God It cannot be truly understood that that flesh which is Man's Nature shall not enter the Kingdom For then as I said before Christ must lose his Members the purchase of his Bloud the Vessels and Temples of his Spirit for all this is our Body Again then Christ also in that his Body which is also our Flesh and Blood is not in Glory contrary to the whole Current of the New Testament Heb. 2. 14 15. Heb. 7. 24 25. Heb. 8. 3 4. Heb. 10. 10 11 12. Rev. 1. 18. Rev. 2. 8. Yea it would be Non-sence to say there should be a Resurrection and that our vile Body shall be changed and made like to the Glorious Body of the