第81章

havegivenit。Hiswordsare，“Allgotothesameplace；allareofthedust，andallturntodustagain；whoknoweththatthespiritofmangoethupward，andthatthespiritofthebeastgoethdownwardtotheearth？“*(2)Thatis，noneknowsbutGod；norisitanunusualphrasetosayofthingsweunderstandnot，“Godknowswhat，“and“Godknowswhere。“ThatofGenesis，5。24，“EnochwalkedwithGod，andhewasnot；forGodtookhim“；whichisexpounded，Hebrews，11。5，“Hewastranslated，thatheshouldnotdie；andwasnotfound，becauseGodhadtranslatedhim。Forbeforehistranslation，hehadthistestimony，thathepleasedGod，“makingasmuchfortheimmortalityofthebodyasofthesoul，proveththatthishistranslationwaspeculiartothemthatpleaseGod；notcommontothemwiththewicked；anddependingongrace，notonnature。Butonthecontrary，whatinterpretationshallwegive，besidestheliteralsenseofthewordsofSolomon，“Thatwhichbefalleththesonsofmenbefallethbeasts，evenonethingbefalleththem；astheonedieth，sodoththeother；yea，theyhaveallonebreath；sothatamanhathnopre-eminenceaboveabeast，forallisvanity。“*(3)Bytheliteralsense，hereisnonaturalimmortalityofthesoul；noryetanyrepugnancywiththelifeeternal，whichtheelectshallenjoybygrace。And，“Betterishethathathnotyetbeenthanboththey“；*(4)thatis，thantheythatliveorhavelived；which，ifthesoulofallthemthathavelivedwereimmortal，wereahardsaying；forthentohaveanimmortalsoulwereworsethantohavenosoulatall。Andagain，“Thelivingknowtheyshalldie，butthedeadknownotanything“；*(5)thatis，naturally，andbeforetheresurrectionofthebody。

AnotherplacewhichseemstomakeforanaturalimmortalityofthesoulisthatwhereourSavioursaiththatAbraham，Isaac，andJacobareliving：butthisisspokenofthepromiseofGod，andoftheircertitudetoriseagain，notofalifethenactual；andinthesamesensethatGodsaidtoAdamthatonthedayheshouldeatoftheforbiddenfruit，heshouldcertainlydie；fromthattimeforwardhewasadeadmanbysentence；butnotbyexecution，tillalmostathousandyearsafter。SoAbraham，Isaac，andJacobwerealivebypromise，then，whenChristspoke；butarenotactuallytilltheresurrection。AndthehistoryofDivesandLazarusmakenothingagainstthis，ifwetakeit，asitis，foraparable。

ButtherebeotherplacesoftheNewTestamentwhereanimmortalityseemethtobedirectlyattributedtothetothewicked。

Foritisevidentthattheyshallallrisetojudgement。Anditissaidbesides，inmanyplaces，thattheyshallgointo“everlastingfire，everlastingtorments，everlastingpunishments；andthatthewormofconscienceneverdieth“；andallthisiscomprehendedinthewordeverlastingdeath，whichisordinarilyinterpreted“everlastinglifeintorments“：andyetIcanfindnowherethatanymanshallliveintormentseverlastingly。Also，itseemethhardtosaythatGod，whoistheFatherofmercies，thatdothinheavenandearthallthatHewill；thathaththeheartsofallmeninHisdisposing；thatworkethinmenbothtodoandtowill；andwithoutwhosefreegiftamanhathneitherinclinationtogoodnorrepentanceofevil，shouldpunishmen’stransgressionswithoutanyendoftime，andwithalltheextremityoftorturethatmencanimagine，andmore。Wearethereforetoconsiderwhatthemeaningisofeverlastingfire，andotherthelikephrasesofScripture。

IhaveshownalreadythatthekingdomofGodbyChristbeginnethatthedayofjudgement：thatinthatday，thefaithfulshallriseagain，withgloriousandspiritualbodiesandbehissubjectsinthathiskingdom，whichshallbeeternal：thattheyshallneithermarry，norbegiveninmarriage，noreatanddrink，astheydidintheirnaturalbodies；butliveforeverintheirindividualpersons，withoutthespecificaleternityofgeneration：andthatthereprobatesalsoshallriseagain，toreceivepunishmentsfortheirsins：asalsothatthoseoftheelect，whichshallbealiveintheirearthlybodiesatthatday，shallhavetheirbodiessuddenlychanged，andmadespiritualandimmortal。Butthatthebodiesofthereprobate，whomakethe