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8 voice of Chriſt is a powerful and ſtrong voice, 'The dead ſhall hear his voice, and they ſhall come forth, they that have done good unto the reſurrection of life, and they that have done evil to the reſurrection of condemnation.'

Thus much for the ſummons, you hear it given, and every man muſt appear: Death muſt now give back all that he hath taken from the world. What a ghaſtly and locking fight ſhall this be, to ſee all the graves open, and to ſee dead men ariſe out of their graves, and the ſcattered flying on the wings of the wind, till they meet together in one body, Ezek. xxxvii. 6. 'The dry bones ſhall live.' Behold, the power of God Almighty, out of the grave and the duſt of the earth from theſe chambers of death and darkneſs ſhall raiſe the bodies of the buried. Rev. xx. 12, 13. 'I ſaw the dead (aith St. John) ſmall and great, ſtand before God, and the ſea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead that were in them, and they were judged every man according to his works.' He that ſaid to corruption thou art my father, and to the worm thon art my ſiſter and mother,' ſaid alſo, 'I know that my Redeemer liveth, and mine eyes ſhall behold him.' O! good God, how wonderful is thy power, Joel. iii. 11, 12. 'Aſſemble yourſelves and come, all ye heathen, to the valley of Jehoſhaphat, for there will I ſit to judge the heathen all round about.

Thus have ye an account of the dead being raiſed; they are all brought together, and now