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much broader than Ia Allowed to fnY 0thor 8x-
ample Of restored oxistonco 1 answer that tho
parentiy, In which the restoration Waa to any
thing moro than the forrnor mortal llfo. All
Others rising from death roso to do again. IIo
atoue rosc tho eternal victor and then answer,
Christ, We tn'1at consider it IN its relation to tho
incarnation which preceded and Was At
tho basis: II Christ ,vss only ~ other
thou IL il van. indeed, to claim fof t
ths Christian vority Is ti,at Christ
vas tho authot Of humanity, and that, in
.taumln9 its g'iEc, He stood as its represcnta-
two: that tu . mysterious yot actual embrace
Zig gathered It into ulmsoif; that uo embodied
Il tn tts Widest comphsas yos, that in rolationH
mott = IT. profound lie M w. humanity isaelf: Believe
Ho MAS not norely man, He was man What,
therefore, Ho achieved and experienced, vAg. ia
aone sonae foz tho world. And titus 1t is Tia. Tho
apostle fessons. For - In Adam ~ die, 10 in
on Of the aasd fho sasor hssns H d tsen IN H.
gortt1ed humanity. aecendcd 10 live foraver!
And 10 faith passes Into night and - wo gaze
NO understand that for us as voll there is IN tn
mortality. Tho dying yet dnatL'ess QUO becomos
the fufiillmont Of hope, aud in net. no less than
word, assures ua that NO too ATE 70 DO preserved
beyond tho grayo.
Add. also, ~ hiss beoo already affirmed, that
10 His resurrection Ha sealed the truth that avon
the body IL to be reBtored. Though Ia what
FORM aud ny what method cannot tell. In tho
case Of Christ Himhof. the buriod body sccne TO
have been raised. 81 1t were, In actual substance,
yct 70 have undergone marvellous change. The
sepuichre, you know, W1H found empty, with
only tue graTe-cioihes lying. 10 those
who would not otherwise baiiere. the marks Of
ths crucfizioo wore made yiBlbly present. And
on memorable occaslon tho risen Que said, "ue-
hold my hands aud nv feet, that It Ia myself !;
handle 1ne aud see fol. spirit hath NOT Uesh
meat and did cat before them" And yet We
hnd that tho pcsBon Of Christ was not rccoR-
ntzea directly BY thcse who saw lin. 1t was
| 80 gorlled At TO require Eotno Epecial token in
Ito DISCLOSURE, For ths most part. they only
| llimsolf known. 80 :" ue Is found present, no
| one percelvee from whence. He passes away,
| no ono percoivoY whittier. 10 'vauiahes out Of
thoy dlscern Him. And at last, while they bo-
bold, Ho III taken up, md cloud receives Linn
| from their view."
l think it impossible not to feel TINT in such
disclosures re arc regarding form Of e1istonee
vaz1tably human, yet iudo1n!toty eunoblod.
! The revelation surpassea Our Analysis. JET only
because the clements OF our rreseut life are
taken mp and trxnhtgu1ed. Il is the whole Of
mnn-both body aud soul--EaisoA and transform
cd. "1he cor1uptible puts on interruption {:
tho mortal puts on immortality. Death is aval-
lowed up In Afo,"
! Recall once moro, then, tho representative re-
lhtlo0 WHICH Ntl1lbL dusthlnb 70 Tue ftce, anu 90
| you not bohold. In tho raising Of His body, tho
analogy and prophecy Of the raiBing Of ours
! Does It not serve to make, in some Degree cot-
| ce!vable tho otherwise uncomfortable teaching Of
Paul Docs Is not inspire aud support tho atgu-
nent which speaks Of q natural body and n splr-
ituas body, aud Of she one NJ tie germ or Hecd
| OF the other7 Doea It not forbid our explaining
into nntlingneas tho word which tolls Of oyon
dony the inference sccnce may question to-
cgeduouay, Imagination may faltor and fail.
Yet when. to al tito word Of Scripture aud Is its
very aeal, thor0 IL aided tho fact OF our Saviora
complex and eomplese humanity raised to die
no moro, reason sanctions faith md the heart
iB filled with satisfaction. Sorrow rotolcaa
| through tears, aud evan by the grave affection
sings Of tho Resurrection aud the Life!
wook's lrat morning tolls us not only that tho
| soul ia immortal, but that tho body Ii 10 aharo
! In the new and higher existence. It ahowB ua
that tho body ia etorunlly eAcEod, and mikes uH
and kept from harm and pollution. Moreover,
| my hea1crs, II tho resurrection sAys tha OF tho
| Individual. It has comforting massage also
CONCERNING tho whole race. The great Apostle
after the analogy Of ChrBts rising from cor
rupting death, eYon the n.aterial world is to bo
hftod into new glory. Ths whole creation
groaninE and tfArRillug together in pain La
full ADOPTION to-wit the redemption Of the
body. Prophetic vision dascr.es new heavens
and a new earth Wherein righteousness ID 70
haye its fitting homa.
Without however, dwelling 1t present on that
material coucoption, NO may most conddontly
is the pfeoRo Of 11umauitys rising to IN ultimate
aud essential 1oll-being. Munifestiy, Christ
came to lay hold on.thc race. He said that, II
| uo uere lifted up, lie would denw Ill mon unto
Himsolf. Even prophecy affirmed that IN dim
sbonld tho nations Of tho earth be blesaod. The
PARALLELS Of the mustard seed and tho hiadon
leaven declare that oven tho remotest bounds
arc to feel tho boneacont power. In truth, tho
on Garth, iB the conception Of somsshing 70 which
shatl DO given the anal dominion. Moved
BY the 1egal thought vo insttncslveIy
aenti!o pond aud frco. shall bo sharsrs in
| the blessing. And then, II the soul still Asks
for ASSURANCE, NO have but to rot,aoe tho way
once moro, aud to find in chriats work for the
| Individual tho logical foundation Of our broader
faith. We fomember that the mighty world is
but tho aggregation Of separate beings, and that
therefore, tho worlds uprhfsinE is onlS the OK
tonsion Of tic individuals rise. It has sccorl-
| ingly como to pass that nm0uE tho almost uni
vessal faiths Of these modern times IL tic faith
that the race, 81 whole, Ia to 10 uplitted. Dut
now, for arguments sake, think for moment Of
| what would Aayc been tho condition In this re-
Hpect had Christ mol rise'.l Bupposo that, even
after llsB words OF lovo and trth, ,even attor His
| humble aud magnificent lite, oven after uIs
crownlng aot of teyotion. Ho had gone down to
tho grave, to DO hold % aro others, by lie dread
Cd power! Suppose thas tho record had bcen
bimply, Bora Of tho Virgin Mary; suffered
| under Pontiun Wlase; waa c1nciaed doad and
| buried!" No word Of Resurrection No history
Of tic empty tomb; aud the forty days clarified
| Ito aud the final ascension iti yeritaolo htl-
1nanity of form aud bting! Do you think tbs
| sweet, joyful faith Of humanity's progress and
humauity's mileunial results would have found
| Judgement IN common thonghtf Do you think
that oven in Apostolic minds thero would have
boon the unwAvorlng, impeiltng conviction that
! tho whole broad Garth was to bo 1last7 All, do
| you not know full we'll that to human l,ercop-
lion tho dawn would havo asened to hare passed
| into night, instead OF day? II ia not
certain ttlat doubt would have takon posscssion
| OF both tho individual and tho saos7 OF uouEre,
tLe boneicont teachings, ard the loving toll, and
| tho devoted death, would attll hare boen facts.
| Aud bore aod there sone soul hilod with faith
aud tho Holy Ghost might have kept The conf
| depce that glorious and worldwide trlumphs
| would ensuo. Yot certainly SUCH confidence
| would have boon tho fare exception.