RESURRECTION

Christ, like the sun eclipsed by the moon, got Himself out by His resurrection; and, as the sun by the moon, He was darkened by them to whom He gave light. His death did justify us, His resurrection did justify His death. He buried the law with Himself, and both with honour;, He raised up the Gospel with Himself, and both with glory. His resurrection was the first stone of the foundation, “In Christ shall all be made alive’,’ and the last stone of the roof, for God assures us that all come to judgment by this token, that He raised Him up from the dead (Acts 17:31). Satan danced on His grave for joy-, when he had Him there once, he thought Him sure enough; but He rose again and trampled on the devil’s throne with triumph. This is the faith peculiar to Christians… His resurrection is not only the object of our faith, but the example of our hope.

—Thomas Adam

Oh ! how precious is the dust of a believer! though the world mind it not, yet it is precious unto God. The husbandman has some corn in his barn, and he has other corn in the ground; and the corn that is in the ground, is as precious to him as that which is in the barn.

— Thomas Watson

Him, that this day (Easter Sunday) rose from the clods, we expect from the clouds, to raise our bodies, to perform His promises, to finish our faith, to perfect our glory, and to draw us unto Himself. I do not say, Come, see the place where they laid Him, that is empty;, but, Come, see the place where He is; here is the Lord. I say not with Mary, They have taken away the Lord, and I know not where they have laid Him; He is personally in heaven, He is mystically, sacramentally, yea, in a spiritual sense, He is really here…. As God spake to the fish, and it cast up Jonah, commanded the earth, and it delivered up Jesus; so He will speak to all creatures, and they shall not detain one dust of our bodies.

— Thomas Adam

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