said, "Know ye not ye are the temple of God?" Thus destroying of the temple is destroying of the man, but the body is the temple. This agrees with this scripture, "God formed man of the dust of the earth." Now if this mortal does not put on immortality, where is the Eternity of Misery to come from?

iv. 7. "For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? Now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou didst not receive it?"

We have nothing that we did not receive; then withdrawing the gift must put a stop to the abuse of it, and continuing existence imply approbation of its use.

vi. 9. "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God."

The Spirit of God justifies, sanctifies, cleanses; but the unrighteous he abandons; and losing the kingdom of heaven, they lose all things.

20. "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

The redeemed are bought with a price. Both body and spirit are God's, and to be used to his glory, and that because we are not our own. Who

shall enter a strong man's house and spoil his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? who shall retain in existence in sin and misery, that which is not used to God's glory?

viii. 11, “ And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died."

Shall weakness cause Eternal Misery, when all strength cometh of God?

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ix. 27. "Lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.' To be a castaway, very faintly expresses Eternal Misery; but strongly exclusion from bliss.

x. 1. “Moreover, brethren, I would not have you ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2. And were all baptized unto Moses, in the cloud, and in the sea: 3. And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4. And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ. 5. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. 8. And fell in one day, three and twenty thousand. 9. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. 10. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 11. Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples."

The Israelites were situated similarly to the Christians, were baptized and eat spiritual meat, but with many God was not well pleased: and they fell in one day twenty three thousand; some were destroyed of serpents, some of the destroyer. Now the Devil is so called; therefore to die, to be de

stroyed of serpents, and of the Devil, has the same effect; and those only who looked to Christ lived.

xi. 29. "For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 30. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. 31. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 32. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world."

It is not discerning the Lord's body that causeth damnation; to eat and drink it worthily, in some sense, is necessary to salvation, and condemnation is on all who attain it not. This is perfectly intelligible if the Lord's supper is instituted as a memorial of His death, and of the benefits that we receive thereby, and a pledge to assure us thereof; because, if we refuse or neglect the appointed means, we cannot attain the end. Our Saviour says, condemnation was in the world, and whatever it includes, therefore, is on all mankind: now the condemnation is, that light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil: it is the loss of light then, and that includes life and being.

xv. 1. "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also have received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures."

Here the apostle declares that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures. His death then was that which He suffered in our stead, and death that from which we are saved: now this could not be the death of tae body, because, to that we are still liable, and that to Him could have been no suffering, since the body alone kept Him from His place in heaven. It could not be a state of sin, for that it was impossible He could chuse, or we could be benefited by: it must be then the separation of the divine spirit from the organs with which it was united, which alone will allow of sleep being the state Christ was in previous to His resurrection; He became then the first fruits of them that slept.

12. "Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13. But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14. And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 15. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 16. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 17. And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 18. Then they also which.. are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 20. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. 21. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made

alive. 23. But every man in his own order: Christ the first fruits; afterward they that are Christ's at His coming. 24. Then cometh the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when He shall have put down all rule, and all authority and power. 25. For He must reign till He hath put all enemies under His feet. 26. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 27. For He hath put all things under His feet. But when He saith, all things are put under Him, it is manifest that He is excepted, which did put all things under Him. 28. And when all things shall be subdued unto Him, then shall the Son also Himself be subject unto Him that put all things under Hint, that God may be all in all. 29. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? 30. And why stand we in jeapordy every hour? 31. I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 32. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. 33. Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 34. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God; I speak this to your shame. 35. But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 36. Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: 37. And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: 38. But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased Him, and to every seed His