CHAP. XXXI.
Of the State of Man after Death and of the Resurrection of the Dead.

1. The Bodies of Men after Death return to dust, ^(a) and see corruption; but their Souls (which neither die nor sleep) having an immortal subsistence, immediately ^(b) return to God who gave them: the Souls of the Righteous being then made perfect in holyness, are received into paradise where they are with Christ, and behold the face of God, in light ^(c) and glory; waiting for the full Redemption of their Bodies; and the souls of the wicked, are cast into hell; where they remain in torment and utter darkness, reserved to ^(d) the judgement of the great day; besides these two places for Souls separated from their bodies, the Scripture acknowledgeth none.

a Gen. 3.19. Act. 13.36.

b Eccles. 12.7.

c Luk. 23.43. 2 Cor. 5.1,6,8. Phil. 1.23 Heb. 12.23.

d Jud. 6 7. 1 Pet. 3.19. Luk. 16.23,24.

2. At the last day such of the Saints as are found alive shall not sleep but be ^(e) changed; and all the dead shall be raised up with the self same bodies, and ^(f) none other; although with different ^(g) qualities, which shall be united again to their Souls for ever.

e 1 Cor. 15: 51,52. 1 Thes. 4.17.

f Job 19.26,27.

g 1 Cor. 15.42,43.

3. The bodies of the unjust shall by the power of Christ, be raised to dishonour; the bodies of the just by his spirit unto honour, ^(h) and be made conformable to his own glorious Body.

h Act. 24.15. Joh. 5.28,29. Phil. 3.21