{"number":37,"title":"What Benefits do Believers receive from Christ at Death?","part":null,"questions":[37],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"What Benefits do Believers receive from Christ at Death?","answer":"The Souls of Believers are at their Death made perfect in Holiness, and do immediately pass into Glory; and their Bodies being still united to Christ, do rest in their Graves till the Resurrection.","segments":[{"text":"The Souls of Believers are at their Death made perfect in Holiness, and do immediately pass into Glory; and their Bodies being still united to Christ, do rest in their Graves till the Resurrection.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Is the Happiness of Believers confin’d to this present Life?","answer":"No. If in this Life only we have Hope in Christ, we are of all Men most miserable,","segments":[{"text":"No. If in this Life only we have Hope in Christ, we are of all Men most miserable,","proofs":["1 Corinthians 15:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 15:19","osis":["1Cor.15.19"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Is the best of their Happiness in this Life?","answer":"No. For in the World ye shall have Tribulation,","segments":[{"text":"No. For in the World ye shall have Tribulation,","proofs":["John 16:33"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 16:33","osis":["John.16.33"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Must they die as well as others?","answer":"Yes. It is appointed unto Men once to die,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. It is appointed unto Men once to die,","proofs":["Hebrews 9:27"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 9:27","osis":["Heb.9.27"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Must the best and most useful die?","answer":"Yes. The Righteous perisheth, and Merciful Men are taken away,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. The Righteous perisheth, and Merciful Men are taken away,","proofs":["Isaiah 57:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 57:1","osis":["Isa.57.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Ought they then to wait for it?","answer":"Yes. All the Days of my appointed Time will I wait till my Change comes,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. All the Days of my appointed Time will I wait till my Change comes,","proofs":["Job 14:14"],"refs":[{"printed":"Job 14:14","osis":["Job.14.14"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And to prepare for it?","answer":"Yes. Therefore be ye also ready,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Therefore be ye also ready,","proofs":["Matthew 24:44"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 24:44","osis":["Matt.24.44"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Is Death Loss to a good Christian?","answer":"No. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is Gain,","segments":[{"text":"No. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is Gain,","proofs":["Philippians 1:21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Philippians 1:21","osis":["Phil.1.21"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Should it therefore be a Terror?","answer":"No. For the Righteous hath Hope in his Death,","segments":[{"text":"No. For the Righteous hath Hope in his Death,","proofs":["Proverbs 14:32"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 14:32","osis":["Prov.14.32"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Doth God take special Care about the Death of his People?","answer":"Yes. For Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the Death of his Saints,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the Death of his Saints,","proofs":["Psalm 116:15"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 116:15","osis":["Ps.116.15"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is Death in the Covenant?","answer":"Yes. All are yours, whether Life or Death,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. All are yours, whether Life or Death,","proofs":["1 Corinthians 3:22–23"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 3:22–23","osis":["1Cor.3.22-1Cor.3.23"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Can it separate them from the Love of God?","answer":"No. Neither Death nor Life can do that,","segments":[{"text":"No. Neither Death nor Life can do that,","proofs":["Romans 8:38"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 8:38","osis":["Rom.8.38"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Are Believers perfect in Holiness in this Life?","answer":"No. I have not yet attained, neither am already perfect,","segments":[{"text":"No. I have not yet attained, neither am already perfect,","proofs":["Philippians 3:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Philippians 3:12","osis":["Phil.3.12"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Are their Souls made perfect at Death?","answer":"Yes. The Spirits of just Men are made perfect?","segments":[{"text":"Yes. The Spirits of just Men are made perfect?","proofs":["Hebrews 12:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 12:23","osis":["Heb.12.23"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Are they deliver’d from Sin?","answer":"Yes. He that is dead is freed from Sin,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He that is dead is freed from Sin,","proofs":["Romans 6:7"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 6:7","osis":["Rom.6.7"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Are they made perfect in Knowledge?","answer":"Yes. Then shall I know, even as also I am known,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Then shall I know, even as also I am known,","proofs":["1 Corinthians 13:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 13:12","osis":["1Cor.13.12"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And perfect in Holiness?","answer":"Yes. For they are come to the perfect Man, to the measure of the Stature of the Fulness of Christ,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For they are come to the perfect Man, to the measure of the Stature of the Fulness of Christ,","proofs":["Ephesians 4:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ephesians 4:13","osis":["Eph.4.13"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Might they pass into Glory without being made perfect in Holiness?","answer":"No. For Corruption cannot inherit Incorruption,","segments":[{"text":"No. For Corruption cannot inherit Incorruption,","proofs":["1 Corinthians 15:50"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 15:50","osis":["1Cor.15.50"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Being made perfect in Holiness are they confirm’d in it?","answer":"Yes. He that is holy, let him be holy still,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He that is holy, let him be holy still,","proofs":["Revelation 22:11"],"refs":[{"printed":"Revelation 22:11","osis":["Rev.22.11"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Do the Souls of Believers at Death sleep with their Bodies?","answer":"No. For when we are absent from the Body, we are present with the Lord,","segments":[{"text":"No. For when we are absent from the Body, we are present with the Lord,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 5:8"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Corinthians 5:8","osis":["2Cor.5.8"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Do they go to Christ?","answer":"Yes. Having a Desire to depart, and to be with Christ,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Having a Desire to depart, and to be with Christ,","proofs":["Philippians 1:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"Philippians 1:23","osis":["Phil.1.23"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And will he receive them?","answer":"Yes. Lord Jesus receive my Spirit,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Lord Jesus receive my Spirit,","proofs":["Acts 7:59"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 7:59","osis":["Acts.7.59"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Shall they be where he is?","answer":"Yes. That where I am, there ye may be also,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. That where I am, there ye may be also,","proofs":["John 14:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 14:3","osis":["John.14.3"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Will they be with him in Heaven?","answer":"Yes. We have a House not made with Hands, Eternal in the Heavens,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. We have a House not made with Hands, Eternal in the Heavens,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 5:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Corinthians 5:1","osis":["2Cor.5.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Do they pass into this Glory at Death?","answer":"Yes. That when ye fail ye may be received into Everlasting Habitations,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. That when ye fail ye may be received into Everlasting Habitations,","proofs":["Luke 16:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 16:9","osis":["Luke.16.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Do they immediately pass into it?","answer":"Yes. This day shalt thou be with me in Paradice,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. This day shalt thou be with me in Paradice,","proofs":["Luke 23:43"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 23:43","osis":["Luke.23.43"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Are they guarded by Angels thither?","answer":"Yes. He was carried by Angels into Abraham’s Bosom,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He was carried by Angels into Abraham’s Bosom,","proofs":["Luke 16:22"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 16:22","osis":["Luke.16.22"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Are they happy then in their Death?","answer":"Yes. Blessed are the Dead which die in the Lord,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Blessed are the Dead which die in the Lord,","proofs":["Revelation 14:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"Revelation 14:13","osis":["Rev.14.13"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Happier than in Life?","answer":"Yes. The Day of their Death is better than the Day of their Birth,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. The Day of their Death is better than the Day of their Birth,","proofs":["Ecclesiastes 7:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ecclesiastes 7:1","osis":["Eccl.7.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And is their End Peace?","answer":"Yes. Mark the Perfect Man, and behold the Upright, for the End of that Man is Peace,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Mark the Perfect Man, and behold the Upright, for the End of that Man is Peace,","proofs":["Psalm 37:37"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 37:37","osis":["Ps.37.37"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Is Death Gain to a wicked Man?","answer":"No. For when a Wicked Man dies, his Expectation shall perish,","segments":[{"text":"No. For when a Wicked Man dies, his Expectation shall perish,","proofs":["Proverbs 11:7"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 11:7","osis":["Prov.11.7"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Is it therefore a Terror to the Wicked?","answer":"Yes. This Night thy Soul shall be required of thee,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. This Night thy Soul shall be required of thee,","proofs":["Luke 12:20"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 12:20","osis":["Luke.12.20"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Do the Souls of the Wicked at Death go into Torment?","answer":"Yes. The Rich Man dy’d, and was buried, and in Hell he lift up his Eyes, being in Torment,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. 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But God will redeem my Soul from the Power of the Grave,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. But God will redeem my Soul from the Power of the Grave,","proofs":["Psalm 49:15"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 49:15","osis":["Ps.49.15"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Are the Bodies of Believers well provided for at Death?","answer":"Yes. For the Lord is for the Body,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For the Lord is for the Body,","proofs":["1 Corinthians 6:13"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 6:13","osis":["1Cor.6.13"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"May they be chearfully committed to the Grave?","answer":"Yes. My Flesh also shall rest in Hope,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. My Flesh also shall rest in Hope,","proofs":["Psalm 16:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 16:9","osis":["Ps.16.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Do they still remain united to Christ?","answer":"Yes. For they sleep in Jesus,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For they sleep in Jesus,","proofs":["1 Thessalonians 4:14"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Thessalonians 4:14","osis":["1Thess.4.14"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Do they rest in their Graves?","answer":"Yes. For there the Weary be at Rest,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For there the Weary be at Rest,","proofs":["Job 3:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Job 3:17","osis":["Job.3.17"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is the Grave a good Christian’s Bed?","answer":"Yes. He shall enter into Peace, they shall rest in their Beds,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He shall enter into Peace, they shall rest in their Beds,","proofs":["Isaiah 57:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 57:2","osis":["Isa.57.2"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"May the Saints triumph over the Grave then?","answer":"Yes. O Grave, where is thy Victory?","segments":[{"text":"Yes. O Grave, where is thy Victory?","proofs":["1 Corinthians 15:55"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 15:55","osis":["1Cor.15.55"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And need they to fear no Evil in it?","answer":"No. For the sucking Child shall play upon the Hole of the Asp,","segments":[{"text":"No. For the sucking Child shall play upon the Hole of the Asp,","proofs":["Isaiah 11:8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 11:8","osis":["Isa.11.8"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Are all that are Regenerate deliver’d from the second Death?","answer":"Yes. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first Resurrection, on such the second Death shall have no Power,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first Resurrection, on such the second Death shall have no Power,","proofs":["Revelation 20:6"],"refs":[{"printed":"Revelation 20:6","osis":["Rev.20.6"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Shall the Dead be rais’d again?","answer":"Yes. 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