William Burkitt Notes and Observations - 1 Corinthians 15:21 - 15:21

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William Burkitt Notes and Observations - 1 Corinthians 15:21 - 15:21


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Here observe, That our apostle, to prove Christ's resurrection to be the cause of our resurrection, makes a comparison betwixt Adam and Christ, whom he represents as two originals and fountains, the one of death the other of life. As by Adam's sin all that are partakers of his human nature die a natural death, so all that are partakers of Christ's divine nature, all that are his spiritual seed and offspring, shall be raised and made alive by him; for the expressions, in Adam and in Christ, do denote a casuality in both, the one of death, and the other of life; as the death of all mankind came by Adam, so the resurrection of all mankind comes by Christ. The wicked shall be raised by him officio judicis, by the power of Christ as their lord and judge: the righteous shall be raised beneficio Mediatoris, by virtue of their union with him as their head.