Wesley Corpus

By the obedience of one, many are made righteous.” (Verses 15, 18, 19.) “Thus the Apostle shows the parity between the effects of Adam’s sin, and of Christ's righteousness. Only in two instances he shows that the effect of the latter vastly exceeds the effect of the former: “(1.) It removes many sins, besides that one sin of Adam, which so affected all his posterity: “If through one offence many be dead, much more the grace of God by Jesus Christ hath abounded to many. The judgment was by one to con demnation; but the free gift is of many offences unto justifi cation.” (Verses 15, 16.) “(2.) Christ raises believers to a far happier state than that which Adam enjoyed in paradise: “Much more they who receive abundanceof grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reignin life by one, Jesus Christ.” (Verse 17.)” (Jennings's Vindication.) 17. Your paraphrase on the text, (Taylor’s Doctrine, &c., pp. 55-64) being only a repetition of what you had said over and over before, does not require any separate consideration. Only I must observe a few mistakes which have not occurred before: (1) “The resurrection is the first and fundamental step in the gospel salvation.” (Page 64.) No; “He shall save his ; people from their sins;” this is the first and fundamental step. (2.) You have very grievously mistaken the meaning of four texts in John vi. : “This is the Father’s will, that, of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.” (Verse 39) “This is the will of Him that sent me, that everyone that seeth the Son, and believethon him, should have everlasting life: And I will raise him up at the last day.” (Verse 40.) “No man can come to me except the Father draw him: And I will raise him up at the last day.” (Verse 44.) “Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” (Verse 54.) Now, you cite all these texts as relating to the general resurrection, whereas not one of them relates to it at all. They are all promises made to true believers only; and relate wholly and solely to the resurrection of the just. 18.