...be read in divers places in the church. 32. In the order of the buriall of all persons, 'tis said, " We commit his body to the ground, in sure and certain hope of resurrection to eternall life," Why not thus, "Knowing assuredly, that the dead shall rise again."...

...take unto himself the soul of the dear departed brother or sister, whose body is therefore committed to the ground' ' in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life ;' and to pronounce over him or her the blessing of those ' who die in the Lord' ? There cannot possibly be...

...fire?" Is this a taking of the soul to himself in great mercy, as expressed in the rival? " We therefore commit his body to the ground — in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ." How can this hope of resurrection to eternal...

...Almighty God, of his great mercy, to take to himself the soul of this their dear brother ; they therefore commit his body to the ground, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life ; they give God hearty thanks, that it hath pleased him to deliver this...

...pleased Almighty God of his great " mercy to take unto himself the soul of the " departed, you therefore commit his body to the " ground in sure and certain hope of the Resur" rection to eternal life;" and to render thanks to God, accordingly, that it hath pleased Him...

...shock of corn in his season, rich in grace, and ripe for glory : and the Church, while she commits his body to the ground, " in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life," rejoices over the happy tranfer of the glorified spirit, now " delivered...

...even though his preceeding life may have been unchristian, and his character notorious: "we therefore commit his body to the ground.... in sure and certain hope of the resurrection x to eternal life." Now though indisputably the church intended to use the language of...

...dissutisfactionists." The part of the Service to which you particularly object, is this : " We, therefore, commit his body to the ground, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life." Bv " the resurrection to eternal life," the Church evidently means the...

...pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we commit his body to the ground in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life;'"—and part of the prayer following is thus:—" We give thee hearty...

...pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take UNTO HIMSELF the soul of OUR DEAR BROTHER; we therefore commit his body to the ground — IN SURE AND CERTAIN HOPE OF THE RESURRECTION TO ETERNAL LIFE." But I may here be permitted to remark, that by some • 1 Pet i. 23.clergymen...