Chapter XXXIOf the State of Man After Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
The 1689 text, original spelling
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The 1689 text with original spelling and punctuation, copied and reformatted from CCEL’s microfilm transcription of the 1677 edition. Source: Bible Researcher transcription.
The source text was published in 1677/1689; the electronic transcription declares the confession text public domain. Rights evidence. Verified 2026-07-14.
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, immediatelyb 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 lightc 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 tod the judgement of the great day; besides these two places for Souls separated from their bodies, the Scripture acknowledgeth none.