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&t\'~ fuck 0,,,11 a'lJn.lon lhe C3re of their in(Jnl5, 3nd (,'cn
fhe nll: c.l:ndl which h:\Ve gane ten months with young
(.• 10011 \·Jlu..blc 1'''' o( ,h. lubO.,nc< o(,h.. nation) 1h, 1I
be utterly n<~kél:" . A (mher elf<é't o( this bl.1I will
b.: Iholt ~oncoul fe of b.!.'2s OlentÍon¡:d in lhe KorAn, rhough
lome dtlubt \\'hcther it'be 10 prt:ceue the refurrC'llton or
noto TllI:)' who fuppofe it wilf precede, think Ihat all
l..inJs of :.nimals. forl:cuing thei, refpc:ftive natural ficrcc–
n~(s and tÍnlirlity. Uldl run togcd\cr intoone pl.lcC', bcing
terrified by the (uund o( the trumpet .nd the fudd. n Ihoek
of n:\turc.
The Mul. believe that this fidl bl.O will be
followe" by a f<cond, whieh thoy eall the h/.jl oí txani·
'11111;011: whcn ,,11 crcalmes both in hcaven and canh (h:tll
die or be annihil..ed, exc<p' thoCewhieh God 1h'1I plea(e
la C,(CI11(H from tht" common ; and lhis, they r"y, {hall
ha!'".:n in ,he lwinldin~ of ao eye, nay in an ¡nllant; no–
thinS furvi"ing c~:CC?t Cod 210ne, with parad,fe and hdl,
and lhe inh¡bitanu of (hofe lWO pl¿ces, and the lhrone
of ~Iory. The laO who Ihlll die will be tbe ansel of
d. ath .
Fo' Iy yc:IrS .(tor this will be heard the Majl oí rtfur.
rtni"". whc:n che trumpet (hall be Coundcd lhe third time
by ICr.fil, \Vhn, tocether wilh Grabrid and .•el,
\\IiI1 ht! previonOy rt'flored to life, ami, Chndlng on the
roe~ o( the temple o( JerufJlem, Otall, at God', ,
call cogetht r .111 lhe drr and rouen bones. and other diC
r trfcd paru of the bodics, ~nd the hairs, la judgment.
T his angel, ha-ring, "y the divioe arder, fet lhe trumpet
•0 hi, mouth, and e.llcd ,0Selher all the (ou," ('001 . 11
pUIS, will throw them into his trumper, from whencc,
on his giving the l.tfl round. at lhe cOnlmand ofGod, (hey
",ill Ry (ortb lik'e bces, a"d fill the whole (pace b<l\Vccn
henen an eanh, and lhen :ep3ir to their rcCpcdivc bodies,
",hieh Ihe op: ninc earrh will furrer tO ariCe: : !\nd the fjrn
\\ho nnll fo arife, :¡·:cordinc toa lradition of r-.10hammed,
",ill be himfd(. For th.. b",h the .".h will be prepa·
n:d by (he rain aorl\'e mentioncd. which is lO f.tll \.onti·
nu¡II), for forty )'tars , ~nd ~Iill reft!mble th..: feerl of a
oun, and be fupplied rrnm the water under the throne of
(;0,1, which ¡s called I¡'Jin.~ ~..Iler • by ,he rfficacy and
\ irtue of ",hieh the de,d bodies Ih di fp,inS forth (rom
their ¡:nves, 2S they did in Iheir molhcr', womn, or-as
co,n fprouu forl h by con! non rain. till (hey become per·
{eél; afler which brc:uh \ViII be brcathcd into {hem, and
they will nccli in thei r fepulehres till they 3re rai(ed tO
life.' ~I Ihe 1" u ump.
\\fhen IhoCe whuh \Ve rifen /hall ha-re waited the limit·
N time. the vlnhflmmett .. ns believe Cod wllI al Ic:ng'h
appcar to jud(!e thcm : o!u.mmed nndert IJdng the of
lice oC in erco:trnr. ~ftt'r it lha1l h tVe been c!echncd by ../ .
J. 'J. (uh. A'tral,Jllf, and J('fUI. who /h.111 bes dell·
Ycr~r¡cc ooly fnr their own fouts T hey fay, Ih:" on Ihis
(01t.:0\0 occ.t(jon G ut! will come in Ihe furrounded
by anJ:cls. and will pro.JlI~· Ihe b()(.k5 wherein Ihe adio s
of ('fu)' perron are recorclt.:d by Iheir ~uudiotn ~ngcl$. and
will command the prophclS 10 be.;u \4litnefs iIIgtlmt Ihofe
to whom they haYe btcn rcfpc.lhnly fcnt lñen ""cry
one will be e amined conccrnin~ ,11 his worcls antl ;ltllon~,
tHtcrt1i and rl...,o by him In litio; rife; nOI AS if C;Oct necd·
( J 3ny inform.tion la l re h.'( .!ts, hat la oblisc lhe per-
{¡In to ma!:c public con(..·nion :tnn acknow:\oJ~nlenl ofG ...IC!"~
juUicc. Tht! p,lrticulars of wlllch ,11I:y Ih ,dl givc ;'0 ;e"·
cOllm. as f\ lnh.unmed Ilimrdf tnll;n'!r.n ::t.I thcr.l l He. uf
their riote. ho\V lhcy Cpent it ; of thLir \4feJ hh, 0:' Wh.H
mcans lhey acqui rcd Í\, and how they employcd it ; of
thcir bodics, whercin (hey cx: rci{cd them ; of thdr know–
Icdgc and 1t'3rning. wh.u ufe they made of them . To lhe
queUions we h;wc mcntioncd cach perfon fhall an(wer. ~nd
make his derence in the befi manoer he can, endeavour·
ioS tO exeufe him(elf by eaflins ,he blame o(his evil deeds
on olhers j fa that a dirpuu: (hall arife: even bet\Vcen Ihe
foul and the body, tu \Vhieh o( them their guil. ought to
beimputed: the foul (,yinS, O Lord, my b. dy I rtCtivtd
fr~11I Ihu; flr thou crta/~Jfll/l( rwilhDUI " hanó 1" la,
ho/" 'IJ);th, af ool I~ 'IualA 'lUilh, an tJe IDfu 'lJ)ilh, or ItlI
unJujltfllJing lo apprehend #JJJílh, lill I Ctlm~ tllJá tnleru/
illlt) IhiJ h()dJ .. thtrqan plJnijh ;1 eltrna/Ij, bul Jtlivtr
'lfU. The body, on lhe othedidc, will m~kc lhis apology :
O Lord, Ihou crtoltdjl ti" ¡;J. o jlael o¡·",c.d, havinE
ntirha hand Ihal J could lay h.1d 'Wilh, nor Jool Ihat 1
'WaU ."ilh, ti/llhh foul, lile a roy oí I¡ghl , WltruJ
in/~ 111~, and "'y longut lugan ID f)tal . 111.1 t)'t lo/ú, and
111JflOI ID'Woll ; Ih~r~f~rt puniJh ;1 eltrlla/Iy. bUI dtlivtr
lIJe. nUt G od will propollnd tO them the-(ollowing pa....
rabie of the blind man and the lame man, which, as well
as che prec.:cting difputc, was borrow~d by (he Mohamme ...
d... (rom the Jews. A certaln k:ng, h...ing . pleaf.n!
g¡rden, in which were ripe fruiu. (el two perCons to keep
¡t. one o( whom was blind. and the other rame; the (or ...
Oler no( being able tO fce lhe fruit, nor Ihe latuer to ga ....
ther it: the lame man, however, reeing che fruit, p(r ....
f..,ded the blind man tO ..ke him upon his Ihoulders .nd
bj' ti... me_ns he eafily gathered the (ru1l; whieh they di.
vided bet\Vecn .hem. Tho lord o( the SArden eoming
fome time a(ter, ;lnd inqúiring aCter his (ruil, each bt:'gan
lo excufe himCeI( : the blind m.n (aid he had no e)'es tO
{ce with, and lhe: lame man that he had no (eel to ap–
lhe trees. Bu! the king, ordering the lame man
to bo (e: on the blind, p.lfed (entence on and punilhed
them bo,h. And in the fame mlnner will God de.•1w:th
the body anJ the foul. As thoCe .poiog:e. \Vdl not
00 that day. ro \ViII il alCu lJe in vaco for any one tO deny
his evil aélions, lince men and angels. and his o Nn mem ...
bers, na)', th.: \'ery earth ¡trelf, will be rcady tO bear
witnefs againfi h1m.
Ac this exa01ination Ihey alfo belie\'c, lh;H caeh perfon
will h¡,'e the book wherein all lhe :laions of his Jlfe are
wrin cn deli\'ered 10him ~ which books lhe righttous will
receive in !heir r¡ghthand, f\nd rnd \Vith gfCotl pltil(ure and
fatls(¡c1ion; bUl lhe ungoJly ,...iJl be obliged to t2ke Ih~m,
ag...intl their \YllIs. in their lefe, whieh \YIII be bound
behind Iheír backs. thd r r¡ght hand being ticd up tO
their nccks,
T o nlew lhe ex;¡(l jutlice which \ViII be obCtn'cd on
this srea.t d..v of tr¡.tl. the next thing dlt·y def~ri~e :5the
I"'/JII( ', whcrl!in all things Oull be we'igh~d They
(;¡y it \ViII he hidtl by G .al.Jriel; a..J that It is of fo ,-¡H :J.
liz~, thac its two feloJes. ont of u'hi:h han~s o,'er ru,¡.
difc. and the olher over hell. :He C'Jpacious cnou&h to
cont.lin ooch hc.t\'cn 'lnd ei1rth. Thou,c.h fome are \\'ill .
ini; to un l ·rI!Jod whlt is f,lid. in lhc KOl:m con::rí'l:n;!
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