Ofrheioyes ofheaNen. 859 our bodies, as they are to preferue and defend them. Finally, they fhall beeadorned with moil compleat and 4.Scî1.7; perfe& beautie, and that both in refpe& of the comely and rbat our bodirt due proportion,and fymmetrie oral theparts and members, JhiI be beauti- and fit quantity andnature of the whole body; and alto in Ftli,ondofa refpe& ófthe colour and com So that then ourbo- `abi ly flature WI proportion. dies Thal be freed from al maimes, defe&s, and monfirous fhapes, fromall deformities,blemifhes, and difgraces;from aldtfproportion, and vnfeemrlyfhapeof the membersone with another, and in themfelues:and the whole manfha1 bee adorned and graced with a goodly fhape, feature and comelineffe. And as thereThal bee perfe&ionoral the parts Ofthe body, fo alfo of the whole in refpe&ofage and na- ture. For although wee can gather little concerning this pointdire&lyand lainelyout ofthe Scriptures,. yet may it he inferred byconfequence, and concludedby good reafon; for ifold ageand childhood be the infirmities and imperfe- &ionsofman,theone not having attained the perfe&ionof nature,and the other being pall it, and the middleage moft compleat and perfe&,and feeingboth a giantlikeand dwar- fifh flaturc,are theaberrations ofnature,andmuchmore im- perfe& then a proportionable perfon, and a bodyofacon- ueniebtand comely quantity; then it wit follow hereupon that al the faints ofheauen Thal bee ofa middle and perfe& age and though not ofan exa&equality,yet ofa comelyand goodlyflature,.for asmuch as in the flare of bleffedneffe al imperfe&ions and infirmitiesThal bee taken away, and that which ismoflperfe& andexcellent Thal be recei ucd and in- ioyed. And of this I am the more certainely perfuadcd, be- caufcGodin thefirftcreation,makingmanhismoil perfe& creature, did makehim neither achild nor oldman, but ofa middle and perfe& age, nor yet of huge nature ( forgiants camelong after, through that monflrous and vnequalmar- chingof theEons ofGod with the daughters ofmen ) nor of Gen.6.4. dwarfifh fcnalneffe, inwhich there is no maiefly or comeli- neffe; butoffuch a meanand conuenientfilature, as might . make maieflyand beauty meet to gether;and therefore fee- ing ourrefurre&ion fhal be.a renouation,and (isitwere) a new. I
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