Ofthe royes ofbeateeu. 86t when theyshall be continually conuerrant withCod,and in- boyhisgloriousprefence for evermore? And irour SauiourMatth,t7.2. Chrifl,before he wasglorified, in his temporarytransfigara- tion, did (nine like the Swine in his glorious brightneffe, and hadeuen his clothes made as white as the light, then (hall we alto the members ofhisbodie, be conformable to Chrili our bead, &be likevnto him inthis glorious quality, though not in equalitie.And this alto the Scriptures plainely tellifie;for fo Danielfaith,that theywho be wife, fbalßüneas the Dan./s.3. brightnesofthefirmanient,and they that turne manyveto righ_ teoujnes"hallAineat thegarsforeuerand euer.Whick is to be vnderftood comparatiuely, namely, that thefe fhal asmuch excel other ofthe Saints in glorious brightnes, as thefirma- ment the earth, or the flarres the firmament:forwhen Chrill limply fpeakethofthe fhining brightnes of Saints, he faith ofthem all, that the iuel men (hat thenlineat the Sunnein theMatth.r ;.4;. kingdom oftheir Father. Thewhich glorie and brightnes Thal extend cuen to theirvery gartnents,and robesofimmortality and righteoufnes;for,asÿApofilefaith, the fpou(ètfChrili, theChurch,(hal bearraiedwithpure !amen and ("ieing. To this Apoc.: 9.8. purpofe one faith,that men in thekingdom ofheaucn Thal be Auguft.de re- like veto the Angels,not infabflance,but in bleffednes; and ftaud.cathol. the Tuft fhal Thine like the Sun in thekingdôoftheir Father : tom erlaraß. and if thebrightneffeofthebodicThal match the lightofthe ç. Sunne, what doe you thinkefhal be the glory ofthefoule? Now ifwe.furtheradde,that this beautie and brighnacffe, fhalbe ioyned with great maiehie andglorie, what can bee added ro this excellencieandperfcélion ?butherein we fhal asmuch excel! the' Sunne,asa ¡ming;reafouable, and glorifi- ed creature excellethanother which isdeflituteafire, fenfe- Ies and tneerelynatural;at which theApofile aimed), where he faith,that though our bodie be a fowne in difhonour;bafe a x;Cor. xf,4;. and contempteble,yetitis railed inglorie. Thewhich may furtherappear; ifwe confider that the Scriptures in many places teach"vs, thatin the refurreélionto this heauenly hap- pineffe,our bodies fhal be like the glorifiedbodie ofour Sa- uiour Chrift; for fo the Apoflle tellethvs, that bGodhath b Rom .8.zg. predel inatevstobemade14,e to the imageofhtsSonne,that be might.
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