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86o Of the iaye;ofheetuen. new and more perfe& creation, then the firfl in Adam ; it is more then probable, that there will bee a conformitie, and likepeffe betweene them,fauing that thelatter fhall be much more perfe& and excellent, God then purpofing to Phew his extraordinarie goodneffe,mercie,wifdòme and power,in act- uancing the bleffed efface and condition of the veffels of grace,whom he hath cho(èn to honour and euerlafling glo- rie. Againe,ifthe Lord promifeth to his Church,euen in the Hate ofimperfc& regeneration, fuch a vigorous and flouri- , Efa.61.2o. thing condition,that there fhould bee neither child nor old man amongfl them,in refpe& of the infirmities and weake- nefies of thefe ages, but all fhould bee of full and perfe& flrength ; howmuch more will he conferre and bellow on vs this vigorous perfe &ion and flrength in our reno- uation and (late ofglorie? Finally, we know that our Saui- ourChrit} continued inthis life to hisperfe& age, and be- fore 3 time,wherin according to the common courfe ofna- ture,his bodie (huld haue declined,he laid it afide by death, and-after riling againe,heafcended with it into'gloriein this credibility ac- _.perfe&age.:From which forne not improbably doe gather, cipirur&pro- thatfeeingwefhall -bemade conformable vnto ourhead in liabiliusplena' _glorie,wefha! not bevnlike him in this vigorous maturitie outer and perfe &age;but(hal,ifwedie in ourinfancy,attainevoto d dtur muriere that perfe &ion and ripenes,by the vertue and power ofGod, quadaceefjie. which time & continuance here wouldhaue brought vs vnto; rum era :tem - and if wee die in old age,fhall by the fame diuine might,bee pore. Auguft. -freed from al the infirmitiesthereof, and renewed and re- derefurcorpo- to our perfe &,vigour;flrength and beautie. rum ferro.q unto this fymmetrie and fia ro ortion ofal the members ctoro.ro, ' p p sferm.r47. and parts,lhall be added the other part ofbeautie, confifling ,.Seîi.8. not onely in thepleating mixture ofthofe twoliuely colours That era bodies.ofwhite and red,but alto in the bright ihining,and glorious ,/hall be fbiningmaieflie of the body. For if ü3lojesmortal! and earthly bo- and glorious. die,being b ut a while conuerfant with God, -did fopartici- Exod'3q'3o' of his glory, that his face did íhine, when hee returned -into the congregation, fo as saran and the people could not Tooke vpon him;t'tll he had cat} a vaile ouer it;howmuch more thai ours, being glorified, immortal!, and beauenlie, when