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Ofthe royes of beateeu. 86t when they shall be continually conuerrant with Cod,and in- boy his glorious prefence for evermore? And irour SauiourMatth,t7.2. Chrifl,before he was glorified, in his temporarytransfigara- tion, did (nine like the Swine in his glorious brightneffe, and had euen his clothes made as white as the light, then (hall we alto the members of his bodie, be conformable to Chrili our bead, &be like vnto him in this glorious quality, though not in equalitie.And this alto the Scriptures plainely tellifie;for fo Danielfaith,that they who be wife, fbalßüneas the Dan./ s.3. brightnes of the firmanient,and they that turne many veto rig h_ teoujnes "hall Aine at the garsfor euer and euer.Whick is to be vnderftood comparatiuely, namely, that thefe fhal asmuch excel other of the Saints in glorious brightnes, as thefirma- ment the earth, or the flarres the firmament:forwhen Chrill limply fpeaketh of the fhining brightnes of Saints, he faith of them all, that the iuel men (hat then line at the Sunne in the Matth.r ;.4;. kingdom of their Father. The which glorie and brightnes Thal extend cuen to their very gartnents,and robes of immortality and righteoufnes ;for,as ÿApofilefaith, the fpou(ètf Chrili, the Church,(hal be arraied with pure !amen and ("ieing. To this Apoc.: 9.8. purpofe one faith,that men in the kingdom ofheaucn Thal be Auguft.de re- like veto the Angels,not in fabflance,but in bleffednes; and ftaud.cathol. the Tuft fhal Thine like the Sun in the kingdô of their Father : tom erlaraß. and if thebrightneffeofthebodic Thal match the light ofthe ç. Sunne, what doe you thinkefhal be the glory ofthe foule? Now if we.furtheradde,that this beautie and brighnacffe, fhalbe ioyned with great maiehie and glorie, what can bee added ro this excellencieand perfcélion ?but herein we fhal asmuch excel! the' Sunne,as a ¡ming;reafouable, and glorifi- ed creature excelleth another which is deflitute afire, fenfe- Ies and tneerely natural;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 in glorie. The which may further appear; if we confider that the Scriptures in many places teach" vs, thatin the refurreélionto this heauenly hap- pineffe,our bodies fhal be like the glorified bodie of our Sa- uiour Chrift; for fo the Apoflle telleth vs, that b God hath b Rom .8.zg. predel inatevstobemade14,e to the imageofhtsSonne,that be might.