1 How Almighty GOD, can (in the resurrection) as easily raise up thy body out of the grave, from the ⟨p. 303⟩sleep of death: as he hath this morning wakened thee in thy bed, out of the sleep of nature. At the dawning of which resurrection day, Christ shall come to be glorified in his Saints:1 and every one of the bodies of the thousands of his Saints, being fashioned like unto his glorious body, shall shine as bright as the Sun. All the Angels shining likewise in their glory, the body of Christ surpassing them all in splendour and glory, and the God-head excelling it. If the rising of one Sun, make the morning sky so glorious; what a bright shining and glorious morning will that be, when so many thousand thousands of bodies, far brighter then the Sun, shall ⟨p. 304⟩appear & accompany Christ as his glorious train, coming to keep his general Session of righteousness, and to judge the wicked Angels, 2and all ungodly men? And let not any transitory profit pleasure or vain-glory,3 of this day: cause thee to lose thy part, and portion of the eternal bliss and glory of tha• day, which is properly termed the resurrection of the just. Beasts have bodily eyes,4 to see the ordinary light of the day: but endeavour thou, with the eyes of faith, to foresee the glorious light of this day.
1 HOw Almighty GOD, can (in the resurrection) as easily raise vp thy body out of the graue, from the ⟨p. 303⟩sleepe of death: as hee hath this morning wakened thee in thy bed, out of the sleepe of nature. At the dawning of which resurrecti•n day, Christ shall come to be glorified in his Saints:1 and euery one of the bodies of the thousands of his Saints, being fashioned like vnto his glorious body, shal shine as bright as the Sunne. All the Angels shining likewise in their glory, the body of Christ surpassing them all in splendor and glory, and the God-head excelling it. If the rising of one Sunne, make the morning skie so glorious; what a bright shining and glorious morning will that be, when so many thousand thousands of bodies, farre brighter then the Sunne, shall ⟨p. 304⟩appeare & accompany Christ as his glorious traine, comming to keepe his generall Session of righteousnesse, and to iudge the wicked Angels, 2and all vngodly men? And let not any transitory profit pleasure or vaine-glory,3 of this day: cause thee to lose thy part, and portion of the eternall blisse and glory of tha• day, which is properly tearmed the resurrection of the iust. Beasts haue bodilie eies,4 to see the ordinary light of the day: but endeauour thou, with the eies of faith, to foresee the glorious light of this day.
- 12 Thes. 1.10 Jude ver. 14 Phil. 3.21. Math. 13.43. & 17.2. Luk. 9.31.2 Thes. 1.10 Iude ver. 14 Phil. 3.21. Math. 13.43. & 17.2. Luk. 9.31.
- 2Act. 17.31 1 Cor. 6.3.
- 3Jude ver. 15.Iude ver. 15.
- 4Luk. 14.14.
