Ph. Believe this earnestly, and it shall not grieve you to depart from your body. For where as it is now mortal, incorruptible, sick, weak, vile, & loathsome, it shall at the general resurrection, be immortal, uncorruptible, whole, strong, precious, and in all points like to the glorious body of our Lord, & saviour Christ Jesus.1 Hear wha• the Apostle saith: our conversation is in heaven, from whence we look for a saviour, even the Lord Jesus Christ, which shall change our vile body, that he may mak• it like unto his glorious body, according to the working, whereby he is able also to subdue all things unto him self.2 Again: We know that if our earthy mansion of this ⟨p. 487⟩dwelling were destroyed, we have a building of God, an habitation not made with hands, but everlasting in heaven. For therefore sigh we, desiring to be clothed with our mansion, which is from heaven, so yet, if that we be found clothed and not naked. For we that are in this tabernacle, sigh, and are grieved because we would not be unclothed but would be clothed upon, that immortality might be swallowed up of life. He that hath ordained us for this thing, is God, which very same, hath given unto us the earnest of the spirit. Therefore we are alway of good cheer and know, that as long as we are at home in the body, we are absent from God. For we walk in •ayth, not after outward appearance. Nevertheless we are of •ood comfort, and had rather to ⟨p. 488⟩be absent from the body, and to be present with God
Ph. Beleue this earnestly, and it shal not greue you to depart frō your body. For wher as it is now mortal, incorruptible, sick, weake, vile, & lothsome, it shal at ye generall resurrection, be immortal, vncorruptible, whole, strong, precious, and in al poynts lyke to the glorious body of our Lorde, & sauiour Christ Iesus.1 Hear wha• the Apostle saith: our conuersati•on is in heauen, from whence we loke for a sauiour, euen the Lorde Iesus Christ, which shal chaung• our vile body, that he may mak• it like vnto his glorious body, according to the working, whereby he is able also to subdue al things vnto him selfe.2 Agayne: We know that if our earthy mansion of this ⟨p. 487⟩dwellinge were destroyed, we haue a building of God, an habitation not made with handes, but euerlasting in heauen. For therefore sighe we, desiring to be clothed with our mansion, whiche is from heauen, so yet, if that we be founde clothed and not naked. For we that are in this tabernacle, sighe, and are greued because we woulde not be vnclothed but woulde be clothed vpon, that immortalitie might bee swallowed vp of lyfe. He that hath ordained vs for this thing, is God, whiche very same, hath geuen vnto vs the earnest of the spirite. Therfore we are alway of good cheare and knowe, that as longe as we are at home in the body, we are ab•ent from God. For we walke in •ayth, not after outwarde apperaunce. Neuerthelesse we are of •ood comfort, and had rather to ⟨p. 488⟩be absent from the body, and to be present with God
- 1Phil. iii.
- 2ii. Cor. v
