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2. Others think those scars or prints were for the setting out of Christs splendour and beauty, as in cut or pink garments the inward silks do appear more splendid, so in Christ's wounds there appears inwardly far more beauty. Aquinas affirms, that in the very place of the wounds, there is a certain special comeliness in Christ. And Augustine thinks,¹ that the very martyrs may retain some scars of their wounds in glory, because there is no deformity, but dignity in them; and besides, a certain beauty may shine in their bodies answerable to their virtues wherein they excelled.

2. Others think those skars or prints were for the setting out of Christs splendor and beauty, as in cut or pinck garments the inward silks do appear more splended, so in Christ's wounds there appears inwardly far more beauty. Aquinas affirms, that in the very place of the wounds, there is a certain special comeliness in Christ. And Augustine thinks,¹ that the very martyrs may retain some skarrs of their wounds in glory, because there is no deformity, but dignity in them; and besides, a certain beauty may shine in their bodies answerable to their vertues wherein they excelled.

1. 1Thom. 3. part. q 53. a cert. Aug. 22. de civit. Dei.

3. Others think that Christ retains those scars that he might by them intercede for us: upon these very words, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: ¹they comment thus; that God is appeased by Christ, ²representing to him the prints and scars of his humane nature. Christ's wounds are as so many open mouths,