The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

If God should look upon us, as we are, he might see enough in us, to withdraw his heart from us: or if not, yet enough to cool and quench his affections towards us; being there is so much blackness with our beauty, so much deformity with our comeliness, so much corruption with our Graces: Nay, so much blackness, and so little beauty, and so much corruption, and so little Grace.

If God should look upon us, as wee are, hee might see enough in us, to withdraw his heart from us: or if not, yet enough to cool and quench his affections towards us; being there is so much blacknesse with our beauty, so much deformity with our comlinesse, so much corruption with our Graces: Nay, so much blacknesse, and so little beauty, and so much corruption, and so little Grace.

But he looks upon us, not as we are in our selves, but as we are in Christ, and not what we are for present, but what he intends to make us in Christ. He looks to the end of his design, even to that which he hath designed us to. — When we shall be presented without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: holy, and without blemish, Ephes. 5.27. — When we shall be satisfied with his likeness, Psal. 17.15. — When we shall be [Greek or Hebrew], like to the Angels; nay, like unto God, Glorious with his Glory, as now Gracious with his Grace.

But hee looks upon us, not as wee are in our selves, but as wee are in Christ, and not what wee are for present, but what hee intends to make us in Christ. Hee looks to the end of his design, even to that which hee hath designed us to. — When wee shall bee presented without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: holy, and without blemish, Ephes. 5.27. — When wee shall bee satisfied with his likeness, Psal. 17.15. — When wee shall bee 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, like to the Angels; nay, like unto God, Glorious with his Glory, as now Gracious with his Grace.