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CHAP. XLIV. The glory that shall be put upon the Saints at the Great Day.

Secondly, the glory that shall be put upon them at the day of Judgement.

SEcondly, the glory that shall be put upon them at the day of Judgement.

First, the glory of the day it self shall be their glory; for it shall be nothing else, but the solemnity of the marriage of the Lamb: Here there is a contract between the Lamb and his Bride, but the solemnity of the marriage is reserved to that great day, and all the glory of the day shall be to set out the solemnity of it; and God himself shall appear in his glory to make the day glorious. As the Parents upon the marriage day, appear in as much glory as they can, that they may honour the day; so God shall appear in his glory in the solemnizing of the marriage between Christ and his Spouse: And as the Bridegroom comes forth in his glory, so Christ will come in his glory, with all his Angels in their glory. As all the servants of the Bridegroom put on their best array upon the marriage day, so all the Angels shall ⟨p. 524⟩appear in their lustre and beauty; and this sets out the wonderful glory of the Saints that shall be at that day, notwithstanding all the glory of the Father, and Christ, and the Angels that shall be then, yet they shall not lose their glory. The Stars lose their shining lustre when the Sun rises, because their light is nothing in comparison of the great light; but the lustre of the Saints shall be bright shining and glorious, even in the presence of the glory of the Father, and of Jesus Christ, and of all the blessed Angels.

First, the glory of the day it self shall be their glory; for it shall be nothing else, but the solemnity of the marriage of the Lamb: Here there is a contract between the Lamb and his Bride, but the solemnity of the marriage is reserved to that great day, and all the glory of the day shall be to set out the solemnity of it; and God himself shall appear in his glory to make the day glorious. As the Parents upon the marriage day, appear in as much glory as they can, that they may honor the day; so God shall appear in his glory in the solemnizing of the marriage between Christ and his Spouse: And as the Bridegroom comes forth in his glory, so Christ will come in his glory, with all his Angels in their glory. As all the servants of the Bridegroom put on their best array upon the marriage day, so all the Angels shall