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A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the…
A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadful condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and persuading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to householders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshua's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadfull condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and perswading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to housholders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshuah's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.
London: printed for George Sawbridge, 1668
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XI. An happy Resurrection. For at the sound of the last Trumpet all the Regenerate shall arise out of their graves, like so many Josephs out of Prison. Whatsoever imperfections were before in their bodies (as blindness, lameness, crookedness) shall then be done away. Though the body was sown in corruption, yet it shall be raised in incorruption, 1not to be subject to any manner of aches, pains, diseases, or imperfections. Though it were sown in weakness, it shall be raised in power. And though it was sown in dishonour, it shall be raised in glory. Here it is many times deformed, but then all deformities and defects shall be removed, and the body made more glorious, through the admirable beauty thereof. Certainly if the Beauty of all the Men and Women in the World were concentered in one, it would be far short of the Beauty of the Saints in Heaven, whose bodies shall shine more gloriously than the Sun in the Firmament.
XI. An happy Resurrection. For at the sound of the last Trumpet all the Regenerate shall arise out of their graves, like so many Iosephs out of Prison. Whatsoever imperfections were before in their bodies (as blindness, lameness, crookedness) shall then be done away. Though the body was sowen in corruption, yet it shall be raised in incorruption, 1not to be subject to any manner of aches, pains, diseases, or imperfections. Though it were sowen in weakness, it shall be raised in power. And though it was sowen in dishonour, it shall be raised in glory. Here it is many times deformed, but then all deformities and defects shall be removed, and the body made more glorious, through the admirable beauty thereof. Certainly if the Beauty of all the Men and Women in the World were concentred in one, it would be far short of the Beauty of the Saints in Heaven, whose bodies shall shine more gloriously than the Sun in the Firmament.