No manner of deformity shall cleave to the Church in heaven. 1There shall be in her no stain or contagion of sin received from others, no scar of any evil humour arising from it self, no wrinkle, no defect of spiritual moisture, no sign of the old man, nor any thing that may any way make it seem deformed, or uncomely in the sight of Christ. Not only great, ⟨p. 74⟩heinous, capital sins, (which are as botches and boils, and as open, wide sores, gashes and wounds) but all spots and specks, all wrinkles and defects, all manner of blemishes whatsoever within, or without, shall be clean taken away. Sin shall not only be subdued in us, but utterly rooted out of us: no relic, no sign thereof shall be left remaining. In this respect it is said, that God shall wipe away all tears, that is, shall take away all 2matter of mourning, sorrow, and grief. Now there is nothing that ministereth matter of more sorrow to the Saints then sin. That remnant of sin which was in the Apostle even after his regeneration, made him thus cry out, O wretched man that I am.3
No manner of deformitie shall cleaue to the Church in heauen. 1Thereshall be in her no staine or contagion of sinne receiued from others, no scarre of any euill humour arising from it selfe, no wrinkle, no defect of spirituall moisture, no signe of the old man, nor any thing that may any way make it seeme deformed, or vncomely in the sight of Christ. Not only great, ⟨p. 74⟩hainous, capitall sins, (which are as botches and boiles, and as open, wide sores, gashes and wounds) but all spots and specks, all wrinkles and defects, all manner of blemishes whatsoeuer within, or without, shall be cleane taken away. Sinne shall not only be subdued in vs, but vtterly rooted out of vs: no relique, no signe thereof shall be left remaining. In this respect it is said, that God shall wipe away all teares, that is, shall take away all 2matter of mourning, sorrow, and griefe. Now there is nothing that ministreth matter of more sorrow to the Saints then sinne. That remnant of sin which was in the Apostle euen after his regeneration, made him thus cry out, O wretched man that I am.3
- 1Doctr.
- 2Reu. 7. 17. & 21. 4.
- 3Rom. 7. 24.
