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The sound believer. A treatise of evangelical conversion. Discovering the work of Christ's spirit,…
The sound believer. A treatise of evangelical conversion. Discovering the work of Christ's spirit, in reconciling of a sinner to God. / By Thomas Shepard, sometime of Emanuel-College in Cambridge, since preacher of God's word in New-England. ; [One line from Matthew]
Boston: printed by Green for D. Henchman, 1742
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THE Sound Believer. › Chapter 2 › Section 6: Sixthly, Glorification.
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2. It shall be a glorious Body, it shall rise in Honour, saith Paul; and what Glory shall it have? Verily it shall be like unto Christ's glorious Body, Phil. 3. ult. which when Paul saw, Acts 9. did shine brighter than the Sun: And therefore here shall be no Imperfection of Limbs, Scars, or Maims, natural or accidental Deformities; but as the third Heaven it self is most lightsome, Gen. 1.1, 2. so their Bodies that inhabit that Place shall exceed the Light and Glory thereof, these being more compacted, and thence shining out in greater Lustre, that the Eyes of all Beholders shall be infinitely ravished to see such Clods of Earth, as now we are, advanced to such incomparable Beauty and Amiableness of heavenly Glory.
3. It shall be a powerful, strong Body; it is sown in Weakness, saith Paul; it shall rise in Power; it shall be able to help forward the divine Operations of the Soul, which are now clogged by a feeble Body; it shall be able to bear the Weight of Glory, the Joy unspeakable, and full of Glory, which our weak Bodies cannot long endure here, but we begin to burst and break in Pieces (like Vessels full of strong Spirits) with the Weight and Working of them; and therefore the Lord in Mercy keeps us short now of what else we should feel; it shall be able to sing Hallelujahs, & give Honour, Glory, Power, to the L•••b that sits upon the Throne for evermore, without the least Weariness.
3. It shall be a powerful, strong Body; it is sown in Weakness, saith Paul; it shall rise in Power; it shall be able to help forward the divine Operations of the Soul, which are now clogg'd by a feeble Body; it shall be able to bear the Weight of Glory, the Joy unspeakable, and full of Glory, which our weak Bodies cannot long endure here, but we begin to burst and break in Pieces (like Vessels full of strong Spirits) with the Weight and Working of them; and therefore the Lord in Mercy keeps us short now of what else we should feel; it shall be able to sing Hallelujahs, & give Honour, Glory, Power, to the Lb that sits upon the Throne for evermore, without the least Weariness.