Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment. By Thomas Vincent, sometime Minister of Maudlins…

Rejoice then believers Rejoice! what though some of you have crooked and deformed bodies now? what though some of you are blind or lame, or maimed or have your Bodies filled with irksome pains, and weakened with long sickness? what though you live in expectation of death, and these bodies, whatever their mould and sha•e be, must ere long be carried to the cold stinking grave, and be turned into putrefaction? yet Rejoice you that are believers, because your bodies will be made so glorious in the Resurrection when all blemishes of nature will be healed, and all sickness and vain will be removed, because they will be raised in incorruption, and freed from any more dominion of death for ever.

Rejoyce then believers Rejoyce! what though some of you have crooked and deformed bodies now? what though some of you are blinde or lame, or maimed or have your Bodies filled with irksome pains, and weakned with long sickness? what though you live in expectation of death, and these bodies, whatever their mold and sha•e be, must ere long be carried to the cold stinking grave, and be turned into putrefaction? yet Rejoyce you that are believers, because your bodies will be made so glorious in the Resurrection when all blemishes of nature will be healed, and all sickness and vain will be removed, because they will be raised in incorruption, and freed from any more dominion of death for ever.

2. Think what Souls you shall have; you will be glorious without, your bodies will shine; but you will be far more glorious within, your souls will shine much more; then your souls shall be washed clean from all, rem•inders of sin, so that they shall not have the least spot or stain; then you shall be cleansed; ro•• all ⟨p. 215⟩filthiness of flesh and spirit, and arrive unto perfection of holiness; then the seeds of grace will be grown up into the flowers of glory, and O what a fragrant garden will your souls be? when the rude draught, as it were of Christ here in your hearts, shall be finished and perfected by Gods Pencil, and your spirits shall be made perfectly like unto your glorious Lord, O how beautiful will they be in the eyes of God!