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glorify_a body_n take_v out_o of_o apoc._n 1._o 13._o which_o the_o doctor_n cite_v as_o for_o his_o own_o purpose_n sect._n 6._o mention_v his_o head_n and_o hair_n to_o be_v white_a as_o wool_n or_o snow_n his_o eye_n as_o a_o flame_n of_o fire_n his_o foot_n as_o burn_a brass_n his_o countenance_n as_o the_o sun_n shine_v in_o his_o strength_n what_o mean_v these_o several_a comparison_n of_o divers_a part_n of_o his_o body_n to_o such_o several_a thing_n if_o all_o his_o body_n have_v be_v nothing_o but_o light_n wool_n snow_n yea_o and_o burn_v brass_n be_v far_o short_a of_o the_o sun_n shine_v in_o his_o strength_n but_o suppose_v all_o his_o body_n to_o be_v light_n his_o head_n hair_n and_o foot_n must_v have_v shine_v like_o the_o meridian_n sun_n no_o less_o than_o his_o countenance_n however_o the_o doctor_n can_v deny_v but_o here_o remain_v christ_n head_n face_n foot_n and_o consequent_o his_o other_o part_n wherefore_o all_o these_o in_o he_o who_o be_v then_o also_o true_o man_n must_v needs_o be_v of_o humane_a substance_n flesh_n and_o bone_n sect._n 12._o upon_o a_o fancy_n of_o his_o own_o he_o thus_o proceed_v it_o never_o come_v into_o my_o mind_n to_o imagine_v that_o his_o body_n melt_v into_o mere_a air_n but_o that_o it_o be_v terrestrial_o modify_v and_o organise_v keep_v the_o exact_a shape_n still_o and_o feature_n but_o that_o all_o clogging_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a modification_n be_v quell_v and_o abolish_v the_o objection_n be_v that_o he_o make_v christ_n body_n organise_v light_n as_o that_o be_v oppose_v to_o flesh_n and_o bone_n and_o be_v now_o well_o warm_a in_o his_o apology_n touch_v this_o point_n he_o profess_v that_o he_o do_v not_o make_v it_o mere_a air._n be_v not_o this_o mighty_o pertinent_a yet_o indeed_o i_o must_v confess_v that_o he_o who_o put_v organise_v light_n for_o a_o luminous_a organise_v substance_n may_v as_o well_o be_v allow_v to_o put_v mere_a air_n for_o pure_a light_n but_o sect._n 13._o 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