Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	face_n	moses_n	shine_v	2,681	5	9.0852	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90206	The world to come, or The mysterie of the resurrection opened: in a discourse at Burford in the county of Oxon, upon Acts 24.15. / By John Osborn, minister of the Gospel at Bampton in the bush. As also, in a conference between him and Richard Coppin of Westwell.	Osborne, John, lover of the truth as it is in Jesus.	1651 (1651)	Wing O526; Thomason E635_1; ESTC R206479	55,151	76

that we shall be unwearied in all our actions and motions 4. In Glory It is sown in dishonour it is raised in glory Which glory stands in the integrity beauty and 1 Cor. 15. 43. splendor of all members they shall be raised perfect having no deformity through defect of convenient members or congruous quantity or through accession of some member or part inconvenient or disproportioned in scituation or uncomliness in any kind whatsoever the body which is now foul filthy without beauty or splendor shall be made lightsome clear and shining clothed with heavenly glory and Divine light When Christ was transfigured on mount Tabor his Face did shine as the Sun and his raiment was white as the light Mat. 17. 2. It may well be supposed it hath no less but rather greater beauty now since hi is entred into his glory for some reasons this glory might be vailed before his Ascension but the Apostle is plain for his glorious state now and ours in conformity thereto Who shall change our vile bodies that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body Phil. 3. 21. and we shall be like him 1 Joh. 3. 2. The glory of his transfiguration was a fore runner not of his own only but of our glory also in heaven the same it was for Essence with what he had afterward though different in circumstance and degrees that onely for a season but this for ever that transient this permanent Psal 45. Christ in the flesh was fairer then the sons of men in his low estate white and ruddy the chief of ten thousand Cant. 5. And is he not beautiful being highly exalted at the right hand of God This beauty is made up of the integrity of his body in respect of the number order and perfection of his members and proportion in colour and exceeding brightness and heavenly splendor and such shall be our glory and beauty of our bodies in the world to come now we have blemishes but then we shall have none yea not onely our imperfections shall be done away but a new beauty conferred on us In all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absolom for his beauty From the soal of his foot even to the Crown of his head there was no blemish in him 2 Sam. 14. 25. Of the Nazarites 't is said they were purer then Snow they were whiter then Milk they were more ruddy in body then Rubies Lam. 4. 7. Moses face shone so that he put on a Vail when he spake to the people and of Stephen 't is said they that sate in the Councel looking stedfastly on him saw his face as it had been the face of an Angel Acts 6. 25. All that glory I conceive no glory in comparison of this at the Resurrection When they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the Firmament and they that turn many to righteousness as the Stars for ever and ever Dan. 12. 2. And the Righteous shine forth as the Sun in the Kingdome of the Father Mat. 13. 43. We shall all have the same glory for Essence but not 〈◊〉 degrees but as there is one glory of the Sun another glory of the Moon and another glory of the Stars and one Star differeth from another Star in glory so also is the Resurrection of the dead 1 Cor. 15. 41 42. All Stars are not of one magnitude nor all Saints the same in glory all shall be fair pure clear beautiful and delightful to behold having all members of a comly proportion and amiable colour and shining in glory no deformity by defect redundancy or disproportion in any part in respect of matter or colour 5. Spirituality It is sown a natural body it is raised a Spiritual body 1 Cor 15. 44. not for substance but qualities conditions and gifts of the Spirit being by the Divine power sustained and acted immediately 1. Whereas now it is supported by natural helps Food Physick Fire Clothing c. then God shall be all these to the body They shall hunger no more neither thirst any more neither shall the Sun light on them nor any heat Rev. 7. 16. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the Throne shall feed them and shall lead them to living Fountains of water v. 17. Moses Elijah and Christ were preserved forty days without food on earth why should not our bodies be preserved thus without means for ever in heaven 2. It shall be under the guidance conduct and command of the Spirit immediately in all its motions and actions here the soul immediately caries and commands the body but there the Spirit of God both soul and body where it listeth and acts as it pleaseth without difficulty or weariness they shall wholly give up themselves to the command of the Spirit We now proceed to the efficient cause of this great work and that can be no other then God It 's a miraculous work and a new Creation and so above the power of Nature to effect and proper to God who is the Author of Nature The ancient Rabbins said There be three 〈◊〉 Menass Ben Israel de resur 〈◊〉 2. c. 1. Keys in the hand of the blossed God which are not committed to any Legate the Womb the Rain and the Resurrection of the Dead that is He maketh the barren to Bear causeth the Rain and raiseth the Dead This is that Dew in Isa 26. 19. Thy Dew is as the dew of Herbs or as the dew of light the morning dow which refresheth recreates grass and the herbs and causeth them to flourish thy Dew the Divine Power by which thy dead shall be quickned and revived is as the Dew that falleth on the Herbs it shall so raise them as the Herbs that are decayed and withered are raised up by the morning Dew and comfortable heat and influence of the Sun God who quickneth the Dead as Rom. 4. 17. Who quickneth all things 1 Tim. 6. 13. Which raiseth the Dead 〈◊〉 Cor. 1. 9. it is an Act common to all the three Persons Father Son and Spirit The Father raiseth up the dead and quickneth them John 5. 21. and the Spirit Rom. 8. 11. The Son John 5. 21. Even so the Son quickneth whom he will Therefore Christ promiseth it I will raise him up at the last day John 6. 40. 44 54. and John 11. 25. I am the Resurrection and the Life How is that Not Formally but Causally I am the Cause of the Resurrection and Life that any man hath None rise or live but by me This from Christ's mouth the Apostles preached and believed knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus 2 Cor. 4. 14. Thus in Jerusalem they taught the People and preached through Jesus the Resurrection of the Dead And also at Athens Paul preached Jesus and the Resurrection Chap. 17. 18. And thus doth he answer the first Adam As in Adam all dy so in Christ shall all be