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faith_n st._n peter_n pronounce_v a_o confession_n of_o faith_n for_o all_o the_o apostle_n matth._n xuj_o which_o their_o master_n do_v exceed_o commend_v thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n yet_o they_o who_o do_v see_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n to_o be_v in_o he_o and_o do_v adore_v it_o be_v as_o yet_o ignorant_a of_o what_o glorification_n his_o body_n be_v capable_a which_o be_v the_o veil_n of_o the_o godhead_n he_o have_v suspend_v all_o outward_a appearance_n of_o divine_a lustre_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o show_v itself_o in_o he_o to_o this_o meaning_n you_o can_v well_o choose_v but_o refer_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n isaias_n chap_n liii_o 2._o he_o have_v no_o form_n nor_o comeliness_n and_o when_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o there_o be_v no_o beauty_n that_o we_o shall_v desire_v he_o that_o be_v he_o be_v please_v for_o a_o season_n not_o to_o look_v like_o one_o who_o body_n have_v a_o illustrious_a influence_n from_o the_o soul_n and_o from_o the_o 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the_o apparition_n of_o this_o glory_n at_o any_o time_n than_o to_o have_v it_o always_o dwell_v upon_o his_o face_n for_o bless_a soul_n which_o enjoy_v god_n always_o have_v a_o virtue_n of_o claritude_n in_o they_o which_o redound_v of_o it_o own_o accord_n into_o the_o body_n therefore_o well_o may_v the_o psalmist_n say_v of_o christ_n who_o soul_n be_v always_o bless_v thou_o be_v fair_a than_o the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o though_o at_o other_o time_n his_o brightness_n be_v discolour_v by_o humility_n yet_o now_o he_o remove_v the_o cloud_n and_o let_v his_o witness_n see_v the_o fair_a beam_n of_o his_o divine_a honour_n for_o a_o little_a time_n which_o be_v the_o first_o motive_n of_o his_o transfiguration_n second_o by_o this_o apparition_n the_o three_o disciple_n see_v in_o what_o form_n he_o will_v come_v to_o judgement_n it_o be_v no_o dreadful_a thing_n to_o a_o good_a man_n either_o to_o see_v or_o to_o meditate_v with_o himself_o in_o what_o manner_n christ_n 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