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which_o these_o mortal_a body_n can_v subsist_v without_o meat_n for_o the_o belly_n and_o the_o belly_n for_o meat_n but_o god_n shall_v destroy_v both_o it_o and_o they_o this_o be_v that_o perfect_a and_o complete_a happiness_n which_o all_o good_a man_n shall_v enjoy_v in_o the_o other_o world_n which_o according_a to_o a_o heathen_a poet_n may_v be_v thus_o brief_o sum_v up_o mens_fw-la sana_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la sano_fw-la a_o mind_n free_a from_o all_o trouble_n and_o guilt_n in_o a_o body_n free_a from_o all_o pain_n and_o disease_n thus_o our_o mortal_a body_n shall_v be_v raise_v immortal_a they_o shall_v not_o only_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v always_o preserve_v from_o death_n for_o so_o the_o body_n we_o have_v now_o if_o god_n please_v may_v become_v immortal_a but_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o whole_o change_v and_o alter_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o retain_v the_o same_o seed_n or_o principle_n of_o mortality_n and_o corruption_n so_o that_o they_o who_o be_v once_o clothe_v with_o they_o as_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o can_v die_v any_o more_o 2._o our_o body_n shall_v be_v raise_v in_o glory_n then_o shall_v the_o righteous_a shine_n forth_o as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o their_o father_n matt._n 13.43_o our_o heavenly_a body_n in_o brightness_n and_o glory_n shall_v contend_v with_o the_o splendour_n of_o the_o sun_n itself_o a_o resemblance_n of_o this_o we_o have_v in_o the_o lustre_n of_o moses_n face_n which_o after_o he_o have_v converse_v with_o god_n in_o the_o mount_n do_v shine_v so_o glorious_o that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v afraid_a to_o come_v near_o he_o and_o therefore_o when_o he_o speak_v to_o they_o he_o be_v force_v to_o cast_v a_o veil_n over_o his_o face_n to_o cloud_n and_o eclipse_v the_o glory_n of_o it_o and_o that_o extraordinary_a and_o miraculous_a majesty_n of_o st._n stephen_n countenance_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o presage_n of_o that_o future_a glory_n which_o our_o heavenly_a body_n shall_v be_v clothe_v with_o act_v 6.15_o and_o all_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o council_n look_v steadfast_o on_o he_o see_v his_o face_n as_o it_o have_v be_v the_o face_n of_o a_o angel_n that_o be_v they_o see_v a_o great_a light_n and_o splendour_n about_o he_o and_o if_o the_o body_n of_o saint_n do_v sometime_o appear_v so_o glorious_a here_o on_o earth_n how_o will_v they_o shine_v and_o glitter_v in_o the_o other_o world_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v make_v like_o unto_o christ_n own_o glorious_a body_n for_o so_o st._n paul_n tell_v we_o that_o christ_n will_v fashion_v our_o vile_a body_n like_v unto_o his_o glorious_a body_n now_o how_o glorious_a and_o splendid_a the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v we_o may_v guess_v by_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o two_o great_a apostle_n st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n the_o former_a of_o they_o when_o he_o see_v the_o transfiguration_n of_o our_o saviour_n when_o his_o face_n do_v shine_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o his_o raiment_n 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