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The hope of the faithful Declaring briefly and clearly the resurrection of our Lord…The hope of the faithfull Declaring breefely and clearly the resurrection of our Lord…
The hope of the faithful Declaring briefly and clearly the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ past, and of our true essential bodies to come: and plainly confuting the chief errors, that hath sprung thereof, out the Scripture and doctors. With an evident probation, that there is an eternal life of the faithful, and an everlasting damnation of the unfaithful. Newly imprinted and corrected. 1574.The hope of the faithfull Declaring breefely and clearly the resurrection of our Lord Iesus Christ past, and of oure true essentiall bodies to come: and plainly confuting the cheefe errors, that hath sprong thereof, out the Scripture and doctors. VVith an euident probation, that there is an eternall life of the faithfull, and an euerlasting damnation of the vnfaithfull. Nevvly imprinted and corrected. 1574.
Printed at London : In Creed Lane, by Hugh Singleton, at the sign of the Golden Tun, Anno. 1574Printed at London : In Crede Lane, by Hugh Singleton, at the signe of the Golden Tunne, Anno. 1574
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Therefore with so many testimonies and arguments have I declared afore, that Christ our Lord with his own body rose truly again from death. He carried up Elijah also living body and soul into heaven, and many •ne raised he up from the dead, ⟨p. 94⟩that we concerning the resurrection of the dead, should have utterly no doubt at all.
Therfore with so many testimonies and arguments haue I declared afore, that Christe our Lorde with his owne body rose truly againe from death. He caried vp Helias also liuing body and soule into heauen, and mani •ne raised he vp from the deade, ⟨p. 94⟩that we concerning the resurrection of the dead, should haue vtterly no doubt at all.
Finally, with plain & evident testimonies of the scripture, hath he opened and showed as I now will declare: which testimonies and arguments truly do teach, that the flesh of men shall rise again from the dead: that is, that our bodies shall at the last day be truly raised up unto judgement. Holy Job saith thus in the .19. Chapter:1 O that my words now were written: O that they were put in a book: would God they were graven with an iron pen in Lead, or in stone to continue. For I am sure that my redeemer liveth, & ⟨p. 95⟩that he shall stand over the dust (or earth) in the later day: that I shall be clothed again with this skin, & see God in my flesh. Yea I my self (or for my self) shall behold him, not with other, but with these same eyes. Mi reins are consumed within me. Jobs adversaries complained of him,2