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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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THE FIRST CHAPTER. ¶The Contents of this book, and the Authors purpose.
THE FIRT CHAPTER. ¶The Contents of this boke, and the Authors purpose.
Considering that, by the Evangelists, and by all the Apostles, ⟨p. 2⟩there is nothing written more diligently, then touching the resurrection of our lord Jesus Christ: my purpose is, some what more largely to talk of the same, and of the glorious ascension of his body into heaven: Item of the resurrection and ascē sion of our own bodies: of the damnation of unbelievers, of the hope and eternal life of the blessed. And this I mind to do, only unto the honour, laud & praise of our Lord Jesus Christ: that the mystery of the holy gospel may be set forth & opened to the commodity & edifying of the faithful, and that of every man it may be plainly understanded, how ⟨p. 3⟩great things are prepared and given us of Christ. This matter also doth specially belong to the declaration of the holy Gospel, forasmuch as the best fruit of the gospel is contained and taught therein. Therefore if I write ought herein more largely, I do nothing that concerneth not my purpose. Yet I intend also to keep a measure, & not to open every thing, that hereof might be written, but only that which is chiefest, & most necessary of all.
COnsidering that, by the Euangelists, and by all the Apostles, ⟨p. 2⟩