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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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So said Paul also: I have counted all things but loss, and do judge them but dung,1 that I might win Christ, to know him, and the virtue of his resurrection.
So sayde Paule also: I haue counted all things but losse, and do iudge them but dunge,1 that I mighte winne Christ, to knowe him, and the vertue of his resurrection.
- 1Phillip. 3.
And therefore the old translator of the book of Job hath evil interpreted these words after the sense: this hope is laid up in my hart.
And therfore the olde translator of the boke of Iob hath euill interpreted these wordes after the sense: this hope is layed vp in my hart.
After all this, doth holy Jo•• add hereunto, that maketh the understanding perfect, and concludeth his saying, thus: Seeing I this knowledge & confess, why hold ye me for ungodly? Why ⟨p. 103⟩do ye persecute me and vex me thus with spiteful words of reproach and slander? Yet is the root of the word found in me. And he calleth the root of the word, the right foundation and ground of godliness. As if he would say: forasmuch as the true head article of salvation is found in me.