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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 power of god, that chargeth & commandeth us to rise up from death, doth he compare to the dew: which wham it falleth down, quickeneth and reviveth the dead herbs. Likewise also doth the power of God to our ⟨p. 107⟩dead bodies, which it quickeneth and raiseth up again. Contrary to this he setteth another sentence, saying: the earth of tyrants that is, the bodies of tyrants •halt thou raise up, O God: but •hou shalt cast them down, that •s, thou shalt overthrow them •nto hell and eternal pain.
The power of god, that chargeth & commaundeth vs to rise vp from death, doth he compare to the dew: which whā it falleth downe, quickeneth and reuiueth the dead herbes. Likewise also dothe the power of God to oure ⟨p. 107⟩dead bodies, which it quickneth and raiseth vp again. Contrary to this he setteth another sentence, saying: the earth of tyrāts that is, the bodies of tyrantes •halt thou raise vp, O God: but •hou shalt cast them downe, that •s, thou shalt ouerthrowe them •nto hell and eternall paine.
Moreover, touching the true resurrection of our bodies, the •ision of the Prophet Ezekiel •s so evident and plain,1 that it •s not needful to speak ought •herof.