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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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But here might some man say: if our very true bodies with ⟨p. 135⟩their members shall be in heaven, then it followeth, that the use and exercise of the members shall be in heaven also. To this, I give like answer as now is said: namely that we shall have even these members and this body which we now carry: but seeing that through the glorification they shall be made heavenly, they shall not need earthy exercise. Neither shall they use any frail thing at all. Hereof cometh it that Paul saith:1 flesh and blood may not possess the kingdom of God, neither may corruption inherit uncorruption. By flesh & blood he meaneth not the true essential body, but bodily frail ⟨p. 136⟩lusts and tentations which he now called the earthy and frail body. Such tentations & lusts (saith he) shall not be in the glorified bodies, neither shall there any frail bodies be in heaven.
BVt here might some mā sai: if our very true bodies with ⟨p. 135⟩their members shalbe in heauē, then it foloweth, that the vse and exercise of the members shall be in heauen also. To this, I geue like answere as nowe is sayde: namely that we shall haue euen these members and this bodye which we now cary: but seeing that thorow ye glorification they shalbe made heauenly, they shal not neede earthy exercise. Neither shal they vse any frail thing at all. Heereof commeth it that Paule saithe:1 fleshe and bloude mai not possesse the kingdom of God, neither mai corruption inherite vncorruption. By fleshe & bloude he meaneth not the true essenciall body, but bodely fraile ⟨p. 136⟩lustes and tentations whych he now called the earthy and fraile body. Such tentations & lustes (saith he) shall not be in the glorified bodies, neither shall there any fraile bodies be in heauen.
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