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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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Part 2 › Chapter 19: The errors of Origen concerning the resurrection, confuted by Hierome.
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Origen saith, that in the church there be sprung up two errors: the one from us, the other from the heretics. Namely that we, as the simple and lovers of the flesh, say, that ⟨p. 145⟩even these bones, this blood, and this flesh, that is, that our face, members, and all the proportion of the body, 1and the whole body it self shall rise again at the last day, so that we shall also go with the feet, work with the hands, see with the eyes, and hear with the ears. This (saith he) we speak as simple, homely, gross and ignorant people. But the heretics (as Marcion, Apelles, Valentinus, and mad Manes) deny wholly and utterly the resurrection of the flesh or body, giving salvation only unto the soul, and saying, that our words are nothing, when we affirm, that according to the ensample and pattern of our Lord Jesus Christ we shall rise again, saying that the Lord himself rose in a fantasy or sprite: and that not only his resurrection, but also his birth came to pass more in imagination, than in very truth: that is, that he was not borne in very deed, but supposed to be borne.
Origen sayth, that in the church there be sprong vp tvvo errors: the one from vs, the other from the heretikes. Namely that vve, as the simple and louers of the flesh, say, that ⟨p. 145⟩euen these bones, this bloud, and this flesh, that is, that oure face, members, and all the proportion of the body, 1and the vvhole body it selfe shall rise againe at the last day, so that vve shal also go vvith the feete, vvorke vvith the hands, see vvith the eyes, and hear vvith the eares. This (saith he) vve speake as simple, homely, grosse and ignorant people. But the heretikes (as Marcion, Appelles, Valentinus, and madde Manes) deny vvholely and vtterly the resurrection of the fleshe or body, geuing saluation only vnto the soule, and saying, that oure vvordes are nothing, vvhan vve affirm, that according to the ensample and paterne of our Lord Iesus Christ vve shall rise againe, saying that the Lorde himselfe rose in a fantasy or sprite: and that not onely his resurrection, but also his birth came to passe more in imagination, than in very truthe: that is, that he vvas not borne in very dede, but supposed to be borne.