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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 20: S. Hieromes opinion of the resurrection of the flesh.
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Where flesh, bones, blood, and members are, there must needs be a difference of kind, as of man and woman. And where these both are distinct the one from the other, there John must be John, and Mary must be Mary. But thou needest not to be astonied at the matter, as though a wedding also were there to be kept in all the haste: seeing that before they died, they lived without the work of their kind, that is, without the act of marriage.
VVhere flesh, bones, bloud, and members are, ther must nedes be a difference of kind, as of man and vvoman. And vvhere these bothe are distincte the one from the other, there Iohn must be Iohn, and Mary must be Mary. But thou nedest not to be astonied at the matter, as though a vvedding also vvere there to be kept in all the haste: seeing that before they died, they liued vvithoute the vvorke of their kinde, that is, vvithoute the acte of mariage.
It is promised us, that we shall be like unto the Angels, that is, partakers of the salvation: in the which salvation, the Angels are without flesh and distinction of kind. And yet it is given unto us in our flesh & kind. Thus believeth my simplicity, and understā death that the kind must be understand, how be it without the works of the kind: yea that men must rise again, and so become like unto the Angels of God.
It is promised vs, that vve shalbe like vnto the Angels, that is, partakers of the saluation: in the vvhich saluation, the Angels are vvithout fleshe and distinction of kind. And yet it is geuen vnto vs in our flesh & kinde. Thus beleueth my simplicity, and vnderstā deth that the kind must be vnderstand, hovv be it vvithout the vvorks of the kinde: yea that men muste rise againe, and so become like vnto the Angels of God.
Neither ought the resurrection of members forthwith to be therefore esteemed unprofitable & superfluous because they shall not do their office, but stand idle. For while we are yet in this life, we endeavour our