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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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CHAP. 23. The bodies of unbelievers shall verily rise again.
CHAP. 23. The bodies of vnbeleeuers shall verely rise againe.
But to the intent that no man doubt, touching the resurrection of the flesh of the unbelievers: I will bring forth certain testimonies of holy Scripture, which do manifestly declare, that the unbelievers or ungodly, shall with their own true bodies rise again.1 The Prophet Isaiah in the last Chapter of his book sayeth: they shall go forth, and look upon the bodies of them, that have vilely behaved themselves ⟨p. 160⟩against me: for their worms shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched, & all flesh shall abhor them. With this sentence doth the Prophet play after the manner & custom of those that have soon gotten the victory: which with great desire, after that the battle is won, get them out of the city into the field, to view & look upon the bodies of such as are slain, and how fortunately they have fought. Forasmuch now as Christ also hath fought prosperously, overcome his enemies on domes day, and made them his foot stole: the faithful shall go out to see the bodies of the ungodly. ⟨p. 161⟩The prophet doth for this cause call them bodies, even to declare, that the bodies, raised up from death, shall be very true flesh. He continueth further also in the recited sentence, and saith: their worm shall not die. For the bodies or corpses are full of worms, neither are they aught but worms meat.
BVt to the intent that no mā doubt, touching the resurrection of the fleshe of the vnbeleuers: I will bring forth certaine testimonies of holy Scripture, which doe manifestly declare, yt the vnbeleuers or vngodly, shall with their own true bodies rise againe.1