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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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Not only the souls, but also the bodies of unbelievers, doth the Lord destroy. Out of the which it followeth, that they shall rise again: for if they should not rise again, they could not be tormented and plagued. Neither shall any other body rise again to pain and punishment, but even the same, that with his use works hath deserved the plague.
Not only the soules, but also the bodies of vnbeleuers, dothe the Lorde destroye. Oute of the which it foloweth, that they shal rise againe: for if they should not rise againe, they coulde not be tormented and plaged. Neither shall any other body rise againe to paine and punishment, but euen the same, that with his vse works hath deserued the plage.
And hereunto serveth also the description of the last judgement. Math. 25. And S. Paul saith. 2. Cor. 5. We must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ: that every one may receive in his body, according as he hath don, whether it be good ⟨p. 165⟩or bad. See, how manifestly & expressly the holy Apostle testifieth, that the body shall rise again. In the same terrible judgement of God saith he, must every one take his body to him again. And why must he take the body upon him again? Even to the intent, that wham any one hath received his body again, he may likewise receive the reward, that he by and with his living body hath deserved.
And herevnto serueth also the description of the last iudgemēt. Math. 25. And S. Paule sayth. 2. Cor. 5. We muste all appeare before the iudgement seate of Christe: that euery one may receiue in his bodye, according as he hath don, whether it be good ⟨p. 165⟩