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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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For, the wideness and greatness thereof, saith the Prophet, is exceeding horrible. The terrible pain also & torment, wherewith ⟨p. 189⟩the ungodly are punished, hath the prophet described with these words, and said: the mansions or chambers thereof are of fire. As if he would say. The pain of hell is greater then can be expressed, for the fire noteth an unoutspeakeable trouble. As for stuff to be tormented withal, it shall never lack, neither shall the pain have ever any end. Therefore saith he, that there is much wood. It followeth moreover, that the Lords breath, which is as a river of brimstone, doth kindle, and as a bellows, blow the fire, quickening it, and ever renewing it, to burn evermore. Therefore we ought not to think that that ⟨p. 190⟩fire is kept in by natural causes: for by the power of God is it kindled and kept in. The same Prophet saith also: they shall go forth and look upon the bodies or corpses of them,1 that have vilely behaved them selves against me: for their worms shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched, and all flesh shall abhor them. And unto these words hath the Lord respect, when he saith in the gospel of Mark: better is it for thee to go halt or lame into life,2 then having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: where their worm never dieth, & their fire never goeth out.
For, the widenesse and greatnesse therof, sayth the Prophet, is exceading horrible. The terrible pain also & torment, wherwyth ⟨p. 189⟩the vngodly are punished, hath the prophet described with these words, and sayd: the mansions or chambers therof are of fire. As if he wold say. The pain of hell is greater then can be expressed, for the fire noteth an vnoutspeakeable trouble. As for stuffe to be tormented withal, it shal neuer lacke, neither shal the paine haue euer any end. Therfore sayth he, that there is much woode. It foloweth moreouer, yt the Lords breath, which is as a riuer of brimston, doth kindle, and as a belowes, blow the fire, quickning it, and euer renuing it, to burne euermore. Therfore we ought not to thinke that that