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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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Herein therefore consisteth the punishment and damnation, that the ungodly, which here upon earth would not know God, and receive the light of the gospel, shall be cast out from the face of God, wherein only yet is the fullness and perfectness of all joy: and than shall they be shut up in the great, thick, and perpetual darkness. For the judge commandeth them to depart from him, and to go into eternal pain and damnation. Yea the ungodly shall go into themselves, and shall know the equity of the judge: and therefore fret & gnaw their own heart, with sighing, with unspeakable pain, great sorrow ⟨p. 192⟩and trouble.
Herein therfore consisteth the punishment and dānation, that the vngodly, which heere vpon earth wolde not know God, and receiue the lighte of the gospell, shall be cast out from the face of God, wherin only yet is the fulnesse and perfectnesse of all ioy: and than shall they be shut vp in the great, thicke, and perpetuall darknesse. For the iudge commaundeth them to depart from him, and to go into eternal pain and damnation. Yea the vngodly shall go into themselues, and shal know ye equity of the iudge: and therfore fret & gnawe theyr owne heart, with sighing, wyth vnspeakeable pain, great sorow ⟨p. 192⟩and trouble.
This is called, and so it is in deed, the gnawing worm, that in the hearts of the ungodly never dyeth. For S. Paul saith plainly,1 that at the righteous judgement of God, the consciences of all men shall bear witness, and that the thoughts in themselves shall either accuse or excuse them.
This is called, and so it is in dede, the gnawing worme, that in the hartes of the vngodly neuer dyeth. For S. Paule saythe plainli,1