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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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The same witnesseth also S. Hierome, in his writing upon the last chapter of Isaiah.
The same witnesseth also S. Hierome, in his wryting vppon the last chapter of Esay.
But no man ought to be moved by such a foolish and erroneous opinion of certain unbelievers: which opinion hath of all faithful men been ever still rejected and condemned. For the testimonies or witness of the scriptures, which wholly without all contradiction are to be credited, speak simply and plainly, that the punishment and damnation of the ungodly or unbelievers is everlasting, and not only of long continuance, ⟨p. 195⟩as some expound it: but so great, that it cannot be expressed, and so perpetual, that it is without end.
But no man ought to be moued by suche a folishe and erronious opinion of certaine vnbeleeuers: vvhich opinion hathe of all faithfull men beene euer still reiected and cōdemned. For the testimonies or vvitnesse of the scriptures, vvhich vvholely vvithoute all contradiction are to be credited, speake simply and plainly, that the punishment and damnation of the vngodly or vnbeleuers is euerlasting, and not onely of long continuance, ⟨p. 195⟩as some expound it: but so great, that it cānot be expressed, and so perpetual, that it is vvithout end.
Hereupon, for the opening of the matter, we will show mo testimonies. Isaiah saith: thy rivers shall become rosin,1 & the dust brimstone, the earth burning pitch, not able to be quenched day nor night: the smoke shall eternally go up, from generation to generation shall there be a destruction: neither shall any man be able to walk there in everlasting eternity.