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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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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.
Herevpon, for the opening of the matter, we will shew mo testimonies. Esay saythe: thy riuers shall become rozine,1 & the dust brimstone, ye earth burning pitche, not able to be quenched day nor night: the smoke shall eternally go vp, from generation to generation shal there be a destruction: neither shall any man be able to walke there in euerlasting eternity.
The Prophet doubtless speaketh of hell, minding with many words to declare, that the punishment and pain of hell is eternal and without end.
The Prophet doubtles speaketh of hel, minding with many wordes to declare, that the punishment and paine of hell is eternall and without end.
For first he sayeth: day and night shall it not quench. Then sayeth he farther: the smoke shall go up still for evermore. Item, yet more plainly: from generation to generation shall there be a destruction: namely a dwelling, where as is nothing but pain and undoing.