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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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CHAP. 29. Of eternal life and salvation, and that there is an eternal life.
CHAP. 29. Of eternal life and saluation, and that there is an eternall life.
Now resteth, that in the end of this book we collect somewhat out of the scripture, concerning everlasting life, and the most perfect salvation of all elect, which is our only expectation and only hope, that we undoubtedly look for and trust to inherit, and that through the benefit and merits of our Lord Jesus Christ. That there is a blessed and eternal life, no man can deny, unless he be altogether ⟨p. 204⟩an enemy of god, & except there be in him no life at all. For if there be no everlasting life, and no everlasting salvation, then is there also no God: or though there were one, yet were he neither true nor just, seeing that unto all righteous and faithful he hath promised eternal life. But a God there is, who is true and righteous: therefore is there also an eternal life & salvation, which he hath promised to faithful believers. This doth holy scripture record with these witnesses. David saith:1 I believe and trust to see the richesse of the Lord. And in the gospel the lord saith:2 Come ye blessed of my father, & ⟨p. 205⟩possess the kingdom, which hath ben prepared for you from the beginning of the world. Item, O thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful in a little, I will make thee ruler over much: enter into the joy of thy Lord. Paul also saith: if we have a sure hope in Christ Jesus only in this life,