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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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Part 3 › Chapter 31: Howe the salvation shall be.Part 3 › Chapter 31: Hovve the saluation shall be.
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For albeit we hear, that the kingdom of Christ be filled with glory, joy, and salvation, yet the things that are named, continue still far from our understanding: yea they remain wrapped, as it were, in a dark speech and ⟨p. 212⟩in a mist, until the day come wherein he will open and give unto us his glory. Therefore when the holy Prophets could with no words express the spiritual salvation, as it is in it self: yet as much, as was possible, they described & set it forth by outward and bodily things. Therefore we may also, I suppose, by outward and corporal things get up, as it were by steppes, to things invisible, and purchase unto our selves an understanding of spiritual & everlasting good things. For S. Paul to the Romans, speaking of the knowledge of the true only, and eternal God, saith, ⟨p. 213⟩the Gods invisible things, namely his eternal power and god-head, are understand,1 if his works be pondered and considered. And out of yt good things, that here upon earth are given unto men, hath the Poet Marcellus very goodly and well concluded and counted, that the good things, which for the blessed are prepared in the life to come, shall be such, as now can not be considered and expressed. And thus he saith.
For albeit we heare, that the kingdom of Christ be filled with glory, ioy, and saluation, yet the things that are named, cōtinue still farre from oure vnderstanding: yea they remaine wrapte, as it were, in a dark speche and ⟨p. 212⟩in a miste, vntill the daye come wherein he will open and geue vnto vs his glorye. Therefore whan the holy Prophets coulde with no wordes expresse the spirituall saluation, as it is in it selfe: yet as much, as was possible, they described & set it forthe by outward and bodely things. Therefore we maye also, I suppose, by outward and corporall things gette vp, as it were by steppes, to things inuisible, and purchase vnto our selues an vnderstanding of spirituall & euerlasting goud things. For S. Paule to the Romanes, speaking of the knowledge of ye true onely, and eternall God, saythe, ⟨p. 213⟩