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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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O Heaven, that art the throne most hie,1 A beautiful crown, fair & worthy, Howe wonderful, pure and excellent, Art thou beset in firmament, With stars, with sun, and moon doubtless, Replete with joy and much gladness: ⟨p. 214⟩Which God for us hath prepared, And cattle to give hath not spared, Waters and wood, with many a hill, vineyards, meadows, fair fields to till. Pleasant on earth and commodious: Thy dwelling, O Lord, how precious Is it? All full of honour and glory For thy celestial host with thee.
O Heauen, that art the throne most hie,1 A beautifull crovvn, faire & vvorthy, Hovve vvonderfull, pure and excellent, Art thou beset in firmament, VVith starres, vvith sun, and mone doutles, Replete vvith ioy and much gladnes: ⟨p. 214⟩VVhich God for vs hath prepared, And cattell to geue hath not spared, VVaters and vvoode, vvith many a hill, vineyardes, medovves, faire fields to till. Pleasant on earth and commodious: Thy dvvelling, O Lord, hovve precious Is it? All full of honor and glory For thy celestiall host vvith thee.
- 1Marcellus de piscibus
Moreover holy scripture speaketh very simply and plainly, that eternal life consisteth here in, that we shall see God, and have the fruition of him, in whom is the fullness of all good, and without whom nothing can be desired or found, that is good, beautiful or pleasant. For eternal life or eternal salvation is nothing else, but mans everlasting and alway continuing state, which by means of the best things of all, ⟨p. 215⟩