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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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Besides this, even as he is, shall we see him: namely Christ the Lord, not only as man, but also as very God. Therefore shall we see god as he is: namely god as the only chief and highest good, in whom we have all good things. For Paul saith:1 when all things are subdued unto the son, then shall the son also be subject unto him, who unto him hath subdued all things, that God may be all in all.
Besides this, euen as he is, shall we see him: namely Christ the Lord, not onely as man, but also as very God. Therfore shal we see god as he is: namely god as the onely cheefe and highest good, in whom we haue al good things. For Paule sayth:1 whan all things are subdued vnto the sonne, then shal the sonne also be subiect vnto him, who vnto him hath subdued all things, yt God may be all in all.
And therefore said he also in the gospel:1 that they know thee to be the only true God. Not that Christ is not very god, but that ⟨p. 220⟩the mystery and the entreating of the son, our mediator & reconciler, shall after the judgement be no more so in heaven, as it hath ben afore upon earth. But the only God, in the holy Trinity, shall be of all good the full perfect sufficiency to all faithful. For all that we can wish, think, and desire, shall only god give and be in all things.
And therefore sayde he also in the gospel:1