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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To the Christian READER, GRACE and peace.
EVERY MAN must needs confess, that this is now a lamentable time. In the which the world is not only unquieted with wars, dearth, sickness and such like but also standeth ever more and more in greater peril, thorough vices every where bearing the swing. So that it is to be feared if we banish them not the sooner, we and our posterity shall yet come into far greater sorrow, then we are already wrapped in. For if one should barely, and without all rhetorical amplifications, but rehearse ⟨image 3⟩only the great pomp, vainglory, riot, fornication, open idolatry, perjury. &c. of mighty men and rulers, which wast the world miserably, the space even of many days would scase be any thing sufficient thereunto. And what heaps of wickedness private persons do add unto the same, all wise men can ponder by themselves. For if we go into our own bosoms, we find that we altogether vvill wholly fashion and frame our lives after the world: seeking vain pomp and private commodity for our own lust, with sure shame and public discommodity to others loss.
EVERYE MAN must needes confesse, that this is novve a lamentable time. In the vvhich the vvorld is not onli vnquieted vvith vvars, dearthe, sicknesse and such like but also standeth euer more and more in greater pearill, thorovve vices euery vvhere bearing the svving. So that it is to be feared if vve banishe them not the sooner, vve and our posteritye shall yet come into farre greater sorovv, then vve are already vvrapped in. For if one should barely, and vvythout all rhetorical amplifications, but reherse ⟨image 3⟩only the great pompe, vainglory, riot, fornication, open idolatry, periury. &c. of mighti men and rulers, vvhich vvast the vvorld miserably, the space euen of many dayes vvold scase be any thing sufficient thervnto. And vvhat heapes of vvickednesse priuate persons do adde vnto the same, all vvise men cā ponder by themselues. For if vve goe into our ovvne bosomes, vve finde that vve altogether vvill vvholy fashion and frame oure liues after the vvorld: seeking vaine pompe and priuate commodity for our ovvne luste, vvith sure shame and publike discommodity to others losse.