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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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It is taken also for the air which is above us, as the Prophet sayeth: he covereth the heaven with clouds,1 to prepare rain for the earth. Hereof cometh it, that the fowls, which fly in the •ire, are called fowls or birds of heaven, that is to say, birds •n the air. Item, heaven also is used for a seat, habitation or dwelling, as: the Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven, and:2 ye shall not swear by Heaven, for it is Gods seat. And though God be infinite, & can not be compassed •bout with any place (as the most wise Solomon said:3 The heavens, and the heavens of all heavens, are not able to contain ⟨p. 40⟩thee. And how should then th• house do it, that I have builded? Yet the scripture calleth the heaven that is above us, a dwelling • God: which dwelling is ordain for all faithful & virtuous bel• uers, and is named the heave• This doth Paul witness, sa• ing, we know,4 that if our earth mansion of this dwelling wer• destroyed, we have a building • God, an habitation not made • hands, but eternal in heaven.
It is taken also for the ayre which is aboue vs, as the Prophet sayeth: he couereth the heauen with clouds,1 to prepare rain for the earth. Hereof cōmeth it, that the foules, which flie in the •ire, are called foules or birdes of heauen, that is to say, birdes n the aire. Item, heauen also is vsed for a seat, habitatiō or dweling, as: the Lord hath prepared his seate in heauen, and: