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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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Therefore is here the one set • gainst the other: namely, to de• cend into the lowest parts of t• earth, & to ascend above all he• uens. But who would here co• clude: ⟨p. 57⟩Christ ascended into the lowest parts of the earth: Ergo, he had no place upon earth? For every man understandeth well, that Paul with these words minded to declare the true coming of the Lord upon earth, & the great humility & meekness of our lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, who would then in the other part of the oration conclude: Christ ascended up above all heavens: Ergo he is not in heaven, or in any other place? For is there also any one place without the heaven: Who understandeth not now, that Paul here minded to say nothing else than that, which he uttereth more plainly to the Philippians:1 he ⟨p. 58⟩hath exalted him on hie? An• though this high or heavenly honour be greater and more glory ous, then any mans tongue ca• or may express: yet the heave• is and doth remain still the dwell ling of the faithful, and therefore is it a place certain.
Therfore is here the one set • gainst the other: namely, to de• cend into the lowest parts of t• earth, & to ascend aboue all he• uens. But who would heere co• clude: ⟨p. 57⟩Christe ascended into the lowest partes of the earth: Ergo, he had no place vpon earth? For euery man vnderstandeth well, yt Paule with these words minded to declare the true comming of the Lord vpon earth, & the great humility & mekenes of our lorde Iesus Christe. Therefore, who wold thē in the other part of the oration conclude: Christ ascēded vp aboue all heauens: Ergo he is not in heauen, or in anye other place? For is there also any one place without the heauen: Who vnderstandeth not now, yt Paule here minded to say nothing else thā that, which he vttereth more plainly to the Philippians: