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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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Wherefore after my plain an• simple understanding, which i• not curious, I believe constantly that the glorified body of Christ i• ascended up above all heavens that is above all compass, or sphere & height of heaven, & so even i• heaven, that is in the dwelling • the faithful, and there remaineth and is not (as they say) passed b• on the out side of heaven.
Wherfore after my plaine an• simple vnderstanding, whych i• not curious, I beleue constātly yt the glorified body of Christe i• ascended vp aboue all heauens that is aboue al cōpace, or spher• & height of heauen, & so euen i• heauen, that is in the dwelling • the faithful, and ther remaineth and is not (as they say) passed b• on the out side of heauen.
For the truth witnesseth evidently: where I am,1 there shall also my servants be. Now shall the servants of God be in heaven, & not without or above the heaven (that is to say) in no place. For Paul, the chosen man of god, saith to the Philippians:2 our dwelling is in Heaven, from whence we look for the saviour. &c. plainly also & evidently doth the true word of God declare, that the heaven, into the which Christ ascended, is a place certain: for the Lord saith: in my fathers house are many dwellings: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.