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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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Whereas I now go away, and must be from you a little season, it is not that I would prepare mansions for you, for they are prepared already: but that I through my death may make the way for you into Heaven, and open the street to the said dwelling. Now to the intent no man shall say, that we haply have a place in heaven as men, but Christ hath not so a place: therefore doth the truth of ⟨p. 62⟩god plainly express, that the place, where christ is, is a place in deed.
Wheras I now go away, and must be from you a litle seson, it is not that I wold prepare mansions for you, for they are prepared already: but that I thorowe my death may make the way for you into Heauen, and open the strete to the said dwelling. Now to the intent no mā shal say, that we haply haue a place in heauen as men, but Christ hath not so a place: therfore doth the truthe of ⟨p. 62⟩god plainly expresse, yt the place, wher christ is, is a place in dede.
For he sayeth: I will take you unto me:1 yea not only unto me, but unto my self. For immediately upon the same, doth he yet add it more plain: That where I am there you may be also.
For he sayeth: I will take you vnto me:1 yea not onely vnto me, but vnto my self. For immediatly vpon ye same, doth he yet add it more plaine: That wher I am there you may be also.