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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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The Seleucians,1 or Hermians denied our saviour Christ after the flesh to sit at the right hand of the father. But the true faithful believers have ever still confessed and taught, that the very true body or flesh of our Lord doth sit at the fathers right hand. For verily if the body and flesh of our Lord have not his place given him, or if that be withdrawn from him: then is this the plain meaning, that our Lord had no true body. For holy Augustine saith, and saith right: take all room & place from the bodies, that they have no place to be in, and then are they no where: if they be no ⟨p. 64⟩where, then are they nothing at all. As for the place of Paul to the Philippians in the second Chapter, it teacheth nothing at all, that, with the exaltation and ascension of Christ, any thing is withdrawn from the nature human, or that we ought to speak nothing more of it, or that we should or might ascribe no name and place unto it: but like as with y• words going before (which serve much to the matter) he thought to express the lowest humility of Christ, even so is it now his mind, with very honourable and hie excellent words, to set forth his glory.
The Seleucians,1 or Hermians denyed our sauiour Christ after the fleshe to sit at the right hand of the father. But the true faithfull beleuers haue euer still confessed and taught, yt the very true body or fleshe of our Lord dothe sit at the fathers right hand. For verely if the bodi and flesh of our Lorde haue not his place geuen him, or if that be wtdrawne from him: then is this the plaine meaning, that our Lorde had no true body. For holy Augustine saith, and saith right: take all roume & place from the bodies, that they haue no place to be in, and then are they no where: if they be no ⟨p. 64⟩where, then are they nothing at all. As for the place of Paule to the Philippians in the seconde Chapter, it teacheth nothing at all, that, wt the exaltation and ascension of Christe, any thing is withdrawn from the nature humaine, or yt we oughte to speake nothing more of it, or yt we shuld or mighte ascribe no name and place vnto it: but like as with y words goīg before (which serue much to the matter) he thoughte to expresse the lowest humilitye of Christ, euen so is it nowe hys minde, with very honorable and hie excellent words, to set forthe his glory.