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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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CHAP. 11. An other signification of sitting at the right hand of God, by which manner of sitting Christ is every where, sitting there in such sort after his Godhead.
CHAP. 11. An other signification of sitting at the right hand of God, by vvhich maner of sitting Christe is euery vvhere, sitting there in such sorte after his Godheade.
Thus come I again to the former part, what the right hand of God signifieth, & is called. It is taken in the scripture for strength, protection, power, and for the incomprehensible honour or glory. And therefore it is written: thy right hand, Lord,1 is become glorious in power, thy right hand hath all to dashed the enemy. Item in the Psalm: Thou hast given me the defence of thy salvation,2 thy right hand also shall hold me up. Moreover:3 The right hand of the lord hath ⟨p. 72⟩the preeminence, the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. After this signification of the right hand soundeth the name to sit, to rule, to govern, to defend, to behave himself as a prince or Regent diligently in his office, & faithfully to execute the same. For in the third book of the kings, saith David:4 Solomon shall sit upon my seat, & shall reign after me. And so in the Psalm he saith: the Lord said unto my Lord, si• thou at mi right hand,5 till I make thine enemies thy foot stool. And Paul saith: Christ must reign,6