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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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Finally, also with his resurrection, he hath prepared us a place, & made the way, & opened it into heaven. Thus in heaven hath he placed the true man, that we might have an assured true testimony, that our flesh also shall rise again, and that the whole perfect man, with body and soul, ⟨p. 82⟩shall be carried into heaven. For members shall be like unto the heat. Therefore, as the cloud toke up the very true body of the Lord, ye• even the whole perfect man Christ: so shall all godly persons be taken up into the air to mete the Lord, that they may live with Christ their Lord & head for evermore. For Paul saith: the dead in Christ shall arise first.1 The• we, which live & remain, shall be caught up with them also in th• clouds, to meet the Lord i• the air, and so shall we ever b• with the Lord.
Finally, also with his resurrection, he hathe prepared vs a place, & made the way, & opened it into heauen. Thus in heauen hath he placed the true mā, that we mighte haue an assured true testimoni, that our flesh also shal rise againe, and that the whole perfect man, wt body and soule, ⟨p. 82⟩shalbe caried into heauen. For mēbers shalbe like vnto ye heat. Therfore, as the cloud toke vp ye very true body of the Lord, ye• euen the whole perfecte manne Christ: so shal all godly persons be taken vp into the air to mete the Lorde, that they may liue wt Christ their Lorde & head for euermore. For Paul saith: ye dead in Christ shall arise first.1 The• we, which liue & remain, shalb• caught vp with them also in th• cloudes, to meete the Lorde i• the ayre, and so shall we euer b with the Lord.