Joia. This ought to be obserue• Simon, that the day of th• Lord in scriptures, is not always to be taken for the las• day, but sometime, for the truth and light: as in the gospel o• John, otherwhiles for the vi• sitacion of the Lord: as ofte• times, in the Prophets, and .• Cor. iii. sometime for the end• & death of every man: as Joh• vi. I will resuscitate or rays• him again, to everlasting life in the last day, that is to saye• when he dyeth. For when an• man dyeth, that day is last unt• him. After this manner, dy• Paul call, the last day, in th• ⟨image 110⟩Epistle to Timothy. For he had spoken before of his death, saying: I am ready to be offered: affirming, that he had ben faith full and loyal, in his course, & therefore, he did not doubt, but that the righteous judge, should render unto him, the crown of righteousness, which, as he leaveth no unrighteousness unpunished, so always rewardeth them that labour faithfully. And this place doeth rather for us, then for the Anabaptists, seeing that Paul doth hope, that the crown of righteousness, due unto the righteous, shall be rendered unto him, at the time of his death. Ergo, he believeth not, that the souls do sleep, but that they do live everlastingly. That, which thou allegest out of John and Paul to the Philippians, ⟨image 111⟩are spoken, of the last judgement, but they prove not that the souls are a sleep. For that, which they do speak of salvation there, do pertain more to the resurrection of the body. For these are the words of Paul: He shall transform (that is to say Christ) our vile body, that he may make it conform and like, to his glorious body. What mean these things else, but that our bodies have full hope of resurrection. or rising again? As Job did speak Job .ix.
Ioia. This ought to be obserue• Symon, that the daye of th• Lorde in scriptures, is not alwayes to bee taken for the las• day, but somtyme, for the truth and lyght: as in the gospell o• Iohn, otherwhyles for the vi• sitacion of the Lorde: as ofte• tymes, in the Prophetes, and .• Cor. iii. sometyme for the end• & death of euery man: as Ioh• vi. I wyll resussitate or rays• him agayne, to euerlastyng life in the last daye, that is to saye• when he dyeth. For when an• man dyeth, that day is last vnt• hym. After thys maner, dy• Paule call, the last daye, in th• ⟨image 110⟩Epistle to Timothe. For he had spoken before of his death, saiyng: I am ready to be offered: affirming, that he had ben faith full and loyall, in his course, & therfore, he dyd not doubte, but that the rightwise iudge, shulde render vnto him, the coroune of rightwysnesse, which, as he leaueth no vnrightwysnesse vnpunyshed, so alwayes rewardeth them that lobor faithfully. And this place doeth rather for vs, then for the Anababtistes, seing that Paule dothe hope, that the coroune of rightwysnesse, duyd vnto the rightwyse, shalbe renderyd vnto him, at the tyme of his death. Ergo, he beleueth not, that the soules do slepe, but that they do lyue euerlastingly. That, which thou aledgest out of Iohn and Paule to the Philipenses, ⟨image 111⟩are spoken, of the last iudgement, but they proue not that the soules are a sleape. For that, whiche they doo speake of saluation there, dooe perteyne more to the resurrection of the body. For these are the wordes of Paule: He shall transforme (that is to say Christ) our vyle body, that he may make it conforme and lyke, to his glorious body. What meane these thingꝭ elles, but that our bodyes haue full hope of resurrection. or risyng agayn? As Iob dyd speke Iob .ix.
