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An excellent treatise of the immortality of the soul By which is proved, that…An excellent treatise of the immortalytie of the soule By which is proued, that…
An excellent treatise of the immortality of the soul By which is proved, that the souls, after their departure out of the bodies, are awake and do live, contrary to that erroneous opinion of certain ignorant persons, who think them to lye asleep until the day of judgement. Set fourth by M. John Calvin, and englished from the French by T. Stocker.An excellent treatise of the immortalytie of the soule By which is proued, that the soules, after their departure out of the bodies, are avvake and doe lyue, contrary to that erronious opinion of certen ignorant persons, who thinke them to lye asleape vntill the day of iudgement. Set fourth by M. Iohn Caluin, and englished from the French by T. Stocker.
London: printed by John Daye, 1581London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1581
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
What wouldest thou else more desire to come unto death? And to the end we should not here stay in this godly way, let us consider with our selves what life it is that Jesus Christ hath brought us, and it will put us in mind with what kind of ⟨image 59⟩death he hath redeemed us.
What wouldest thou els more desire to come vnto death? And to the end we shoulde not here stay in this godly way, let vs consider with our selues what life it is that Iesus Christ hath brought vs, and it will put vs in minde with what kinde of ⟨image 59⟩death he hath redeemed vs.
1S. Paul teacheth us both the one and the other. For thus he saith, Awake thou which sleepest, and arise from death, & Christ will enlighten thee. He speaketh in this place unto dust, but yet unto such as being wrapped up in their sins, carry with them both hell and death. And in an other place he saith,2 And you when you were dead through sin he hath quickened you together with Christ, forgiving you all your sins. And like as according to the saying of S. Paul,3 we dye unto sin whenas lust is quenched in us: Even so dye we unto God, whenas we subject our selves unto our lust which liveth in us.
1S. Paule teacheth vs both the one and the other. For thus he sayth, Awake thou which sleapest, and arise frō death, & Christ will enlighten thee. He speaketh in this place vnto dust, but yet vnto such as being wrapped vp in their sinnes, cary with them both hell and death. And in an other place he sayth,