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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
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Wherefore, God reigneth at this present in his elect, whom he guideth and governeth by his holy spirit. He reigneth also over the Devil, sin, and death, when he commandeth the light to shine in darkness, by which, error, and lying are confounded: and when as he will not suffer the powers of darkness to hurt them, who have the sign of the Lamb in their forehead. He reigneth also (I say) even at that present, when as we pray, and say, let thy kingdom come. And surely, he likewise reigneth, when as he worketh power in his faithful, and when he giveth a law to Satan, appointing him what to do. But ⟨p. 59⟩then shall his kingdom come, when as it shall be accomplished.
Wherefore, God raigneth at this present in his elect, whome he guideth and gouerneth by his holy spirite. He reigneth also ouer the Deuill, sinne, and death, when he commaundeth the light to shine in darkenes, by which, error, and lying are confounded: and when as he wil not suffer ye powers of darkenes to hurt thē, who haue the signe of the Lambe in their forehead. He reigneth also (I say) euen at that present, when as we pray, and say, let thy kingdome come. And surely, he lykewise raigneth, when as he worketh power in his faythfull, and whē he geueth a law to Satan, appoynting him what to doe. But ⟨p. 59⟩then shall his kingdome come, when as it shall be accōplished.
And then shall it be accomplished, whenas he shall fully show the glory of his Majesty, unto the faithful, salvation, and unto the reprobate, shame and confusion. Howbeit, is there any other thing that a man may say or believe of the faithful & chosen? whose kingdom and glory, is to be in the glorious kingdom of God: as to reign as it were with God, and to be glorified with him, and finally to be partakers of the divine glory. And although this kingdom is not yet come, yet notwithstanding it may be seen in some measure.
And then shall it be accomplished, whenas he shall fully shew the glory of his Maiestie, vnto the faythfull, saluation, and vnto the reprobate, shame and confusion. Howbeit, is there any other thing that a man may say or beleue of the faythfull & chosen? whose kingdome and glory, is to be in the glorious kingdome of God: as to raygne as it were with God, and to be glorified with him, and finally to be partakers of the diuine glory. And although this kingdome is not yet come, yet notwithstanding it may bee seene in some measure.