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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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For when we hear it spoken that the Sadducees denied the resurrection, it is not referred ⟨p. 67⟩to the body, but is simply spoken according to their opinion, that after a man be dead, there is no memory left of him. And hereof is a probable Argument, that whatsoever, wherewith S. Paul helpeth himself to strengthen that, which he hath said, should be overthrown in one word, if it were answered, that it is very true that the souls live, and that the bodies which shall turn to dust, can by no means rise again:
For when we heare it spoken that the Saduces denyed the resurrection, it is not referred ⟨p. 67⟩to the body, but is simply spoken accordyng to theyr opynyon, that after a man be dead, there is no memory left of hym. And hereof is a probable Argument, that whatsoeuer, wherewith S. Paule helpeth himselfe to strēgthen that, which he hath sayde, should be ouerthrowen in one word, if it were aunswered, that it is very true that the soules liue, and that the bodyes whiche shall turne to duste, can by no meanes ryse agayne:
Let us now then come to examples, first as touching this saying, they which are dead in Jesus Christ are lost, this might the philosophers have easily confuted, who have mightily and constantly defended the immortality of the soul. And as for this saying, What shall they do who are baptised for the dead? It is very easily answered: For the souls live after death. And to this which followeth, wherefore are we also continually in danger? It may be aū swered, that we lose this frail life, to recover Immortal life, wherein we shall live a great ⟨image 80⟩deal better. We have already bestowed many words, whereof the teachable have had no need. For, the Apostle himself saith, that we are miserable, if our hope in Jesus Christ stretched it self no farther then unto this present life. which thing,