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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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And therefore it was not expedient that she should return in that life which she had finished. They them selves have snarled this knot, and therefore let them first of all loose it again if they please. For it is good reason, that they should be subject to that law, which they make for others. Notwithstanding we will easily enough undo it. For, the state and condition which is prepared for us after death, which S. Paul speaketh of himself, is put over to all the faithful, to wit,1 that in death is advantage, and that the best being is with Christ. And yet Saint Paul saith of Epaphodite (who without ⟨image 84⟩doubt was one of the number of the faithful) That God hath pity of him, because he had delivered him from a great sickness, 2and restored him to his health.
And therefore it was not expedient that she should returne in that lyfe which she had finished. They them selues haue snarled this knot, and therefore let thē first of all loose it agayne if they please. For it is good reason, that they should be subiect to that law, which they make for others. Notwithstanding we will easely enough vndoe it. For, the state and condition which is prepared for vs after death, which S. Paule speaketh of himselfe, is put ouer to all the faythfull, to witt,1 that in death is aduauntage, and that the best being is with Christ. And yet Saint Paule sayth of Epaphodite (who without ⟨image 84⟩doubt was one of the number of the faythfull) That God hath pitie of him, because he had deliuered him from a great sicknes, 2and restored him to his health.