A17654:66
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.
Here they find a starting hole, and say, that the words of the Apostle are to be referred to the day of judgement, wherein we shall be clad, and wherein mortality shall be swallowed up of life. Wherefore the Apostle (say they) concludeth thus, that we must all appear before the judgement seat of the son of God. But wherefore refer they this clothing rather unto the body, than unto the blessings which are plentifully bestowed upon us after death? who forceth them to take this word, life, for resurrection seeing that the meaning of the Apostle is easy and plain: to wit, we desire to be delivered out of this prison of the body, but not to the end to wander uncertainly without houseroom.
Here they finde a starting hole, and say, that the wordes of the Apostle are to be referred to the day of iudgement, wherein we shalbe cladde, and wherein mortallyty shall be swallowed vp of life. Wherfore the Apostle (say they) concludeth thus, that we must all appeare before the iudgement seate of the sonne of God. But wherefore referre they this cloathing rather vnto the body, thē vnto the blessings which are plentifully bestowed vpon vs after death? who forceth thē to take this word, life, for resurrectiō seing yt the meaning of the Apostle is easy and playne: to witte, we desire to be deliuered out of this prison of the body, but not to the end to wander vncertaynely without houseroome.
For there is a far better house, and a more blessed dwelling which the Lord hath made ready for us, always provided that he findeth us clad, and not naked:1 For Jesus Christ is our ⟨image 43⟩clothing, 2and that strong armour wherewith S. Paul armeth us. And it is written that the king shall desire the beauty of his spouse, who is mighty in gifts: & glorious within his closet. Moreover, the Lord hath set a mark upon his, whom he will acknowledge both in death and in the resurrection Wherefore look they not rather to that, which he had before spoken, and whereunto he hath adjoined this saying? Although our outward man, saith he, be corrupted, yet is the inward man, renewed from day to day. But that the Apostle addeth this conclusion, to appear before the judgement seat of the son of God, bindeth them more straightly: where he had before said: that whether we be present or absent, we earnestly strive both at home and abroad to do the thing that might best please him. Seeing that at home, is meant the body, what is signified by abroad? To the end then that we put nothing to, the words them selves without any expositor say thus much, that we do our best to please the Lord, both