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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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This also is a mighty strong weapon against them, even the answer which was made unto the thief calling for mercy. For thus he prayed, Remember me O Lord when thou comest into thy kingdom. 1And this answer he had. This day shalt thou be with me in paradise. He which is every where, promiseth to be good to the thief, and promiseth him heaven: For he hath delight and pleasure sufficient, who taketh pleasure in the Lord. Neither putteth he him of to many years, but even the very same day calleth him to the blessed pleasures of his kingdom. The cavil of these drowsy heads, wherewith they sport themselves with the word of God, they canvass to & fro. For say they, one day is as it were a ⟨p. 36⟩thousand years in the sight of God. But they never call to mind, that God frameth himself to the capacities of men, when as he speaketh unto them. Neither do they read, that one day in the scripture is put for a thousand years. who would abide such an expositor, who hearing that God would do something to day, would think of a thousand years, or moe? For when Jonah denounced unto the Ninevites: Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be destroyed: 2might they carelessly look for the Judgement of God, until forty thousand years were come and gone.
This also is a mightye strong weapon agaynst them, euen the aunswere which was made vnto the theefe calling for mercy. For thus he prayed, Remember me O Lord when thou commest into thy kingdome. 1And this aunswere he had. This day shalt thou be with me in paradise. He which is euery where, promiseth to be good to the theefe, and promiseth him heauen: For he hath delight and pleasure sufficient, who taketh pleasure in the Lord. Neither putteth he him of to many yeares, but euen the very same day calleth him to ye blessed pleasures of his kingdome. The cauill of these drowsy heads, wherewith they sport thēselues with the word of God, they canuasse to & fro. For say they, one day is as it were a ⟨p. 36⟩thousand yeares in the sight of God. But they neuer call to minde, that God frameth himselfe to the capacities of men, when as he speaketh vnto them. Neither doe they reade, that one day in the scripture is put for a thousande yeares. who would abide such an expositor, who hearing that God would doe something to day, would thinke of a thousand yeares, or moe? For when Ionas denoūced vnto ye Niniuits: Yet fortie dayes and Niniuie shall be destroyed: