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A short instruction for to arm all good Christian people against the pestiferous errors…A short instruction for to arme all good Christian people agaynst the pestiferous errours…
A short instruction for to arm all good Christian people against the pestiferous errors of the common sect of Anabaptists. Compiled by master John CalvinA short instruction for to arme all good Christian people agaynst the pestiferous errours of the common secte of Anabaptistes. Compiled by mayster Iohn Caluine
London: printed by John Daye, 1549London: printed by Ihon Daye, 1549
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☞ Therefore let the Anabaptists, take the quarrel of the Sadducees, their predecessors, and defend it against saint Paul. And when they have won their cause against him, then shall we see what we can say unto them. In the mean while, we, following the whole doctrine of God, will hold for certain, that man is composed and consisteth of two parts, that is to say, of body and soul
☞ Therefore lette the Anabaptistes, take the quarell of the Saduces, theyr predecessours, and defende it agaynst saynte Paule. And when they haue wonne theyr cause agaynste hym, then shall we se what we canne saye vnto them. In the meane whyle, we, folowynge the whole doctryne of God, wyll holde for certayne, that manne is composed and conlifteth of two partes, that is to say, of bodye and soule
It is now time to come unto the .ii. point: ⟨image 59⟩that is, what is the estate of the souls, after the separation from their bodies. The Anabaptists do think that they be a sleep, like dead We say they have life and feeling: and that it so is, we have the testimony of Jesus Christ, where he exhorteth his disciples, not to fear them which do kill the body, and have no power to kill the soul, but to fear him which after he hath killed the body, can caste the soul into hell fire, if the soul were nothing, or that she were as killed, when she is separate from the body, then were it not true, that tyrants and persecutors have no power over her.
It is now tyme to come vnto the .ii. point: ⟨image 59⟩that is, what is the estate of the soules, after the separatiō frō their bodies. The Anabaptistes do thinke that they be a slepe, like dead We saye they haue lyfe and felynge: and that it so is, we haue the testimony of Iesus Christe, where he exhorteth his disciples, not to feare them whyche do kyll the bodye, and haue no power to kyll the soule, but to feare hym whyche after he hathe kylled the bodye, can caste the soule into hell fyre, if the soule were nothynge, or that shee were as kylled, when she is separate frome the bodye, then were it not true, that tyrauntes and persecutours haue no power ouer hyr.