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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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We see that S Paul lived in this hope, when he said, that he desired to be loosed to live with Christ. First he useth an apt speech, in saying that the faithful man through death is delivered from the bands of his body, as in an other place he doeth more clearly express it. Further he addeth, that his desire is to be with the Lord Christ, when his soul shall be separated from the body.
We se yt S Paule liued in this hope, whē he sayed, that he desyered to be losed to lyue wyth Christe. Fyrst he vseth an apte speach, in sayinge that the fayethfull man thorowe deathe is deliuered frome the bandes of hys bodye, as in an other place he doeth more clearlye expresse it. Further he addeth, that his desyre is to be with the Lord Christ, whē hys soule shall be seperated from the bodye.
And in deed, if it be not this, these words which he speaketh in an other place can not be true that there is neither life nor death which can separate us from the •ove which God hath unto us. For if we perish by death, or that our soul lose her life, how can the love of God consist towards us? but this is more plainly deduced in an other place where he sayeth. We know that ⟨image 64⟩if our earthly house of the tabernacle of our body were destroyed, we have a building in heaven by God, which is not made with hands. Therefore being in this tabernacle, we morn as being grieved, not that we desire to be unclothed: but clothed again, that our mortality might be swallowed up of life. Notwithstanding we be always of good courage, knowing that whilst we be in our bodies, we be as strangers from God, because we walk by faith and not by sight,
And in dede, if it be not thys, these wordes whiche he speaketh in an other place can not be true that there is neyther lyfe nor deathe whyche can seperate vs from the •oue whyche God hath vnto vs. For if we perishe by death, or that oure soule lese hyr lyfe, howe canne the loue of God consist towardes vs? but thys is more playnelye deduced in an other place where he sayeth. We knowe that