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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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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.
Thou art not contented that thou haste not already received thy reward, what shall Abel than do, which hath won this price long time before thee, and hath not yet his crown? What shall Noah and the other Patriarchs do, for they have tarried for us unto this day, and shall yet abide the other that shall come after?
Thou arte not contented that thou haste not alredy receyued thy rewarde, what shall Abell than do, whyche hath won thys price long tyme before the, and hath not yet hys crowne? What shall Noe and the other Patriarches do, for they haue taried for vs vnto thys daye, and shall yet abyde the other that shall come after?
They went before us in the battle, but they shall not be crowned before us. For there is one day appointed, wherein all the children of God shall be crowned together. Saint Augustine writeth that the souls of the Saints be in secrete receptacles, until they shall receive the crown of glory in the day of judgement.
They wente before vs in the batayle, but they shal not be crowned before vs. For ther is one daye apoynted, wherein all the children of God shall be crowned to gether. Sayncte Augustyne wryteth that the soules of the Saynctes be in secrete receptacles, vntyll they shall receyue the crowne of glorye in the day of iudgement.
And contrariwise the souls of the wicked, in abiding there punishment. And in an Epistle which he wrote to Saint Hierom.
And contrarywyse the soules of the wycked, in abydyng there punyshement. And in an Epystel whych he wrote to Sayncte Hierom.