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…

This blind opinion of the Anabaptists touching she sleeping of souls, was never herd of, but by a sort of heretics called Arabiques, & by John pope of Rome, which was not paste an hundred & thirty years agone. But because it is a thing so contrary both to mans sense, and unto our christian faith, thus to caste the souls into a slumber, in the time when they are more near to God, to have more perfect understanding of his goodness: all christendom hath had this fantasy in horror, Therefore all they which will yield them selves conformable unto God & ⟨image 71⟩his word, do abide in that which I have already showed by the scriptures, and do meditate this goodly promise, that the Just shall blossom as the Date tree, and shall be multiplied as the Cedar of Libanus, that they which are planted in the house of the Lord, shall blossom and bring forth their fruit, that they shall be fat and strong in their age.

Thys blynde opinion of the Anabaptistes touchynge she slepynge of soules, was neuer herd of, but by a sort of heritikes called Arabiques, & by Ihō pope of Rome, which was not paste an hūdred & thirti yeres agone. But bycause it is a thynge so contrarye boeth to mans sence, and vnto oure christian fayeth, thus to caste the soules into a slumber, in the tyme when they are more neare to God, to haue more perfyte vnderstandynge of hys goodnes: al christendome hath had thys fantasy in horror, Therefore all they whych wyl yelde theym selues conformable vnto God & ⟨image 71⟩hys word, do abide in that which I haue already shewed by the scripturs, and do meditate thys goodly promise, that the Iuste shal blossome as the Date tre, and shall be multiplied as the Cedar of Libanus, yt they whyche are planted in the house of the Lord, shal blossome and brynge forthe theyr fruite, that they shall be fatte and stronge in theyr age.

Therefore seeing that we know that our age is renewed in us, through the grace of god by miraculous strength, let us not fear when we see whole nature fail. But rather let us sing with David. My soul, bless thou the Lord, which filleth thy mouth with good things, and maketh the young again like the Eagle. And to this, we have the prayer which the Lord Jesus made to his father for the same purpose, saying. Father I desire that those which thou haste given me, may be with me to see my glory.