Wherefore we must seek remission of since in the church of Christ, and desire absolution. That when the true church, by their ministers doth promise us remission of our since, and here in earth doth absolve us, we may surely trust, that in heaven also before God we be absolved & pardoned. Thirdly, We must believe the resurrection of the flesh, wherefore after the article of the remission of sin, followeth next this article. I believe the rising again of the flesh, for among ⟨p. cxlii⟩other punishments for original sin, laid upon Adam, & his posterity, we daily see this horrible pain, that the goodly beautiful body of man, created to immortality, must needs ones be dissolved by death, and brought to a filthy and stinking corpse and grave, that the tyranny of sin (which so long as we live rageth in our flesh) by our death may cease, & have an end, as saint Paul saith unto the Romans.1 For by death of the body cease all the desires, concupiscences and rages of the mind which be against the will and commandments of God. There ceaseth also all since against our neighbours, as Ire, envy, lechery, covetousness, pride and all ill affections, and at the last day god shall raise us again from death, so that such infirmities and since, shall ⟨image 165⟩no more be found in us, but we shall be pure, spiritual, and immortal, and like to the bright & clear body of Christ. And that we may the more assuredly believe this, both Christ himself rose from death, and many saints also with him. Fourthly we must believe everlasting life. Wherefore it followeth in the Creed, I believe everlasting life, that is to say. I believe, that wham we shall rise from death, then we shall live ever with Christ in perfect holiness and justice, and in such a glorious joy as no tongue can tell, nor hart think. And this treatise of the Creed, we must end with this word. Amen. which is as much to say, as I believe that all the articles of our belief before rehearsed, be very true, and thereof I have a sure faith trust and confidence. Therefore good children, ⟨p. cxliii⟩from the bottom of your hearts, you must believe in the holy ghost, which doth promise unto us remission of our since, by all the true preachers & ministers of God's word. And he doth also give light to our hearts and minds, and moveth us to believe God's word, and to put our faith and trust in him.
Wherefore we must seke remission of synnes in the churche of Christ, and desier absolution. That when ye true churche, by their ministers doth promyse vs remissyon of our synnes, and here in erthe dothe absolue vs, we may surely trust, that in heauē also before God we be absolued & pardoned. Thirdly, We must beleue the resurrection of the fleshe, wherefore after tharticle of the remission of synne, foloweth next this article. I beleue the rysing agayne of ye fleshe, for among ⟨p. cxlii⟩other ponyshmentes for originall syn, layd vpon Adam, & his posterity, we daily see this horrible paine, that the goodly beawtiful bodye of man, created to immortalitie, must nedes ones be dissolued by deathe, and brought to a filthye and stinckyng corse and graue, that the tyranny of synne (whiche so long as we liue rageth in our fleshe) by our deathe may ceasse, & haue an ende, as saint Paule saith vnto the Romanes.1 For by deathe of the body cease all the desires, concupiscences and rages of ye mynde whiche be against the wil and commaundementes of God. There ceassith also all synnes against our neighbours, as Ire, enuie, lechery, couetuousnes, pride and all ill affectyons, and at the last day god shall rayse vs agayne frō death, so that such infirmities and synnes, shall ⟨image 165⟩no more be founde in vs, but we shal be pure, spiritual, and immortal, and lyke to the bright & clere bodye of Christ. And that we may ye more assuredly beleue this, both Christ himself rose from death, and many saintes also wt hym. Fourthely we must beleue euerlastyng lyfe. Wherefore it foloweth in the Crede, I beleue euerlastynge lyfe, that is to saye. I beleue, that whā we shall ryse from death, then we shall lyue euer with Christe in parfite holynes and iustice, and in suche a gloriouse ioy as no toung can tell, nor hart thincke. And this treatise of the Crede, we must end with this wourde. Amen. which is asmuche to saye, as I beleue that al the articles of our beliefe before rehersed, be very true, and thereof I haue a sure faithe trust and confidence. Therefore good children, ⟨p. cxliii⟩from the bottome of your hartes, you must beleue in the holy gost, whiche doth promyse vnto vs remission of our synnes, by al ye true preachers & ministers of goddes worde. And he dothe also geue light to our hartes and myndes, and moueth vs to beleue goddes worde, and to put our faith and trust in hym.
- 1Rom. vi.
