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An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas
An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet Jonah: made, and uttered before the kings majesty, and his most honourable council, by John Hopper in lent last past. Comprehended in sieve[n] sermons. Anno. M.D.L.An ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas: made, and vttered before the kynges maiestie, and his moost honorable councell, by Ihon Hoper in lent last past. Comprehended in seue[n] sermons. Anno. M.D.L.
London: printed by John Daye, 1550London: printed by Ihon Daye, 1550
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.
The first argument.
The fyrst argument.
This I take of the name of christs body, which is like unto ours in ⟨p. cxviii⟩all things except sin. Heb. ii. Esa. liii. And in case it were not in all things like unto ours (except sin, and immortality) Saint Pauls Argument would prove nothing. i. Cor. xv. But our bodies be one to each one, measured certainly with quantity and quality, and occupy at one time, one place: therefore so doeth, and ever hath done Christs body. And thus would Paul prove our resurrection because our bodies be as Christs is that is risen, except sin and immortality. After that they sat Christ hath now a glorified body, & so we have not, it maketh nothing for their purpose: for when Christ made his supper, & instituted the sacrament ⟨image 128⟩of his death, he was a mortal and passible man, subject unto the tyranny and violence of his adversaries. Yea after his immortality, he showed manifest tokens and arguments of his pure, true and sensible humanity. Jo. xxi. i. Jo. i. For y• apostles fingers touched him. Farther saint Paul saith, he shall. Phil. iii. that Christ shall make our bodies like unto his glorious body. Therefore they do destroy the true and very humanity of Christs body, that say his body is in many places at one time, which robbeth his body of all the qualities, quantities, and properties of a true body. For y• scripture of god confesseth that Christs body is but in one place. And