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A hundred sermons upo[n] the Apocalypse of Jesus Christ revealed in deed by the angel…A hundred sermons vpo[n] the Apocalips of Iesu Christe reueiled in dede by thangell…
A hundred sermons upo[n] the Apocalypse of Jesus Christ revealed in deed by the angel of the Lord: but seen or received and written by the apostle and Eva[n]gelist. S. John: compiled by the famous and godly learned man, Henry Bullinger, chief pastor of the congregation of Zuryk. Newly set forth and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties, iniuntions. The argument, worthiness, commodity, and use of this work, thou shalt find in the preface: after which thou hast a most exact table to lead thee into all the principal matters contained therein.A hundred sermons vpo[n] the Apocalips of Iesu Christe reueiled in dede by thangell of the Lorde: but seen or receyued and written by thapostle and Eua[n]gelist. S. Iohn: compiled by the famous and godly learned man, Henry Bullinger, chief pastor of the congregation of Zuryk. Newly set forth and allowed, according to the order appoynted in the Quenes maiesties, iniuntions. Thargument, wurthines, commoditie, and vse of this worke, thou shalt fynd in the preface: after which thou hast a most exact table to leade thee into all the princypall matters conteyned therin.
printed by John Day, 1561printed by Iohn Day, 1561
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Finally the Lord him self adjoineth a notable declaration of this his brief sentence. For he set forth the circumstance of the time,1 and the manner of the blessedness. For it is wont to be demanded, what time salvation and felicity happeneth to the dead? whether incontinently, or after a time? that is whether our souls flit by and by and immediately after the death of the body to the blessed seats? or whether they be intercepted for a certain time, so that they might be purged in purgatory, before they enter into heaven? or whether they be holden with a sleep, and look for the resurrection of the bodies, to the intent they might than awake, and together with their bodies enter into heaven: unto all the which things the celestial oracle answering, forth with, sayeth he, that is by & by cometh unto souls that same felicity. In the latin copies this place is pointed thus, blessed are th• dead which dye in the lord. Forthwith now sayeth the spirit, that they may rest from their labours. In like manner readeth the Spanish or Complutensian copy. But Aretas and the Greek copies, and also the exemplar of Paris is thus pointed, that [Greek or Hebrew] should be the end of the sentence, as Erasmus noteth. After followeth, [Greek or Hebrew], which is ye, verily, certainly sayeth the spirit. The sense is therefore, that the faithful being dead shall straight ways & immediately achieve salvation. For [Greek or Hebrew] (which word S. John useth) signifieth, from the very instant, from ⟨p. 461⟩that hour immediately, incontinently. This suffereth no space betwixt, but expresseth that, which we are wont to note by the dutch phrase, being admonished therefore by a divine oracle, and confirmed by a writ brought from heaven, let us all be assured that the souls of all faithful do flit from the bodily death into life everlasting. These things are confirmed and made plain also by other places of Scriptures innumerable: I will choose out only a certain few, and those also the testimonies of our saviour, which is the light of the world, and the word of life. In the .3. chapter. of S. John he sayeth expressly, that the faithful are so delivered from death by his cross, as in times paste by the sight of the brazen Serpent the Israelites were delivered from the deadly sting of venomous poison.
Finally the Lord him self adioyneth a notable declaration of this his briefe sentence. For he sette forth the circumstaūce of the time,