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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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Now toucheth he also who shall be judged,1 verily the dead. For he sayeth: and I saw the dead. And shorteth after we shall hear, that the dead shall be raised up. Therefore they shall be judged that rise from the dead. Nevertheless the living are not exempted, whom the Apostle sayeth most manifestly shall be judged in the .4. of the first to he Thess. But these he nameth not at this present, the dead he nameth: for that the resurrection of the dead is more hardly believed: & more easily believed, that those which remain in flesh should be judged ⟨p. 624⟩at that day. And verily the souls never die, the bodies die. Therefore where it is said here, that the dead shall be judged, we mean that all those, which are dead at that day shall come in their own bodies to the judgement of Christ. And all men must be judged.2 Wherefore S. John seeth great and small: that is to wit, men of all sorts, state, sex and age. Kings and princes are not excepted, the common people shall not escape, neither children, nor old folks, men nor women. All these seeth he standing before the face, or judgement seat of God. The guilty or accused, or to be accused shall be set before the judgement seat of God. And S. Paul also testifying expressly of this matter: we must all, sayeth he, appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that every one may receive in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or evil .2. Corinth. 5. chapt. but after a diverse manner appear both good & evil. For the wicked as guilty are brought to be judged and punished, and that their guiltiness may be openly known to all creatures.3 The good, forasmuch as they be justified and quit, & have now no more gilt nor crime by reason of Christs satisfaction, appear in judgement with glory, ready to judge the ungodly after their fashion and manner, and not to be judged of any. And this thing is singular that, he sayeth, that we shall be judged in the sight of God. For who can appear in the sight of the tremblable God, and fire consuming all things, save he that is purged with the blood of Christ? and what shall we think can be hid or escape the sight of God, seeing all things?