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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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1Now he returneth to the dead, of whom he had made mention before, & leest any man should say: how shall the dead be judged, which were drowned in the sea, which were swallowed up of fishes, & devoured of wild beasts, which were consumed with fire, or in the earth, were brought into dust? he preventeth, & declareth, that the bodies of the dead rise again, & being so restored come to judgement, & sayeth: and the sea gave up the dead, that were therein: that is to say, which had perished in the Sea. And by these words also hath he touched the manner & mean of the resurrection of the dead, & hath sent us withal to the .1. of Genes. The manner of the resurrection is gods omnipotency, as S. Paul also witnesseth in the .3. to the Philip. For god by his omnipotency raiseth up, & calleth those things that are not, that they may be. If this thing seem unto thee new or unpossible, behold the beginning of things, & thereof esteem the small restitution. Was not the Sea or water from the beginning? but is it written to have had any fishes from the beginning? none at all. But God commanded that the water should be replenished with fish. And did not straight at gods commandment all manner ⟨p. 627⟩of fishes appear, where before there was not one? what marvel is it than, if god in the end of things, command the Sea, & other elements also, to yield again their dead, & they obey their maker? Verily the Lord in the gospel sayeth, that they which are in their graves also,2 shall hear the voice or commandment of the son of God, and shall rise again. The bodies moreover of them that dye, are turned for the most part in to the same elements from whence they were taken out. There is that putrefieth in the earth, and is converted in to earth. There are some consumed with fire. There are some that perish in water. Some hang in the air, and are there consumed. But at the Lords commandment, by what kind of death so ever they perish, they shall rise again to the judgement whole. Aretas also Bishop of Caesarea perceived this and said: he reciteth these things, to the intent he might declare what the final and universal resurrection shall be. For where many believing not that the same shall be, do say, that it is by no means possible, to be in those bodies, which have ben long corrupted, and brought to that point, that they be not at all: this sermon now correcting this, sayeth: