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The Hope of the Faithful

Published: 1574
Length: 29,110 words
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Divisions: 43

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The hope of the faithfull Declaring breefely and clearly the resurrection of our Lord Iesus Christ past, and of oure true essentiall bodies to come: and plainly confuting the cheefe errors, that hath sprong thereof, out the Scripture and doctors. VVith an euident probation, that there is an eternall life of the faithfull, and an euerlasting damnation of the vnfaithfull. Nevvly imprinted and corrected. 1574.

[Printed at London In Crede Lane, by Hugh Singleton, at the signe of the Golden Tunne Anno. 1574]

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To the readerTo the Christian READER, GRACE and peace.
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Part 1¶The firste parte of THIS BOKE, INTITLED THE HOPE OF THE FAITHFVL, vvhich entreateth of the Reſurrection…
Chapter 1THE FIRT CHAPTER. ¶The Contents of this boke, and the Authors purpoſe.
Chapter 2CHAP. 2. That the Lord verely aroſe vvith his body.

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Chapter 6CHAP. 6. Of the true Aſcenſion of the Lordes body, that aroſe a bodye and no Spirite, and of his place…
Chapter 7CHAP. 7. The diuers ſignifications of this vvord, Heauen, as it is vſed in ſcripture.
Chapter 8CHAP. 8. VVhat Gods right hand is, and to vvhom it is referred.
Chapter 9CHAP. 9. VVhat it is to ſit at the right hand of God, hovve Chriſt ſitteth the… and vvhat he dothe.
Chapter 10CHAP. 10. That Chriſt ſitteth at the right hand of God by his humanity, but circumſcribed in place, and is…
Chapter 11CHAP. 11. An other ſignification of ſitting at the right hand of God, by vvhich maner of ſitting Chriſte is…
Chapter 12CHAP. 12. The frute and commoditye the corporall aſcenſion of Chriſt, both… that he doth novv for vs, and…
Part 2¶The ſecond part, ENTREATING OF our bodies.
Chapter 13CHAP. 13. Of the true Reſurrection of oure Fleshe.
Chapter 14CHAP. 14. Our flesh, or body it ſelf, shal riſe againe, though it be hard to beleue, and vvhat the flesh or…
Chapter 15CHAP. 15. The maner hovve the bodies shall riſe againe, and the kinde that they shall be of.
Chapter 16CHAP. 16. That Paule ſpake rightly of a glorified body, and vvhat a glorified body is, and vvhat a naturall.
Chapter 17CHAP. 17. The caſe of oure members in the bodies reſurrection, & of their functiōs.
Chapter 18CHAP. 18. The diuers errors that ſprong about the article of the bodies reſurrection.
Chapter 19CHAP. 19. The errors of Origen concerning the reſurrection, confuted by Hierome.
Chapter 20CHAP. 20. S. Hieromes opinion of the reſurrection of the flesh.
Chapter 21CHAP. 21. S. Auguſtines minde of the Reſurrection of the fleshe.
Chapter 22CHAP. 22. VVhat Aurelius Prudencius thought of the ſame.
Chapter 23CHAP. 23. The bodies of vnbeleeuers shall verely riſe againe.
Part 3¶The thirde parte TOVCHING THE damneds perdition and the bleſſeds ſaluation.
Chapter 24CHAP. 24. The deathe and damnation of the vngodly.
Chapter 25CHAP. 25. That ther is an eternal death and damnation, and that the ſoule is paſſible.
Chapter 26CHAP. 26. The bodies of the vnbeleuers, being raiſed, are paſſible.
Chapter 97CHAP. 27. The paines of Hell, and the matter for the continuance of the tormentes, vvith the ſpace of the…
Chapter 28CHAP. 28. The Refutation of them, that denied the punishment of the vngodly to be eternall.
Chapter 29CHAP. 29. Of eternal life and ſaluation, and that there is an eternall life.
Chapter 30CHAP. 30. VVhere the place of the faithfull is.
Chapter 31CHAP. 31. Hovve the ſaluation shall be.
Chapter 32CHAP. 32. The ſoules departed, vvotte not vvhat they do that are aliue, thereby any thing to be diſquieted.
Chapter 33CHAP. 33. The faithfull shall knovv one an other in heauen.
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Table of contentsA TABLE of the Chapters conTEINED IN THIS Booke, and heere folovveth the chapters of the firſt part.
Part 1
Part 2The ſecond part.
Part 3
ColophonGOD IS MY HELPER

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