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A14943 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.; In sacrosanctum Jesu Christi Domini nostri Evangelium secundum Matthaeum commentariorum libri XII. English. Selections Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.; Werdmüller, Otto, 1511-1552, attributed name. 1574 (1574) STC 25250; ESTC S111633 60,785 256

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damn_v and_o adjudge_v to_o eternal_a death_n the_o same_o witness_v also_o s._n hierome_n in_o his_o write_n upon_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o isaiah_n but_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v move_v by_o such_o a_o foolish_a and_o erroneous_a opinion_n of_o certain_a unbeliever_n which_o opinion_n have_v of_o all_o faithful_a man_n be_v ever_o still_o reject_v and_o condemn_v for_o the_o testimony_n or_o witness_v of_o the_o scripture_n which_o whole_o without_o all_o contradiction_n be_v to_o be_v credit_v speak_v simple_o and_o plain_o that_o the_o punishment_n and_o damnation_n of_o the_o ungodly_a or_o unbeliever_n be_v everlasting_a and_o not_o only_o of_o long_a continuance_n as_o some_o expound_v it_o but_o so_o great_a that_o it_o can_v be_v express_v and_o so_o perpetual_a that_o it_o be_v without_o end_n hereupon_o for_o the_o open_n of_o the_o matter_n we_o will_v show_v more_o testimony_n isaiah_n say_v thy_o river_n shall_v become_v rozine_n 34._o &_o the_o dust_n brimstone_n 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