The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton.

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The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton.
Author
Zanchi, Giralamo, 1516-1590.
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London, :: Printed by John Redmayne,
1659.
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Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
Christianity -- Early works to 1800.
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"The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A97309.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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DOCT. IV. For what Causes that universall judgement is appointed.

WE believe that that judgement, wherein Christ shall judge all, being made visible to all, is appoint∣ed chiefly, for two reasons; first, to

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the end that those things which are now hid unto men, aswell innocence faith and good conscience of the godly as the hypocrisie and crimes of the wicked may be layd open to the whole world, and thereby it may most evidently appeare at the last how just the judgements of God have alwaies been: whence that day is called by the Apostlea 1.1 the day of revelation. Secondly, that the re∣compense of good works promised to the good, and of bad to the bad may be rendred fully to every one, according to that of the Apostle, We must all appeare before the judgement seat of Christ,* 1.2 that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad: whence it is called by the same Apostlec 1.3 The day of the righteous judge∣ment of God.

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