1 Thessalonians — Chapter 4
These annotations are from the original 1582 Rheims New Testament, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Rheims. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 8
8. Not man but God.) The precepts fo the Church. He that despiseth the Churches or her lawful Pastours precepts offendeth no lesse then if he contemned God's expresse commandements. For they be of Holy Ghost, and are not to be counted among the commandements of men only.
Verse 13
13. Sleep.) Some Heretikes peruersly inferred of this that the soules did sleep til the day of iudgement: where it is meant of the bodies only.