The gospel preached, is in the flourishing estate of Christs church, that ordinary means to beget faith: but in the ruinous estate of the same, when as by apostasy, the foundations thereof are shaken, and the clear light of the word is darkened, then this word read or repeated, yea, the very sound thereof being but once heard, is by the assistance of Gods spirit, extraordinarily effectual, to them whom God will have called out of that great darkness into his exceeding light. Rom 10.14. How shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him, of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? Act. 11.19. And they which were scattered abroad, because of the affliction that arose about Steven, walked throughout till they came to Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antiochia, preaching the word to no man but to the Jews only. v. 20. Now some of them were men of Cyprus, & of Cyrene, which when they were come into Antiochia, spake unto the Grecians, & preached the lord Jesus. v. 21. And the hand of the Lord was with them, so that a great number believed and turned unto the Lord. Joh. 4.28. The woman then left her water pot, and went her way into the City, and said to the men. v. 22. Come, see a man which hath told me all things that ever I did: is not he the Christ? then they went out of the City, and came unto him. v. 39. Now many of the Samaritans believed in him, ⟨image 111⟩for the saying of the woman which testified. He hath told me all things that ever I did. ver. 4. And many mo believed, because of his own word. ver. 42. And they said unto the woman. Now we believe not because of thy saying: for we have heard him our selves, and know that this is indeed the Christ the Saviour of the world. Rom. 10.18. I demand, have they not heard? no doubt their sound went out through all the earth, and then words into the ends of the world. Thus we may see, how many of our forefathers, and ancestors in the mids of popery obtained eternal life. Revela. 12.13. The dragon was wroth with the woman, and went and made war with the remnant of her seed, which kept the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Sam. 11.4. What saith the divine oracle? J have reserved to me seven thousand men, which never bowed knees to Baal.
The gospel preached, is in the flourishing estate of Christs church, that ordinarie means to beget faith: but in the rumous estate of the same, when as by apostacie, the foundations therof are shaken, and the clear light of the word is darkned, then this worde read or repeated, yea, the very sound thereof being but once heard, is by the assistance of Gods spirite, extraordinarily effectuall, to them whom God wil haue called out of that great darknes into his exceeding light. Rom 10.14. How shall they call on him, in whō they haue not beleeued? And how shal they beleue in him, of whō they haue not heard? And how shal they hear without a preacher? Act. 11.19. And they which were scattered abroad, because of the affliction that arose about Steuen, walked throughout till they came to Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antiochia, preaching the word to no man but to the Iewes onely. v. 20. Now some of them were men of Cyprus, & of Cyren, which whē they were come into Antiochia, spake vnto the Grecians, & preched the lord Jesus. v. 21. And the hand of the Lord was with them, so that a great number beleeued and turned vnto the Lord. Ioh. 4.28. The woman then left her water pot, and went her way into the Citie, and saide to the men. v. 22. Come, see a man which hath told me all things that euer I did: is not he the Christ? then they went out of the Citie, and came vnto him. v. 39. Now many of the Samaritans beleued in him, ⟨image 111⟩for the saying of the woman which testified. He hath told me al things that euer I did. ver. 4. And many mo beleeued, because of his own word. ver. 42. And they said vnto the woman. Now we beleeue not because of thy saying: for we haue heard him our selues, and know that this is indeed the Christ the Sauiour of the worlde. Rom. 10.18. I dem•und, haue they not heard? no doubt their sound went out through all the earth, and then words into the ends of the worlde. Thus we may see, how many of our forefathers, and ancestours in the mids of poperye obteined eternall life. Reuela. 12.13. The dragon was wroth with the woman, and went and made warre with the remnant of her seede, which kept the commaundements of God, and haue the testimonye of Iesus Christ. Sam. 11.4. What saith the diuine oracle? J haue reserued to me seauen thousand men, which neuer bowed knees to Baal.
