And now touching the demonstration 1whereby he declareth that he hath been, is, and will be the God and Lord of us all, of our fathers, and of our children that come after us, the proof thereof is most evident by our delivery out of Egypt. Therein are contained all the virtues of God, his wisdom, his goodness, his righteousness, his trueth, his power, and what not? He declareth that he is the Lord in heaven and in earth, in all elements and all creatures. His people the Israelites doth he graciously deliver, defend, with sundry gifts adorn, and mightily preserve, even in despite and maugre all the heads of the whole Egyptian kingdom. And on the other side, he doth by sundry means very terribly, yet notwithstanding justly punish the Egyptians, and last of all together with their king, he overwhelmeth them in the red sea. By this one miracle of the Lords, the Israelites might have gathered, as God is Almighty, and the mightiest of all, so also that he would be their God, as heretofore he had been the God of their Fathers. For by this wonder, he did declare what he was then, and of how great power and goodness he is even at this day among us, and also what he will be in all ages, even unto the end. To us that live in these days the deliverance which we have obtained by Jesus Christ our Lord, is far more fresh in memory, who hath not delivered us from the bondage of any Egyptian kingdom, nor from the tyrannous hands of any earthly Pharaoh, but hath set us free from the power of darkness, of sin, death, and the devil. Whereby we gather, that as the eternal, true, excellent, high, and holy God is most mighty, so also he is our God, that he wisheth well to us, and that he careth for and loveth us according to that saying of the Apostle. Who spared not his own Son but gave him for us all, how can it be, but that with him he will give us all things? Verily the mystery 2of our redemption by our Lord Jesus Christ, is very manifestly contained in the first precept of the ten Commandments. For it is evident ye the Israelites free departure out of Egypt, was a type or figure of the delivery of the whole compass of the earth, and of all the kingdoms of the world, which should be wrought by Christ our Lord, who hath now already set all the world free from the bondage of sin and hell.
And nowe touching the demonstration 1whereby he declareth that he hath bene, is, and will be the God and Lord of vs all, of our fathers, and of our children that come after vs, the proofe thereof is most euident by our deliuerie out of Egypt. Therein are conteined all the vertues of God, his wisedome, his goodnesse, his righteousnesse, his trueth, his power, and what not? Hee declareth that he is the Lorde in heauen and in earth, in all elements and all creatures. His people the Israelites doth he gratiously deliuer, defend, with sundry giftes adorne, and mightily preserue, euen in despight and maugre all the heades of the whole Egyptian kingdome. And on the other side, he doth by sundry meanes very terribly, yet notwithstanding iustly punish the Egyptians, and laste of all together with their king, he ouerwhelmeth them in the red sea. By this one myracle of the Lords, the Israelites might haue gathered, as God is Almightie, and the mightiest of all, so also that he would be their God, as heretofore he had bene the God of their Fathers. For by this wonder, he did declare what he was then, and of howe great power and goodnesse he is euē at this day among vs, and also what he will be in all ages, euen vnto the end. To vs that liue in these dayes the deliueraunce which we haue obtained by Iesus Christ our Lorde, is farre more fresh in memorte, who hath not deliuered vs from the bondage of any Egyptian kingdome, nor from the tyranneus handes of any earthly Pha•ao, but hath set vs frée from the power of darknesse, of sinne, death, and the deuill. Whereby we gather, that as the eternall, true, excellent, hyghe, and holy God is most mightie, so also he is our God, that he wisheth well to vs, and that he careth for and loueth vs according to that saying of the Apostle. Who spared not his owne sonne but gaue him for vs all, howe can it be, but that with him he will giue vs all things? Verily the mysterie 2of our redemption by our Lorde Iesus Christe, is very manifestly conteined in the first precept of the tenne Commaundements. For it is euident ye the Israelites frée departure out of Egypt, was a type or figure of the deliuerie of the whole compasse of the earth, and of all the kingdomes of the world, which shoulde be wrought by Christ our Lorde, who hath nowe already set all the worlde frée from the bondage of sinne and hell.
- 1The true God is our God.
- 2The mystery of our red• tion by Christ contained in the first commau• dement.The mysterie of our red• tion by Christ conteined in the first commau• dement.
