A17216:106
The old faith an evident probation out of the holy scripture, that the christen…The olde fayth an euident probacion out of the holy scripture, that the christen…
The old faith an evident probation out of the holy scripture, that the christen faith (which is the right, true, old and undoubted faith) hath endured since the beginning of the world. Herein hast thou also a short sum of the whole Bible, and a probation, that all virtuous men have pleased God, and were saved through the Christen faith. 1547. Myles Coverdale.The olde fayth an euident probacion out of the holy scripture, that the christen fayth (whiche is the right, true, old and vndoubted fayth) hath endured sens the beginnyng of the worlde. Herein hast thou also a short summe of the whole Byble, and a probacion, that al vertuous men haue pleased God, and wer saued through the Christen fayth. 1547. Myles Couerdale.
London : W. Hill, 1547?
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Where as Joshua now and other judges, rulers, princes and kings of Israel after him used sore & great war, stroke many horrible battles, destroyed much land and people, and shed mens blood without measure, he did it as a chief head and as an instrument and vessel of God, at the commandment of God, which would so punish the idolatry, the great sin & blasphemy of the ungodly, which he had long suffered, and exhorted them to amendment, but for all his patient abiding they would not convert. Those now did he rote out through the sword of his beloved fr•ndes: sometime delivered he his people with the sword of the righteous, and saved them from the hand of their enemies. For because of the since of his people, he gave them over sometime in to the hand of their enemies, to nurture and correct them with the rod: then fell the people of God, & ••ede before their enemies, and were subdued and oppressed of the ungodly, till they knowledged ⟨image 40⟩their since, called upon god and amended, putting their trust in good only, through the blessed seed, worshipping him only, calling upon him, and honouring him according to his word, casting a way strange god service and idols, that shameful, blasphemous and ungodly living. Then sent he them his help, and delivered them in his power, by the ministration of his appointed captains. And such warring, delivering and punishing was no fleshly unfaithful work, whom no man ought to follow, as some being wrapped with the unsteadfast spirit of the Manichees and Ana baptists,1 do mean. For Paul expresseth clearly: And what shall I say of Gideon Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, David and Samuel, and the Prophets? which through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained the promises, stopped the mouths of Lyons, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, of weak were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aleauntes. Hebr. xi.
Where as Josue now and other iudges, rulers, princes and kynges of Israell after hym vsed sore & great warre, stroke many horrible battayles, destroyed muche lande and people, and shed mens bloude without measure, he dyd it as a chefe head and as an instrument and vessell of God, at the commaundemente of God, whyche wolde so punyshe the ydolatrye, the great synne & blasphemy of the vngodly, whych he had longe suffred, and exhorted them to amendement, but for all hys pacient abydynge they woulde not conuerte. Those now dyd he rote out thorowe the swerde of hys beloued frndes: somtyme delyuered he hys people wyth the swerde of the ryghteous, and saued them from the hāde of theyr enemyes. For because of the synnes of hys people, he gaue them ouer somtyme in to the hande of theyr enemies, to nurtoure and correcte them wyth the rod: then fell the people of God, & ede before theyr enemies, and were subdued and opprest of the vngodly, tyll they knowledged