A17216:14
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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To be short, this is the same faith▪ whereby God saved those his elect, of whom saint▪ Paul maketh mention, in the foresaid Epistle to the Hebrews, and1 rehearseth many godly fruits of the same in their conversation.
To be shorte, this is the same fayth▪ whereby God saued those hys electe, of whom sainct▪ Paule maketh mencion, in the foresayd Epistle to the Hebrues, and1 •eherseth many godly fruites of the same in their conuersacion.
- 1Hebr. xi.Hebre. xi.
This then is no newfangled faith▪ no strange faith, no faith invented by mans brain, but even the same that ⟨image 5⟩Gods holy spirit teacheth in the infallible trueth of his scripture, and that Adam Abel, Enoch and all the other servants of God were saved in. Why do men therefore either call it a new fangled faith, or report evil of us, for setting it forth: Why? I fear me this is one cause: The old faith that all those servants of God had whom the Apostle nameth in the eleventh chapter to the Hebrews, and a life and conversation joined unto it, which was rich and full of all good works. Therefore seeing there be so many babblers and prattlers of faith, and so few that bring forth y• worthy fruits of penance, it geeth to the world occasion to report of us, that our faith is but new fangled. They see us not fall to labour and taking of pains, as Adam did: They see not the righteousness and thankfulness in us, that was in Abel: They see us not walk after the word & will of God, as Enoch did: They see us not take Gods warning so earnestly as Noah did: They see us not so obedient to the voice of God, nor so w willing and content to leave our friends, to forsake our own wills our own lands and goods at Gods calling, and dwell in a strange country, to do God's pleasure as Abraham did. They see that we chose not rather to suffer adversity with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season: They see us not esteem the rebuke of Christ (or trouble for his sake) to be greater riches