Hither to have I set for the time of the promises, in the which God (through the promised •de our Lord Jesus Christ) comforted, cleansed, and preserved all his servants and dear friends. There have we learned & seen that the Christen faith, which hath endured since the beginning of the world, is the eldest, undoubted, right and true faith, which all holy Patriarchs had, & in the which they served God, and pleased him, as Adam, Seth, Enoch and Noah, Item Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, Likewise the excellent & highly endowed prophet ye the father & foregoer of all prophets, even great Moses his brother Aaron, the holy Priest Eleazar and Phinehas, The excellent dukes also & Judges, Joshua, Gideon; and other moo, Even so likewise the kings, David, Hezekiah, Jehoshaphat, & Josiah, The dearly beloved of God and excellent prophets, Samuel, Elijah, Isaiah, Daniel, zacharias, and all the other. This holy faith also had all righteous and such as were ⟨image 55⟩of godly understanding in all the congregations of Israel from the beginning: In this were saved all they that from the beginning were preserved & ordained to salvation:1 wherefore what soever they can allege against this faith (whether it be concerning holy men, old age. multitudes, learned men, general counsels convocations or parliaments, fathers acts, statutes, tokens and wonders) It is all nothing worth, and is not to be reputed in comparison of our holy faith, as every one that hath understanding, may see in this treatise afore. And though my purpose be now finished, even declared out of the scripture, that the Christen faith hath endured since the beginning of the world. Yet will I add a short instruction concerning the time of grace, & performing of all promises, and I will declare, that God now also through the appearing of his son, would bring in to the world and set forth, none other religion, none other faith, nether any other salvation, then even the same which was showed to the old fathers, Saving that now all things are more evident, more clearly practised accomplished, fulfilled and performed, for the which cause also all figures, sacrifices and ceremonies do cease. For2 in Christ is all perfection.
HIther to haue I set for the tyme of the promyses, in the whyche God (thorowe the promysed •de oure Lorde Jesus Christe) conforted, clensed, and preserued all hys seruauntes and deare frendes. There haue we lerned & sene that the Christen fayth, which hath endured sens the begynnyng of the worlde, is the eldest, vndoubted, right and true faith, which all holy Patriarkes had, & in the which they serued God, and pleased him, as Adam, Seth, Enoch and Noe, Item Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, Lykewyse the excellente & highlye endewed propheet yee the father & foregoer of all prophetes, euen greate Moses his brother Aarō, the holy Prest Eleazar and Phinees, The excellent dukes also & Judges, Josue, Gedeon; and other moo, Euen so lykewyse the kynges, Dauid, Ezechias, Josaphat, & Josias, The dear•i beloued of God and excellent prophetes, Samuel, Helias, Isaias, Daniel, zacharias, and all the other. This holy fayth also had all ryghteous and such as were ⟨image 55⟩of godly vnderstondinge in all the congregacions of Israel frō the begynning: In this were saued all they that frō the beginning were preserued & ordeyned to saluaciō:1 wherfore what soeuer they can alledge agaynst this faith (whether it be cō cerning holymē, olde age. multitudes, lerned men, generall counsayls cōuocations or perliamētes, fathers actes, statutes, tokens and wonders) It is all nothinge worth, and is not to be reputed in comparison of oure holy faith, as euery one that hath vnderstonding, maye se in this treatise afore. And though my purpose be now fynished, euen declared out of the scripture, that the Christen faith hath endured sens the begynning of the worlde. Yet wyl I adde a shorte instructiō concernynge the tyme of grace, & perfourminge of all promises, and I wyll declare, that God now also thorow the appearinge of his sonne, wolde bringe in to the worlde and set forth, none other religion, none other faith, nether anye other saluacion, then euen the same which was showed to the olde fathers, Sauynge that now all thinges are more euydent, more clerly practised accomplished, fulfilled and perfourmed, for the whych cause also all figures, sacrifices and ceremonies do ceasse. For2 in Christ is all perfection.
- 1All gods elect were saved by Christ.All gods electe wer saued by Christ.
- 2The old testament is not to be refusedThe olde testament is not to be refused
