A17216:145
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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Thus hast thou, that the prophets also in their time, did preach Jesus Christ, & pointed not the people to trust unto the works of the law & their own deserving but unto christ, of whom they prophesied every thing that followed after. Therefore did Peter speak right .i. Pet. i. saying:
Thus hast thou, that the prophetes also in their tyme, dyd preach Jesus Christe, & poynted not the people to truste vnto the workes of the law & their own deseruing but vnto christ, of whome they prophecied euery thinge that folowed after. Therfore dyd Peter speake right .i. Pet. i. sayenge:
Ye shall receive the end of your faith: even the salvation of your souls. After ⟨image 52⟩which salvation have the prophets enquired1 and searched, which prophesied of the grace that should come unto you, searching when or what time the spirit of Christ (which was in them) should signify: which spirit testified before the passions that should happen unto Christ, and the glory that should follow after. Unto the which prophets it was also declared that not unto them selves only, but unto us they should minister the things, which are now showed unto you, by them which have preached unto you the gospel through the holy ghost, that was sen•e unto them from heaven. &c. In the which testimony the holy Apostle Peter had a special respect to the prophecy of Daniel: which did not only record the passion & glory of Christ, but also pointed to the time, in the which Christ should come. For like as God in the greatest perils, dangers and alterations, hath alway renewed & more clearly expressed his promise concerning the blessed seed: as in the time of Noah, when the world was destroyed: in the time of Abraham, when God would prepare him self a new people, in the time of Moses, wham God received his people and carried them out of Egypt, to bring them in to the land of Canaan, in the time of David, when all things stood so well, and it must needs be avoided, lest any man should think David were the blessed seed, Before the captivity of Babylon also, and in the time of the prophets