A17216:150
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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¶ Of the time of the grease of Christ, and how that he him self testifieth, that the salvation of all the world standeth only in him.
¶ Of the tyme of the greace of Christ, and how that he him selfe testifieth, that the saluacion of all the worlde stondeth onely in hym.
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. For