A17216:31
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 goodness of god and wickedness of man.
¶ Of the goodnesse of god and wickednesse of man.
God which hath ever been sufficient to all perfection, & needeth nothing of the creatures to his perfectness only of his own kind and nature which is good (that is to say, of his own grace and mercy, ye even because he would do good) created man for him self. But before he created him, he provided first for him wonderfully, and furnished1 him with unoutspeakeable riches his goodness. For when he devised the creation of man, and the time was now come, which his godly wisdom and providence had ordained, he first of all appointed a wonderful lodging for man and garnished the same yet much more wonderfully. At the beginning (when the goodly and clear light was made) the Lord prepared the instruments which he afterward sundered one from another, and ordained every one to some purpose. ⟨image 12⟩Over the deep, that is / over the water• earth (which yet was in the water) made he a firmament / and spread out the heaven above as a pavilion. Afterward out of the water he called and brought forth the earth (as much as served for the habitation of men) and appointed the water his bounds and marks / which it may not over pass. And these three things / the water / the earth and the firmament (that is to say / the air and clearness above us unto the height of heaven) are the essential and substantial parcels of the world / and se•ueas an house for the habitation of men: Nevertheless as yet all this was but rough and unfinished / and nothing garnished at all: Therefore did the wise and faithful master put forth his hand wider / to perform and pleasantly to garnish that wonderful work: ye not only to garnish it / but also to make it fruitful and profitable for man ▪ which was the guest and in habitour for to come.