A17216:34
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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After this also began he to garnish the heaven and firmament, and set therein the Sun and Moon, the planets and Stars: which things all are goodlier and more wonderful, then mens tongue1 can express. As for their office, & the cause why they are set in the heaven. It is to give us light, and (with their up and down going, or motion) to declare the times, years, months, & days, dividing the days and nights asunder.
After thys also beganne he to garnyshe the heauen and fyrmament, and set therein the Sonne and Moone, the planetes and Starres: whyche thynges all are goodlyer and more wonderfull, then mennes tonge1 can expresse. As for theyr offyce, & the cause why they are set in the heauen. It is to geue vs lyght, and (wyth theyr vp and down goynge, or mocyon) to declare the tymes, yeares, monethes, & dayes, deuydynge the dayes and nyghtes asunder.
- 1The office •• the […] in the firmament.The office •• the 〈…〉 in the firmament.
Thirdly, he said his hand likewise in1 the water, in the which he hath wrought no less wonders, then in heaven and upon earth. For in the water (and specially in the see) do the wonderful works of God appear in the fishes and marvels of the See, if a man consider the nature and disposition of them. And in the air also hath2 he created and ordained great tokens of his goodness, power and wisdom, even the fowls that pleasantly (according to diverse commodities) do sing unto man, and refresh him.