A17216:40
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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¶ The first and right foundation of our holy Christen faith.
¶ The fyrste and ryght foundation of our holy Christen fayth.
Here now had the just god occasion1 and right to expel man, to destroy him to damn him, and to leave him utterly to the devil: And the same also did his righteousness & true the require. For he had said: In what day so ever thou eatest of the fruit, thou shalt ⟨image 14⟩dye the death. Contrary wise, the goodness and mercy of God required, not utterly to suppress man, a poor and naked creature. In the mean •eason was there2 found away, whereby the righteousness and trueth of god should be satisfied, and in the which the mercy of god should specially be exercised and declare it self: that is to say, Christ Jesus, which is given us by the manifest grace of god, was offered for our since, satisfied and recompensed the righteousness of God, and so delivered us out of the bonds of the Devil. For he dyed for us all, inasmuch as god said: In what day so ever thou eatest thereof, thou shalt dye the death. Therefore dyed Christ for us all, that throw his death we might live, and be taken out of the kingdom of darkness, and be set in the kingdom of the dear beloved son of God.
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