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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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¶ Myles Coverdale to all Christen readers, wisheth grace, mercy and peace from God the father through our Lord and only saviour Jesus Christ.
¶ Myles Couerdale to all Christen readers, wysheth grace, mercy and peace from God the father thorowe our Lorde and onely sauior Jesus Christ.
Like as the almighty eternal God, three in persons and one in substance, of his tender mercy and love, not only created man at the beginning after his own similitude and likeness, but also wh•n he was lost, most graciously redeemed him, and brought him out of bondage: Even so when man neither regarding his wonderful creation, nor his most dear redemption gropeth in darkness, in vice and blindness,1 lieth in the devils prison, and goeth in the way of damnation, God alway setteth up his light before him, sendeth the message of his word unto him, showeth him what case he is in, giveth him warning, openeth the prison door, calleth him out of the devils service, telleth him what danger it is to be his bondman, or servant unto sin. This doth God alway afore he punish and plague the world. This (I say) hath been the property of God since the beginning, as the stories and prophecies of all the holy Bible do testify. And though we had no writing of Gods acts in times paste, yet hath he practised this same his wonderful work of mercy upon us. So that like as we ⟨image 3⟩must needs confess that we are created of God, and redeemed by his only mercy in2