A17216:70
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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And in this horrible destruction of the ungodly, was faithful Noah saved (he being the eight (and preserved in the Ark through the grace and mercy of God Here our holy true Christen faith had the victory and triumphed. For Noah was of our faith, even of the seed of God, & put his trust in the blessed seed our Lord Jesus. Ye the Ark or ship of Noah was a figure of Christ, as we may easily understand by the words of saint Peter. ⟨image 25⟩i. Petri. iii. Seeing then that Noah was preserved through the Ark, it followeth that he was saved by Jesus Christ, therefore is it manifest, that he first believed1 in Christ. Noah also was he, with whom God first renewed the covenant made with Adam. For it is but •one covenant only even the foresaid promise & end made by God unto Adam. Howe be it the same covenant was afterward at certain times renewed by reason of certain occasions. Here might Noah have thought that all the world and all men should utterly have been undone, for as much as the Lord said: I am determined to destroy all flesh. Therefore immediately he addeth moreover and sayeth: But with the will I set up my covenant, that is to say, what soever pertaineth to my covenant, and what I have promised Adam already, the same will I surely and constantly make good: and though I now destroy the world, yet will I perform my trueth through thee. For I will preserve the alive, that the blessed seed promised afore, may here after be borne of the in his generation. To this did Noah trust, &2 was preserved of God through Christ. Moreover when he was come out of the Ark, he did sacrifice, and thereby declared the thankfulness of his heart and believe, how that he knew that he had all good of hod, which should also give him a seed, that with sacrificing of him self should reconcile pacify god. For thus sayeth the scripture
And in thys horrible destruction of the vngodly, was faithfull Noe saued (he beynge the eight (and preserwed in the Arke thorow the grace and mercy of God Here oure holy true Christē faith had the victory and triumphed. For Noe was of oure fayth, euen of the sede of God, & put hys trust in the blessed sede oure Lorde Jesus. Yee the Arke or shyppe of Noe was a figure of Christ, as we maye easely vnderstande by the wordes of saynt Peter.