A17216:73
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 Noah came afterward all people, yea among his three sons Japheth Shem1 and Ham he had both the seed of God & of the froward serpent, that is, such as had respect unto God, and them also that regarded the devil. Of Ham came the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, by and from whom sprang idolatry, offering to images, and from whom false religion came up first, and was brought in among other nations by the help of the old serpent, as among the Greeks, Romans, and other people.
Of Noe came afterwarde all people, yea amonge hys thre sonnes Japhet Sem1 and Cham he had both the sede of God & of the froward serpent, that is, soche as had respecte vnto God, and them also that regarded the deuell. Of Cham came the Egipcians, Assyrians, Babylonians, by and frome whome sprange ydolatrye, offryng to ymages, and frome whome false religion came vp first, and was brought in amonge other nacions by the helpe of the olde serpent, as amonge the Grekes, Romaynes, and other people.
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By this is it good to understand, that our holy Christen faith is elder then any other. For here may we see clearly, that after a thousand and certain hundred years (almost in the eight hundred or nine1 hundred year) came up the first beginning of the Heathens believe & offering to images, and yet came it of wicked cursed men. For cursed Ham was the beginning of the Egyptians, and Nimrod the ungodly extortioner and tyrant was the first founder of the kingdom of Babylon, which kingdom with the building of a mighty tower, set forth his pride. Nevertheless ⟨image 27⟩