A17216:8
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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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 his dear son Jesus Christ. So can we not deny, but we have heard his holy message, had no less preachings & warnings of dangers to come, then other have had afore our days. Yet even the same merciful God that sent No• to preach righteous unto the wicked world, and converted the Ninevites by his word in the ministration of the prophet Jonah, hath done even so with us, in every condition. And some (thanks be unto him therefore) hath he brought out of darkness into his wonderful light, and out of the devils service, into the kingdom of his dear son.
LIke as the almightie eternall God, thre in personnes and one in substaunce, of his tendre mercye and loue, not onely created man at the beginnyng after his owne symilytude and lykenesse, but also wh•n he was lost, most graciously redemed him, and brought him out of bo•dage: Euen so whan man neither regardyng his wonderfull creacion, nor his moost deare redempcyon gropeth in darkenes, in vyce and blyndnes,