A17216:83
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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Now when the Lord had carried his people out of Egypt, and brought them through the reed see dry shod, and had drowned Pharaoh with all his people, he commanded his folk to prepare and cleanse them selves at mount Sinai. For he would bind himself unto them, receive them as his own people, and gave them his law1 and ordinance. Which thing he also did and appointed his law himself, spake it with his own mouth, and wrote it with his own fingers in two tables of stone. In the one & first table he ordained four commandments, concerning the wor ⟨image 31⟩ship and love of God: Namely, that we2 should take him only for the true & right God, and none else beside or except him: That we should worship and honour him only, and in no wise to have any other God, comfort nor hope. Item that we should in no wise make any image or picture of any things, and nether to worship them nor serve them. Moreover, that we should not take the name of god in vain, or lightly. And that we should hallow the Sabbath day. In the other table ordained he six commandments concerning man. And like as the sour first are comprehended in these words: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart. &c. Even so are the six contained in these wo•des following: Thou shalt love thy neighbour3 as thy self. The commandments are these: Thou shalt honour father & mother Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not break wedlock.4 Thou shalt not ••eale. Thou shalt bear no false witness. Thou shalt not lust In all these commandments is comprehended all that serveth for a godly life, and that any where is written of God of true serving of God, and of right virtue toward this world.
Now whan the Lorde had caried hys people out of Egipt, and brought thē thorow the reed see drye shode, and had drowned Pharao wyth all hys people, he commaunded hys folke to prepare and clense thē selues at moūt Sina. For he wold binde hymselfe vnto them, receaue them as hys owne people, and gaue them hys law