A17216:91
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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God also among his people wrought many things, whereby he set the cause of Jesus Christ clearly a fore the eyes of the people, as it is expressed afore by the land of the Passover. Likewise is it where as Moses hanged up as serpent in the wilderness, that all they which were stung and poisoned of serpents, should behold the brazen serpent hanging, & not dye, but be saved alive. Where as doubtless the outward beholding of the brazen serpent, saved not them that were poisoned: but it was God, which would so declare, that his son should be hanged upon a cross, to the intent that every one which were poisoned and defiled by the old serpent and sin, should believe in the son of god, and live in him. For so is it written, Sapien. xvi. They had a token of health1 according to the commandment. For who so converted, was not made whole by the outward thing which he saw, but (by thee) which art the restorer of health & Saviour of all. And yet sayeth Christ more clearly. Joh. iii. And like as Moses set up the serpent in the wilderness even so must ⟨image 35⟩the son of man be lift up, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have eternal life.
God also amonge hys people wrought many thynges, wherby he set the cause of Jesus Christe clearly a fore the eyes of the people, as it is expressed afore by the lande of the Passeouer. Lykewyse is it where as Moses hanged vp as serpent in the wildernesse, that al they whiche were stonge and poysoned of serpentes, shuld beholde the brasen serpent hangynge, & not dye, but be saued alyue. Where as doutlesse the outward beholdynge of the brasen serpent, saued not them that were poysoned: but it was God, whiche wolde so declare, that hys sonne shulde be hanged vpon a crosse, to the intent that euery one whiche were poysoned and defyled by the olde serpente and synne, shulde beleue in the sonne of god, and lyue in hym. For so is it written, Sapien. xvi. They had a token of health1 accordinge to the commaundemente. For who so conuerted, was not made whole by the outwarde thynge whiche he sawe, but (by the) whiche art the restorer of health & Sauiour of all. And yet saieth Christ more clearly.