A17216:93
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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Besides this, if we consider the declaration of the laws of the first table (which teacheth how we shall behave our selves right toward God, to love, worship & honour him, to serve him and to cleave only unto him) we shall find in the same first table, the whole cause of Christ. For all that afterward was ordained and appointed concerning the tabernacle, the priesthood and the oblations, pertaineth to the sum of the first table, for as much1 as the scripture and the mouth of God calleth it his law, precept, commandment, use and statute, ordinance and service, And if thou ask: how can god which is a spirit, be served without, ward▪ visible, and fleshly things, as the foresaid ceremonies of the Jews are? I answer: Such outward rites of the people2 of God were sacraments and tokens of heavenly invisible good things, and were ⟨image 35⟩not the heavenly riches them selves. Wherefore, they nether served nor pleased God, that used and did such service without faith and lifting up of the mind. But they that put their trust in God cleaving only unto him, and lifting up their hearts higher, and remained not in the visible thing, those pleased god. Where3 as they had but one altar and one place appointed where they should do sacrifice It signified the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that he should be offered up but ones (and that in one place) for the sin ne of the world. Therefore where as the high priest also every year went in to the inward tabernacle with blood, It signified, that our Lord Jesus should come in to this world, and shed his blood ones for all, to forgive and cleanse our since▪ and so to ascend unto heaven, Ye all oblations and all sheddings of blood in the sacrifices of the old fathers, signified the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. No4 thing was cleansed among them with out blood, which signifieth, that all the purging of our uncleanness is done by the blood of Jesus Christ. And all the priesthood which was ordained for to teach, to pray and make intercession, to offer and do sacrifice, represented the office of our Lord Christ: Which came in to this world, to teach us the trueth & righteousness: