A17218:115
Look from Adam, and behold the Protestants faith and religion evidently proved out of…Looke from Adam, and behold the Protestants faith and religion evidently proued out of…
Look from Adam, and behold the Protestants faith and religion evidently proved out of the holy Scriptures against all atheists, papists, loose libertines, and carnal gospellers: and that the faith which they profess, hath continued from the beginning of the world, and so is the true and ancient faith. Herein hast thou also a short sum of the whole Bible, and a plain manifestation, that all holy men who have pleased God, have been saved through this Christian faith alone.Looke from Adam, and behold the Protestants faith and religion evidently proued out of the holy Scriptures against all atheists, papists, loose libertines, and carnall gospellers: and that the faith which they professe, hath continued from the beginning of the world, and so is the true and ancient faith. Herein hast thou also a short summe of the whole Bible, and a plaine manifestation, that all holy men who have pleased God, have beene saved through this Christian faith alone.
London: printed by John Haviland for Thomas Pavier, 1624London: printed by Iohn Haviland for Thomas Pavier, 1624
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Now whether they be our own Prophets,1 whose writings we have, or the other whose writings we have not, yet have they all preached the sum of the doctrine and knowledged the faith that we ⟨p. 70⟩spake of afore, and wrote in one sum, which faith Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and David had: And this did they the more evidently, because they applied themselves to open the Law, and to drive away the misunderstanding, which was risen up among and in the people: therefore point they every where from the letter unto the spirit, from the outward sacrifice unto Christ Jesus, from all idolatry unto the only God, which saveth us through his mercy only in the blessed seed, and through none of our deservings. This did Paul see,2 and therefore said he, Rom. 3. Through the works of the law shall no man be justified in the sight of God. For through the law cometh the knowledge of sin. But now is the righteousness of God declared without the law, 3for as much as it is allowed by the testimony of the Law and the Prophets. The righteousness of God cometh by the faith of Jesus Christ unto all, and upon all them that believe. So saith Peter also in the third of the Acts: All the Prophets from Samuel, and thenceforth (as many as have spoken) have told of these days. And in the 10.4 chapter: To this Jesus Christ give all the Prophets witness, that whosoever believeth in him, shall through his name receive forgiveness of sins.
Now whether they be our own Prophets,1 whose writings we have, or the other whose writings we have not, yet have they all preached the summe of the doctrine and knowledged the faith that wee ⟨p. 70⟩spake of afore, and wrote in one summe, which faith Adam, Noe, Abraham, Moses and David had: And this did they the more evidently, because they applied themselves to open the Law, and to drive away the misunderstanding, which was risen up among and in the people: therefore point they every where from the letter unto the spirit, from the outward sacrifice unto Christ Iesus, from all idolatry unto the onely God, which saveth us through his mercy onely in the blessed seed, and through none of our deservings. This did Paul see,