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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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Concerning the coming of John the Baptist, which was the forerunner of our Lord Christ, and prepared the people for him, hath Malachi written in the third chapter after this manner:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, which shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord whom ye long for, shall shortly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye would have. Behold, he cometh, saith the Lord zabaoth. And afterward: Behold, I will send Elijah the Prophet afore the coming of the great and fearful day of the Lord.2
Concerning the comming of Iohn the Baptist, which was the forerunner of our Lord Christ, and prepared the people for him, hath Malachy written in the third chapter after this manner:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, which shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord whom yee long for, shall shortly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom yee would have. Behold, he commeth, saith the Lord zabaoth. And afterward: Behold, I will send Helias the Prophet afore the comming of the great and fearefull day of the Lord.2
- 1Mala. 3.1. John Baptist.Mala. 3.1. Iohn Baptist.
- 2Mala. 4.5.
Of Christs preaching, of the grace of God, of the forgiving of sins, of the wonders also and tokens of the Lord,1 speaketh Isaiah in the 61. chapter, after this manner: The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, and therefore hath the Lord anointed me, to preach the Gospel to the meek hearted hath he sent me, to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captive, to open the prison to such as are in bonds, to proclaim the year of Gods gracious will, and to bring consolation to all them that are in heaviness. In the 34.