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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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Of the kingdom of Christ, in the which he himself alone is king, all the world being subject unto him, declaring his dominion and royal majesty, writeth Isaiah thus in the second chapter:1 And it shall come to pass in the last time, that the hill of the house of the Lord shall be exalted upon the height of mountains above all little hills, and all nations shall come together unto him, the people shall go to him and say: Come, let us go up to the mount of the Lord, even to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may show us his way, and we will walk in his paths. For the Law shall come forth from Zion, and the word of God from Jerusalem. In the 7. of Daniel it is written thus:2 I saw a vision in the night, and behold there came one in the clouds of heaven like the son of man, which came to the old aged, and they brought him before his presence. And he gave him power, glory, 3and the kingdom, and all people, nations and tongues must serve him: his power is an everlasting power, which shall not be taken from him, and his kingdom shall not perish. Isaiah saith in the 62. chapter: And the heathen shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thine honour, 4and he shall call thee by a new name (O Zion) and the mouth of God shall give thee the name. And thou shalt be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, ad ⟨p. 74⟩a royal crown of the kingdom in the hand of thy God. And soon after it followeth:5 Make ready, make ready the way, gather up the stones out of the street, and hang out the banner unto the people: behold the Lord hath caused it to be proclaimed unto the end of the world. Tell the daughter Zion: behold the Saviour cometh, lo, his treasure and his reward bringeth he with him, and his deeds go before him. And they that are redeemed of the Lord, shall be called the holy people. 6Zechariah saith in the ninth chapter: Rejoice O daughter Zion, be glad O daughter Jerusalem: behold thy king cometh unto thee, even the righteous and Saviour: meek and simple is he, he rideth upon an ass, and upon a young colt of the she ass. He shall preach peace unto the heathen, his kingdom also shall reach from the one sea to the other, and from the river unto the uttermost part of the earth.