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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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1Of the death and passion of Christ speaketh Daniel in the ninth chapter after this manner: And after two and sixty weeks shall Christ be slain and put to death, and yet shall they have no true testimony, that he is guilty of death. Isaiah in the 50. chapter saith thus:2 The Lord God opened mine ear, and I refused it not, neither went I backward: I gave my body to the smiters, and my cheeks to the nippers, and my face have I not turned from their shameful entreating and spitting upon me. The Lord God also shall help me, therefore shall I not be confounded. And therefore have I hardened my face like a flint stone, and am sure that I shall not be confounded. 3In the 53. chapter there is written of Christ after this manner: He shall have neither beauty nor fairness, we shall look upon ⟨p. 75⟩him, but we shall have no desire unto him. He is despised and contemned of men, a man of trouble, and one that hath had experience of infirmity. He is so despised, that we shall hide our faces from him, and have him in no estimation. And yet hath he borne our unperfectness, and felt our sorrows. We also thought, that he should be wounded, smitten, and punished of God. But he was wounded for our sins, and slain for our wickedness sake. And the punishment whereby we have peace, is laid upon him, and through his wounds are we made whole. All we have gone astray like sheep, every one of us hath had respect unto his own way, and the Lord hath laid all our sins upon him. Violence and wrong was done unto him, he hath been evil entreated, and yet opened he not his mouth. He shall be lead as a beast to be slain, and as a sheep dumb before the shearers, so shall he not open his mouth, &c. The whole chapter describeth all the cause of Christ so clearly, that holy Hierom said not in vain: Isaiah is not only a Prophet, but also an Evangelist. Zechariah describeth the Priesthood and sacrifice of Christ, and testifieth,4 that with the same only oblation he hath obtained grace for all sin; and therefore seven (that is to say, all) eyes shall have respect unto him, and shall seek peace and rest of their consciences in him, and shall find it. Hear now O Joshua thou high Priest,