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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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CHAP. X. Of the time of the grace of Christ, and how that he himself testifieth, that the salvation of all the world standeth only in him.
CHAP. X. Of the time of the grace of Christ, and how that he himselfe testifieth, that the salvation of all the world standeth only in him.
Hitherto have I set forth the time of the promises, in the which God (through the promised seed our Lord Jesus Christ) comforted, cleansed, and preserved all his servants and dear friends. There have we learned and seen, that the Christian faith, which hath endured since the beginning of the world, is the eldest, undoubted, right and true faith, which all holy Patriarchs had, and in the which they served God, and pleased him, as Adam Seth, Enoch, and Noah: Item Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: Likewise the excellent and highly endued Prophet, yea the Father and ⟨p. 81⟩foregoer of all Prophets, even great Moses his brother Aaron, the holy Priest Eleazar, and Phinehas: The excellent Dukes and Judges, Joshua, Gideon, and other moe: Even so likewise the Kings, David, Hezekiah, Jehoshaphat, and Josiah: The dearly beloved of God, and excellent Prophets, Samuel, Elijah, Isaiah, Daniel, Zechariah, and all the other. This holy faith also had all righteous, and such as were of godly understanding in all the congregations of Israel from the beginning:1 In this were saved all they that from the beginning were preserved and ordained to salvation: wherefore, whatsoever they can allege against this faith (whether it be concerning holy men, old age, multitudes, learned men, general Councils, Convocations of Parliaments, Fathers, Acts, Statutes, tokens and wonders:) it is all nothing worth, and is not to be reputed in comparison of our holy faith, as every one that hath understanding may see in this Treatise before. And though my purpose be now finished, even declared out of the Scripture, that the Christian faith hath endured since the beginning of the world, yet will I add a short instruction concerning the time of grace, and performing of all promises, and I will declare, that God now also through the appearing of his Son, would bring into the world and set forth none other religion, none other faith, neither any other salvation, than even the same which was showed to the old Fathers: saving that now all things are more evident, more clearly practised, accomplished, fulfilled and performed: for the which cause also all figures,