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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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1In the two and fortieth year of the Empire of Augustus, after the beginning of the world 3974. years, was Jesus Christ the blessed and promised seed, borne of the undefiled Virgin and Maid ⟨p. 83⟩Mary, at Bethlehem in the Land of Jewry. And though he as a very man was wrapped in clothes, and laid in the crib, yet appeareth the Angel of the Lord in great clearness unto the Shepherds, and saith, Fear ye not, behold, 2I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall happen unto all people. For this day is borne unto you the Saviour, even Christ the Lord in the City of David. 3The first news and tidings of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, must the Angel bring and give, to the intent that it might be the more accepted of all the world. All the holy men from the beginning of the world, did hitherto long sore after the promised Seed. Therefore saith the Angel now, that he bringeth them tidings of great joy: no doubt to them that were gone, dead and past, to them also that now lived, and to them that were to come afterward. The joy is this, that Jesus Christ the Saviour is borne, even the promised Seed, which should save all the world from the power of the Devil, cleanse them from sin, and deliver them from damnation. Therefore saith the Angel moreover:4 Which shall happen unto all people. For unto Abraham it was said,5 In thy seed shall all Nations of the earth be blessed. The same (saith the Angel) is borne in the City of David, even out of Davids kindred, out of the which the Prophets testified that he should be borne; which Prophets also, for the same cause, called him David, and the blossom of David. 6And this is now the grace of God, that whereas we poor sinners belonged unto death, and were in the Devils bonds, he sent his Son to loose and ⟨p. 84⟩