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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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But for as much as this is the first promise, and the first sure Evangelion, I will now speak of every word in especial. First, God calleth his Son our Lord Jesus, the seed of the woman. A seed, because of the very nature of man, and because that our Lord should not take upon him a fantastical, but a very true body.
But for as much as this is the first promise, and the first sure Evangelion, I will now speake of everie word in especiall. First, God calleth his Sonne our Lord Iesus, the seed of the woman. A seed, because of the verie nature of man, and because that our Lord should not take upon him a fantasticall, but a verie true bodie.
But to these words there is added,1 Of the woman. For our Lord was not conceived and borne of mans seed, but of the Holy Ghost out of the Virgin Mary. Therefore cannot this sentence be understood of Eve, but of the Virgin Mary. Now whereas she is called a woman, it is done because of the kindred: For even the daughters also and maidens are reckoned in the women's kindred, and yet continue undefiled virgins. God also hath spoken here distinctly, and said not; I will put enmity between thee and this woman, but between thee and (haischah) the woman, understanding some special woman, no doubt even such an one as he afterward set forth clearly by Isaiah, saying;2 Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, &c. And this word (seed) was alway afterward in every renewing of this promise concerning Christ Jesus among all the Patriarchs and Prophets, rehearsed, used, and expressed, until the time of David. Of whom the Lord afterward was called a flower, the root, sprouting, or blossom of David. The holy Apostle Paul expoundeth this word (seed) clearly and plainly, and saith it is Christ, Gal. 3.3 ⟨p. 14⟩