A17218:66
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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Therefore to us also for an example of our faith and conversation, he is set forth of the Lord himself & his Apostles throughout the New Testament.
Therefore to us also for an example of our faith and conversation, he is set forth of the Lord himselfe & his Apostles throughout the New Testament.
Here also is it manifest,1 that our holy faith is elder than the Jewish faith. For the Jews do boast themselves of the Circumcision, and because they are called Jews and Israel, and that the Law, the Priesthood and Gods service was given unto them: And yet, Gen. 15.6. and 17.1. and Rom. 4.18. it is evident, that Abraham was Gods friend and justified or made righteous, or ever he was circumcised. For when he was circumcised, he was 99. year old, Gen. 17.2 Now was the promise made unto him many years afore. The Scripture also saith plainly: Abraham believed God, 3and the same was counted unto him for righteousness, Gen. 15. So was it many years after, or ever Israel and Judah was borne, of whom they have taken their name. The Law also was given 430. years after the promise, as Paul made the reckoning, Gal. 3. It followeth therefore that our Christian faith is 2048.4