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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. VI. The law of God given by Moses, leadeth unto Christ, and maketh mention of all his doings.
The Israelites after the death of Joseph until their departing and deliverance out of Egypt, were in the land 140. years. And like as before in the time of Noah the dwelling among the wicked became occasion of falling unto the righteous: Even so now did the Israelites learn idolatry and all unhappiness of the Egyptians. For the which cause also they were sore oppressed a long season, howbeit there remained yet many excellent men which kept still the old faith, and hated the abominations of the Egyptians. For of Moses (which was borne 60. years after the death of Joseph) saith Paul: 1Moses through faith when he grew up and was great, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter: and chose rather to suffer adversity with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, and esteemed the rebuke of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, 2for he had respect to the reward, Heb. 11. Now can no man desire to suffer with Christ, except he have knowledge of Christs suffering. Therefore Moses in the mids of all persecution had knowledge of Christ, and the faith in Christ. So is there no doubt, but more virtuous people had this true faith, which were all oppressed and vexed in Egypt, like as afterward the right faithful ⟨p. 37⟩believers were somewhat more persecuted: as among the heathen in the time of the Judges and Kings of Judah and Israel: under king Antiochus: under the Emperors Nero, Tra••n•s, Domitianus, Maximianus, Julianus and other. As for the unbelievers, they in such miserable times received the reward of their unthankfulness, disobedience, idolatry, and blasphemy.