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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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Thou wilt ask:1 Might not God have taught and showed his people the cause of Jesus Christ & of true belief, none other way than through and with such cost, pomp and glory of sacrifices and other gorgeousness of the Church?
Thou wilt aske:1 Might not God have taught and shewed his people the cause of Iesus Christ & of true beleefe, none other way than through and with such cost, pompe and glory of sacrifices and other gorgeousnesse of the Church?
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I answer:1 If the people had not fallen to more wickedness in Egypt through their dwelling among the Idolaters, but had constantly and steadfastly remained, as did their fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, then might they well have continued by the old short simple form, as it was among the holy fathers. But now had they seen in Egypt an ⟨p. 50⟩outward costly Gods service, with temples, altars, sacrifices, priesthood, holy days, ornaments, &c. Likewise the idolatry increased daily in all the world, so that now there was utterly no people, which had not their own outward ceremonies, wherewith they served God.
I answer:1 If the people had not fallen to more wickednesse in Egypt through their dwelling among the Idolaters, but had constantly and stedfastly remained, as did their fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, then might they well have continued by the old short simple forme, as it was among the holy fathers. But now had they seene in Egypt an