A17218:89
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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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 ⟨p. 50⟩outward costly Gods service, with temples, altars, sacrifices, priesthood, holy daies, ornaments, &c. Likewise the idolatry increased daily in all the world, so that now there was utterly no people, which had not their owne outward ceremonies, wherewith they served God.
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To the intent then that God might retain his people within the compass of faith in one God, and in the blessed seed promised afore: to the intent also that they should show no outward service to any other gods,1 or take upon them to serve God after the manner of the Egyptians or of other heathen, he appointed an outward Gods service, and commanded to do the same unto him, and else to none, and in the same pleased it him to set forth all the cause of the foresaid seed, till he came and performed all things in deed, that they had figuratively in their sacrifices.