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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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Like as the Almighty eternal God, three in persons, and one in substance, of his tender mercy and love, not only created man at the beginning after his own similitude and likeness, but also when he was lost, most graciously redeemed him, and brought him out of bond age: Even so when man (neither regarding his wonderful creation, nor his most dear redemption) gropeth in darkness, in vice and blindness, lieth in the Devils prison,1 and goeth in the way of damnation; God alway setteth up his light before him, sendeth the message of his word unto him, showeth him what case he is in, giveth him warning, openeth the prison door, calleth him out of the Devils service, telleth him what danger it is to be his bondman, or servant unto sin. This doth God alway afore he punish and plague the world. This (I say) hath ever been the work of God since the beginning, as the stories and prophesies of all the holy Bible do testify. And though we had no writing of Gods acts in times past, yet hath he practised this same his wonderful work of mercy upon us. So that like as we must needs confess,2 that we are created of God, and redeemed by his only mercy in his dear Son Jesus Christ: So can we not deny, but we have heard his holy message, had no less preachings and warnings of dangers to come, than other have had afore our days. Yea even the same merciful God that sent Noah to preach righteousness unto the wicked world, and converted the Ninevites by his word in the ministration of the Prophet Jonah, hath done even so with us in every condition. And some (thanks be unto him therefore) hath be brought out of darkness into his wonderful light, and out of the devils service, into the kingdom of his dear Sonne.
LIke as the Almighty eternall God, three in persons, and one in substance, of his tender mercy and love, not only created man at the beginning after his owne similitude and likenesse, but also when he was lost, most graciously redeemed him, and brought him out of bond age: Even so when man (neither regarding his wonderfull creation, nor his most deare redemption) gropeth in darknesse, in vice and blindnesse, lieth in the Devils prison,1 and goeth in the way of damnation; God alway setteth up his light before him, sendeth the message of his word unto him, sheweth him what case he is in, giveth him warning, openeth the prison doore, calleth him out of the Devils service, telleth him what danger it is to be his bondman, or servant unto sinne. This doth God alway afore he punish and plague the world. This (I say) hath ever beene the worke of God since the beginning, as the stories and prophesies of all the holy Bible doe testifie. And though we had no writing of Gods acts in times past, yet hath he practised this same his wonderfull worke of mercy upon us. So that like as we must needs confesse,