A17218:91
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. VII. The original of the holy Scripture and faith thereof.
CHAP. VII. The originall of the holy Scripture and faith thereof.
1This matter which I have hitherto treated upon, have I not feigned of my self, but taken it out of the mouth and word of God. For God stirred up Moses to write, and leave behind him all the matter, for our learning and knowledge. This did now Moses with great faithfulness, and comprehended all in four books. The first is called the book of the creation,2 from the beginning of the world unto his time, of the creation of the world, beginning of all nations, and of the Patriarchs and old righteous servants of God, of their faith and conversation, of the promises and works of God. The same wrote he as he was inspired of the Holy Ghost, and as he had received of old fathers, and somewhat as he found in the books of the Egyptians.3 For Moses was excellently well learned in all wisdom of the Egyptians, as Steven doth witness of him, Act. 7. The other three books wrote he of his own time, according as he himself was present, saw, and knew. And specially the second book,4 concerning the departing out of Egypt, how the people of God were oppressed in Egypt, how the Egyptians were punished, how Israel was delivered, received the Law, and set up a Tabernacle with a gorgeous serving of God.