A17218:99
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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Whereas Joshua now, and other Judges, Rulers, Princes and Kings of Israel after him, used sore and great war, stroke many horrible battles,1 destroyed much land and people, and shed mens blood without measure, he did it as a chief head, and as an instrument and vessel of God, at the commandment of God, which would so punish the Idolatry, the great sin and blasphemy of the ungodly, which he had long suffered, and exhorted them to amendment, but for all his patient abiding, they would not convert: Those now did he root out through the sword of his beloved friends: sometime delivered he his people with the sword of the ⟨p. 56⟩righteous, and saved them from the hand of their enemies. For because of the sins of his people, he gave them over sometime into the hand of their enemies, to nurture and correct them with the rod: then fell the people of God, and fled before their enemies, and were subdued and oppressed of the ungodly, till they knowledged their sins, called upon God and amended, putting their trust in God only, through the blessed seed, worshipping him only, calling upon him, and honouring him according to his word, casting away strange worshipping of God, service of Idols, that shameful, blasphemous and ungodly living. Then sent he them his help, and delivered them in his power, by the ministration of his appointed Captains. And such warring, delivering and punishing was no fleshly unfaithful work, whom no man ought to follow, as some, being wrapped with the unsteadfast spirit of the Manichees and Anabaptists,2 do mean. For Paul expresseth clearly; And what shall I say of Gideon, Barak, Sampson, and Jephthah, David, and Samuel, and the Prophets? which through faith subdued Kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained the promises, stopped the mouths of Lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, of weak were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the Aliens, Heb. 11. All which works the holy Apostle praiseth and commendeth as excellent works of faith.
Whereas Iosue now, and other Iudges, Rulers, Princes and Kings of Israel after him, used sore and great warre, stroke many horrible battels,