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.

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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.

Author

Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.

Publication

London :: Printed by Iohn Haviland, for Thomas Pavier, and are to be sold at his shop in Ivie Lane,

1624.

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Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.

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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A17218.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE CHRISTIAN READER.
• Miles Coverdale, TO ALL CHRISTIAN Readers, wisheth grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, through our Lord and onely Saviour IESVS CHRIST.
• AN EVIDENT DE∣CLARATION OVT of the Holy Scriptures, that the Christian faith hath endured since the beginning of the world, and that through it only all vertuous men plea∣sed God and were saved.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II. Of the goodnesse of God, and wickednesse of man.
  • CHAP. III. The first and right foundation of our holy Christian faith.
  • CHAP. IIII. Of the first faithfull Christians, ADAM and EVE.
  • CHAP. V. That the holy Patriarks also were Christians, and saved by Christ.
  • CHAP. VI. The law of God given by Moses, leadeth unto Christ, and maketh mention of all his doings.
  • CHAP. VII. The originall of the holy Scripture and faith thereof.
  • CHAP. VIII. All vertuous Kings, and the people of Israel, trusted unto Christ, and not to the Law.
  • CHAP. IX. All holy Prophets doe point unto Christ, and preach salvation only in him.
  • CHAP. X. Of the time of the grace of Christ, and how that he himselfe testifieth, that the salvation of all the world standeth only in him.
  • CHAP. XI. That also the elect Apostles preached this old faith▪ and declared that all salva∣tion is onely in Christ.
  • CHAP. XII. A conclusion, that this faith is the right true old faith, which alway shall stand sure.