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A17216	The olde fayth an euident probacion out of the holy scripture, that the christen fayth (whiche is the right, true, old and vndoubted fayth) hath endured sens the beginnyng of the worlde. Herein hast thou also a short summe of the whole Byble, and a probacion, that al vertuous men haue pleased God, and wer saued through the Christen fayth. 1547. Myles Couerdale.; Alte Glaube. English	Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.	1547 (1547)	STC 4071; ESTC S111672	65,283	130

the trueth righteousnes Then to offre hymselfe to the father for our synnes and after the sacrifice done to ryse vp agayn frōdeath to ascēde vnto heauē there to seyt at the ryght hāde of god and euē there as a true hye bisshoppe to appeare alwaye in the presence of god and to praye for vs. Thys is the summe of the rytes and ceremonies of the olde fathers the vnderstondynge of the figures and the sprete of the lettre wher of holy Paull hath written moche in the moost excellent epistle to the Hebrues Out of all thys is it easye to vnderstōd howe that these rytes ceremonies of the fathers were sacramentes and geuen to the people of god Not that they with the lettre and outwarde visyble and corporall thynge shulde sufficiently serue God whiche is a sprete but that they shuld lift vp their myndes aboue the same to the spirituall thynges pondrynge the mercy of God out of the whiche he beynge moued is become gracious vnto vs. And whan he might haue damned vs for oure synnes and mysdedes he spared vs for hys sonnes sake whome he gaue vnto death and hys innocent death hath he accepted for our synnes Soche a faithfull consideration whiche is the true beleue pleaseth god and with soche a fayth is god serued and soche a fayth wolde the Lorde haue taught andplanted in wyth the ●oresayde rytes and Ceremonies Therfore all they that pleased god among the olde fathers pleased hym not for the letters sake but by reason of the sprete Wha● the sacrifice also and ceremonye was executed after the ordinaunce of god in the congregation the beloued frendes of God had not onely respecte vnto the outewarde thynge but muche rather behelde they Chryst with the eyes of fayth thought thus Beholde the wyll of God hathe ordeyned to do sacrifice for synne now are we all synners and detters vnto god in so much that he hath power right ouer vs that lyke as the beeste whyche is now slayne and offred dyeth hath hys bloud shed Euen so myght God now also kyll vs all and coudemne vs for euer Neuerthelesse he hath takē vs to his mercy and promysed vs a sede whiche shulde thus dye on the crosse and clense vs wyth hys bloud wyth hys deth restore vs vnto lyfe Whyche thynge no doute shall as surely come to passe as thys beest is slayne offred now a ore our eyes And lyke as the bloude is sprenkled ouer the people for the bodely clēsyng So shall the bloud of Christ be sprenkled vpon oure soules c. And out of suche thoughte and faythfull consyderacion of the sacrifices grewe repentaunce and sorow for theyr synnes a gladnesse prayse comforte and thankes geuynge vnto God the mercyfull father And to thys do serue certayne Psalmes whyche were made concernynge the sacrifices To thys also serue all the rebukynges of the holy Prophetes and the refusinges of the oblations For the exteriour pompe and shewe of the offrynges wythout fayth in God and the blessed sede is nothyng worth yea it is rather abhominacion vnto god as thou seyst in the first chapter of Esaye Thou w●●t aske Might not god haue taught and shewed his people the cause of Jesu Christ and of true beleue none other waye then thorowe and wyth suche cost pompe and glory of sacrifices other gorgiousnesse of the churche I answere Yf the people had not fallē to more wyckednesse in Egypt thorow their dwellynge amonge the ydolaters but had constantly and stedfastly remained as dyd theyr fathers Abraham Isaac and Jacob then myghte they well haue contynued by the olde shorte symple fourme as it was amonge the holy fathers But nowe had they sene in Egypte an outwarde costlye gods seruice wyth temples altures sacrifices pre●●hode holy daves ornamētes c. Lykewyse the ydolatrye increaced dayly in all the worlde so that nowe there was vtterly no people whyche had not theyr owne outwarde ceremonies ▪ wherewyth they serued God To the intente then that God myghte re●●●ne hys people wythin the compasse of fayth in one God and in the blessed sede promysed afore to the intente also that they shoulde shewe no outward ▪ seruyce to any other goddes or take vpon them to serue God after the maner of the Egipciās or after other Heithē he appoynted an outwarde gods seruice and cōmaunded to do the same vnto hym and els to none and in the same pleased it hym to set forth all the cause of the forsayde sede tyll he came and perfourmed all thynges indede that they hadde fygurally in theyr sacrifices Morouer god accordyng ●● hys wysdome of hys speciall mercy and good herte that he hath vnto mans generation wolde wyth these outwarde tokēs tender oure weaknesse whiche of spirituall heauenly thynges hathe better vnderstandynge whan they are shewed vnto it by corporall vysible thynges God therfore thorow suche corporall representations laboured to shewe vnto that grosse and fleshly people the heuenly cause of hys sonne Neuer●theles the corporall visible thynges were geuen for no longer but vntyll the tyme of the fulfyllynge But now that C●r●st hath appeared and fulfylled and perfourmed all that was wrytē and figured of hym in the law and the prophetes the figure ceasseth ▪ and the outewarde Sacramentes of Moses lawe ▪ are of no more value to be exercised and vsed Thus muche ●●sayde of the ceremonyes Where as besyde the ceremonies there is muche wryten also in the lawe concernynge cyuyle policye ordynaunce iudgement to lyue peaceable and well in cytye and lande Of biyng and sellyng of warre and peace of enherytaunce and propertyes of lawes matrimonyall of punyshement of the wycked of the iudgement and connsaill of leadynge and borowynge c. It is no newes at all and serueth altogether for the declaratiō of the fyre ●ōmaundementes of the seconde table and is comprehended in the wordes of Paul Roma xiii Loue thy neyghboure as thy selfe ▪ And in the wordes of Christe That thou woldest not haue done vnto the doo not thou to another Math. vii Suche lawes and rules to lyue in peace in a cyuyle ordre and vertue haue also the good holy fathers had frō the begynnyng of the world wrytten in theyr hartes by God hym selse Nowe hathe God also caused all to be comprehended in wryttynge by Moses to the intente that the World myghte haue all more clearlye and perfectly and that no man myghte excuse hym selfe of ignoraunce ☞ The originall of the holy scripture and fayth thereof THys mater which I haue hytherto treated vpon haue I not feyned of my selfe but taken it out of the mouthe and worde of God For god styred vp Moses to wryte and leaue behynde hym all the matter for our lernyng and knowlege Thys dyd now Moses wyth great faythfulnesse cōprehended all in foure bokes The fyrste is called the boke of the creation from the be gynnynge of the worlde vnto hys tyme of the creacion of

hath happely suffred it promoted it set it forth or taken a pretence of fauoure and loue to it for some other purpose as to opteyne any carnall profit gaynes or lybertye by it let hym not but holy S. James or anye other true messaunger of God to the paynes of rebukynge hym for so doynge let hym rather enter in to hym selfe reproue hys owne faulte and abuse in that behalf abhore it in any wyse be angrye displeased and discontent with hym selfe sorye● repentaunt for it shame not to aske God mercy and by good workes from hens forward to laboure that the glory of god and worshippe of his trueth maye be preferred and set vp whiche he by suche hys vnchristen liuying hath in tymes past caused to be hyndred In conclusion Though ther be neuer so many that recante and denye gods holye worde ether in ther lyuynge conuersacion or in their wordes wrytyng or preaching yet as many of vs as are entred in to the scole of that wisdome which is frō aboue let vs be true scolers of the same and dede let vs euē entre in to the nature and kynde therof whiche as S. James sayeth Jaco 3. is pure peaceable gentle and easye to be intreated full of mercy and good frutes without iudginge and symmulation Which thinge yfwe do thē shall we folowe no filthy doctryne ner counteerfeyted wisdome then shall we be no breakers of peace then shall we be as glad to forgeue as we wolde beforgeuen glad to be refourmed ryche and plentifull in the workes of mercy and good frutes of the olde faith then shall she be no quarellpykerrs or dissemblers wyth anye man Then shall we not onely befounde the maynteners of peace and all good ordre but peaceably also and in all gentle maner shall we both in worde dede sowe sprede abrode and shewe the frute of that righteousnesse which commeth onely of God thorow Jesus Christ Yf any of them that are gone of hye or lowe estate pretending to be maynteners fauourers setters forth or scolers of christes doctryne hath in any condicion dyssembled therwith fallen from god ●mysbehaued hym selfe in the effaires of hys prynce mysgouerned his housholde mayne teyned ryole vyce and synne or brought the good worde of God in to any euell reporte by hys vngodly conuersacion as I feare me it be to true let vs beware by suche mens fall Let vs not receaue the grace of God in vayne For lyke as they that harden their hertes at Gods worde and spurne wilfully against it are sure of their damnacion except they repent Euen so they that dyssemble withall shall fynd their iudgement Wherfore let vs that haue receaued the olde true fayth of christ not onely ●● content to abyde any storme or trouble for it yee to be mocked scorned persecuted and put to death therfore yf it so please God but also vnfaynedly euery man to hys power in hys hert by feruent prayer in hys mouth by good wordes and in all hys body by vertuous conuersacion and good Christen workes helpe and laboure that the blessed worde of god maye haue the due honoure belongynge there vnto and that the same which it hath lost thorow the vngodly behaueour of some maye thorow the grace and goodnesse of God be wonne agayne in oure good lyuynge That God maye haue of vs better seruauntes oure Prynce truer subiectes and our neyghbours more vnfayned louers then many haue bene before vs Amen Here endeth the Prologe To the Readers For your better instructiō gentle Readers ye shall vnderstonde that where as in thys boke there be many whole sentences of the Byble alledged and rehearsed All waye for the moost parte at the beginnynge of euery such sentēce ye fynde thys crosse and such a starre at the ende therof to the intent that the texte of holy scripture in this boke may the better be noted and knowne An euident declaration oute of the holy scrypture that the Chrysten fayth hath endured sens the begynnyng of the worlde and that thorowe it only all wertuous men pleased God and were saued I Suppose playnly that many symple Chrysten men wyll not a lytle wonder at thys myne interpryse they are so persuaded and thynke the Chrysten fayth dyd fyrste begynne vnder Tyberius the Emperour for asmuche as out of the Gospell of Luke it is certayne that in the fyftenth yeare of Tiberius Johan the Baptyst beganne to preache the gospell and all hystories saye wyth one accorde that in the .xviii. yeare of Tiberius Jesus Chryst dyd suffer Now it is true that all the prophecyes were then fyrste fulfyl●ed and the true saluacyon perfourmed yee frome that tyme forthe were all the gloryous treasures of Chryst so rychely declared and poured out amonge all people as they neuer were afore Not wythstandynge the same saluacion in Chryste Jesu was promysed longe afore and so opened to the holy olde fathers that they haue had no lesse syght of Chryst Jesus in the sprete thē we and put theyr truste in hym aswell as we thoughe amonge vs it be cleare and opon or perfourmed and fulfylled that amonge them was some what darker and therfore loked for wyth hartes desyre as a thyng for to come Moreouer it is not I that fyrste brynge forth thys meanynge concernynge the antiquite or oldnesse of oure Chrysten fayth For the holy byshop Eusebius Cesarien̄ whyche lyued aboue .xi. hundreth● yeare agoo and lykewyse manye othe● Chrysten doctours hath a so taughte and wrytten the same more clearly before me For Eusebius in the fyrst boke de ecclesiastica historia sayeth planely All they that in theyr estate ar noted accordyng to their genera●yons to reken backwarde from ▪ Abraham vnto the fyrst man though they had not the name of Chrysten men For at Antioche certayne yeares ofter the ascēsion of Chryste was that name geuen to the faithfull Act ▪ xi Yet as pertaynyng to relygyon and substaunce they were all Chrysten For yf thys word Chrysten be asmuch to saye as one that putteth hys truste in Chryst and thorow hys doctryne fastened vnto fayth vnto the grace and ryghteous nesse of God doth cleaue wyth all diligēce to gods doctryne and exercyseth hym selfe in euery thyng that is vertuous Then verely those holy men whome we speake of fyrste were euen the same that Chrysten men boaste them selues now to be All these are the wordes of the for sayd olde christen doctours But to the intente that no man shall thynke howe that we buylde vpon men and vpon a straunge foundacyon Therfore wyll we fyrste declare oure mynde oute of the scrypture and alledge some what more for the better vnderstandynge of the matter ¶ Of the goodnesse of god and wickednesse of man GOd whych hath euer bene suffyciēt to all perfection nedeth nothynge of the creatures to hys perfectnesse onely of hys own kynde and nature whyche is good that is to saye of hys owne grace and mercye yee euen bycause he woulde do

describeth he also in the foresayde verse the pure and holy Conception and byrth of our Lord Jesu Chryst And thys doth he wyth a goodly similitude sayeth Thy byrth shalbe holy and very excellent not vncleane as the byrthe of other men For lyke as the dew out of the cleare heauen out of the fayre mornynge is borne as it wereout of a mothers wombe Euē so also shalt thou be borne holy and cleane of an vndefyled virgin Wherof thou findest more instruction Luke i. The Lorde hath swome and it shall not repēt him thou art prest for euer after the ordre of Melchisedech In thys fourth verse descr●beth he the office of Jesu Christ how that he is ordeyned of God to be one onely preist for euer whych shuld offer vp hym selfe for the synne of the world and alway appeare in the syght of God the father and to praye for vs. All thys doth holy Paull declare at large to the Hebreues in the .v. vii viii ix and. x chap. And specially in thys verse is grounded all that is red thorowe out the scripture of the merites of Christ of the forgeuyng of sinnes of righteous making of beynge mediatoure and that he alone is the onely saluation aduocate satisfaction and ryghteousnesse of the faythfull The Lorde is at thy ryght hand he in the tyme of hys wrath shall wounde euen kynges Thys fyfth verse teacheth howe God wyll ener more and more stand on hys sōnes syde further hys cause and brynge downe and destroye those kynges princes and Lordes that wyl not amende and beleue in Christ but wyll rather prouoke his wrathe then ●elyre hys grace Whyche thynge Herodes Nero Domicianus Maximinus and Julianus haue proued Yet foloweth the syxte verse declarynge the fyfth He shall iudge amonge the Heythen and fyll all full of deed bodyes and smyte the heade on the wyde grounde Christ is also preached vnto the Heithē and reigneth among thē but many wythstande Chryste and them dothe he iudge And lyke as a kynge ouercommeth hys enemyes wyth a battayle and couereth the whole playne wyth deed bodyes visiteth also and smyteth the head of the warre the head cycie of the enemies Euē so doth Christ to his enemies and destroieth their power and kyngdome All whych thynges we haue sene in the olde vnchristē empyre of Rome and in many other potentates and powers But specially he breaketh the head of the olde serpent accordyng to the promes Gene. iii. And at the laste shall he come to iudge the quycke and deed and destroye hys enemyes for euer Out of the broke in the way shall he drynke therfore shall he also lyfte vp the heade Fynally and in the seuenth verse he describeth the passion of Christ and his glory In the waye sayeth he that is in hys lyfe whyle he is in thys miserie He shall drynke oute of the broke that is he shall suffer be ouercome For to drynke out of the cuppe is asmuche as to suffer But to drynke oute of the broke is to be altogether full of trouble to be vexed and ●ormēted wythoute victory and vtterly to be ouerwhelmed wyth a broke strong streame of troubles Thus was it hys mynde to declare the passion of Christ After the passiō foloweth the glory wyth the resurrection and ascensiō Paul Philip. ii speaketh of both and sayeth Chryste humbled hymselfe and became obediēt vnto death euen the deathe of the Crosse Wherfore God hath exalted hym and geuen hym a name whyche is aboue all names c. Thus muche be spoben of thys Psalme and of Dauids vnderstandyng ●hych he had of Christ Jesu and of the christē faith Upon thys I maruayll yf after so euidente testimonies there be yet any man whych perceaueth not that Dauids faith and vnderstandyng of Christe was euen one fayth and vnderstandynge wyth the fayth that we knowlege and say I beleue in one God father alymightye c As it is in the xii articles of the Chrysten faythe For the holy trinite in one godheade doth he knowlege not onely here but also in the .xxxiii. Psalme sayenge Thorowe the worde of God were the heauēs made and all theyr power thorow the sprete of hys mouth For certayne it is that there is but one onely God maker of heauen and of erth but here is the trinite called Lord or God worde and sprete Nether is there any thynge in the Articles of the beleue concernynge the Godhead and manhode of Christ of hys concepcion byrth passiō crosse and death of the resurrection ascēsion and iudgement but ti is clearly comprehended here in thys Psalme The articles of the holy churche of forgeuynge of sinnes the resurrectiō of the fleshe and an euerlastynge lyfe are conteyned in thys Psalme and are treated vpon yet more clearly and wyth many moo wordes very substantially in other Psalmes of Dauid Therfore had he our holy fayth knowleged the same was saued therein and of all holy mē was called the father of christ wyth hye commendation bycause of the promes that was made vnto hym Moreouer all the holy Prophetes folowynge had respecte vnto Dauid as to another Moses and toke many thinges out of his wryttynges For there is scace any other that so clearly wrote of the cause of christ as thys prophet Dauid and therfore hath he honoure and prayse aboue other in Israel Of whome thou readest also ▪ Eccle. xlvii Such fayth and confidence in God thorow Jesus Christ had Dauid oute of the holy goost and out of the doctrine of hys Prophetes Samuel Nathan Gad and of other hys preistes whych also had the same of God and of the holy fathers specially of Moses And no doute he desired the honoure of God and of hys sōne not to kepe it onelye hym selfe but also muche rather to requyre it of all hys people Wherfore no doute he set vp and furthured thys hys fayth and religion amōg all hys men of warre kynstolke in al hys courte Edominion before the whole congregation and in all hys kyngdome so● diligently ernestly and feruently that afterwarde certayne hundreth yeares they whych beleued ryghte lyued well were praysed for walkyug in the wayes of Dauid theyr father They also that dyd euell and set not forth the true fayth of them is it wryten They walked not in the wayes of Dauid theyr father Of thys hast thou many ensamples in the bokes of the kynges and in the Cronicles Many thynges also were forgeuen the kynges and all the people of Juda for Dauids sake that is for the promes sake mode vnto Dauyd euen for Jesus Christes sake whom Ezechiel calleth Dauid In the. iii boke of the kynges the xv chapter it is wryttē thus The hert of Abia was not ryght toward hys Lord God as was the hart of Dauid hys father And for Dauyds sake dyd the Lorde geue hym a lyghte at Hierusalem so that at Hierusalē he set vp hys sonne and

preserued him For Dauid did it that was ryght in the syght of the Lord and al the dayes of lyfe hys dydde not he shrenke from any thyng that he cōmaunded him excepte in the matter of Urias the H●●hite Thus readeste thou also of Ezechias iii. Regum xviii In the iiii boke of the kynges the .xxv. chapter sayeth he Prophete Afore Josias was there no Kynge that was lyke hym whych turned hym selfe so vnto the Lord wyth all hys hart wyth all hys soule and wyth all hys power accordynge to all the lawe of Moses And afterwarde came there none lyke hym But in the seconde boke of the Cronycles the xx●iiii Chapter stondeth the declaracion of the foresayde place after thys maner Josyas reygned at Hierusalem xxxi yeare and dyd that whych pleased the Lord and walked in the wayes of hys Father Dauyd and declined nether to the ryght hande nor to the lyfte For in the eyghte yeare of hys reygne whyle he was yet but yonge euen syxtene yeare olde he begane to seke the god of hys father Dauid Thus muche be spoken concernynge this that Israel and all the vertuous kinges of Juda trusted vnto Chrste and not to the lawe of Moses Who so desyreth the nomber of the yeares he fyndeth .iii. Regum vi euen 480 yeares from the departynge out of Egipte vntyl the fourthe yeare of the reygne of Salomon And from that tyme vntyl the captiuite of Babilon are rekened 419. yeares or there aboutes Altogether make 899 yeares ☞ All holy Prophetes do poynte vnto Christ and preache saluacion onely in hym SOmwhat yet wyll we nowe declare farther co●ernynge the tymes of the kynges of Juda and Israell whych in a maner were euen as the tymes of the Judges of Israell For lyke as in the fyrst yeares of Josue god gaue great victory and honoure and afterwarde ●est and peace Euen so were the Israelytes very victorious and tryumphant vnder Dauid had great reste and peace vnder Salomon But lyke as after the death of Josue the honour of Israel decreaced and the departynge away from God folowed wyth one persecutiō vpō another though in the meane tyme they had peace and delyuerers as Othoniel Ehud Barack Gedeō Jephthae Sampson c. Euē so dyd the worshyppe of Israell decreace after Salomons tyme. For the ten ●ryb●s of Israel fell awaye from the house of Dauid only Juda and Ben Jamin helde Salomons sonne Roboam for theyr kynge the other made Hieroboam kynge And so of one kyngdom were made two the kingdome of Israel and the kingdom of Juda The kyngdome of Israell thorow the persuasiō of Hieroboam chose them another maner of seruynge God Not that they vtterlye denye and refused the God of theyr fathers but they serued him after a straung heythenish maner of theyr owne ymagenyng But afterward they fell the longer the more and farther in to grosse ydolatrye so longe tyll the Lorde suffered them to be roted out and cary●d away by the kynge of the Assprians and scatred abrode among all the Heythen The kyngdome and the kynges of Juda were somwhat better howbeit they had some also whych excelled the kynges of Israell and of the Heythen in vngodlynesse For they lykewyse went forth so longe in vnryghteousnesse tyll Nabugodonosor the kyng roted them oute and caryed them awaye vnto Babilon But afore we se that there was a wonderfull combraunce in the eyuyll police and in the religion Sometyme was all ryghteousnesse and true relygion opprest and violence and ydolatrye vsed Somtyme gat ryghteousnes vp againe the ryght true fayth had y ● victory all vnryght and ydolatrye beynge put downe Thys came to pas also in Israell vnder Helyas and kyng Jehu Yet was the ydolatrie and wronge rather punysshed ▪ then any amendement folowynge Lyke as it came also to pas after the byrth of Christ that there were vertuous kynges Emperours whych accordyng to the prophe ●ye of Esaye in the .xlix. Chapter dyd all ryghte ousnesse set vp the fayth of Christ and put downe all yd latrye Agayne there came other that s●t vp all vnryghteousnesse ydolatrye persecuted the trueth and at the laste receyued theyr reward cōuenīet So wayghtie a matter is it to haue good or euell rulers But in these wonderfull alterations and thorowe out all the tyme of these gouernaunces of both the kyngdomes God alway sente hys seruauntes the holy prophetes ●o rebuke wronge and ydolatrye and to teache all ryghteousnesse and true seruyng of God And fyrst after the tyme of Dauid and Salomon vnder whome ther was a great multitude of lerned and holy prophetes For Dauid also and Salomon were excellently endewed wyth the sprete of wysdome and prophe●ie aboue other mē these were the chefe mooste famous and oldest prophetes of whom the byble maketh mencion wyth worshyppe Semeias whyche lyued vnder Roboam kyng of Juda Ah●as the Si●onyte vnd●r Hieroboam ●zari●s the sonne of Obed whyche lyued vnder Asa kyng of Juda Jehu the sonne of Anany whom Baasa the kyng of Israel sl●w Helias the great prophet and Miche as the son of J●mla lyued vnder Achab and Josaphat Now lyke as in the tyme of ●au● there was a great nombre of lerned men ●uen so testifieth the seconde boke of the Cronicles in the .xvii. chapter that in the tyme of Josaphat there were many lerned Leuites and Prophetes Helis●us was in the tyme of kyng J●hu and zacharias the sonne of Jo●ada was vnder Joas vnder whome also he was stoned Neuerth●●s we haue no bokes wrytten an● set forthe by these Onely we haue the prophecie of Abdia● whyche wrote his prophecie vnder Achab. Afterward vnder Usia Jothā Achas and Ezec●ias kynges of Juda lyued the moost parte of thē whose bokes are abrode For vnder these preached and wrote ●onas Oseas Isaias Johel Nahū Amos Micheas Afterward vnder kynge Manasses wrote Abacuk Under the holy kyng Josias wrote Sophonias Ba●uch and Hieremye in whose dayes Israell had suche mystortune that Hyerusalem wyth the temple was destroyed and the p●ople that remained ouer and peryshed not were caried awaye captyue in to Babylon In the same Captyui●e dyd Ezech●el and Daniell wryte theyr prophecies And after the captiuite whan Israel was delyuered agayne and came home to Hyerusalem then preached and wrote Esdras Haggeus zacharias Malachias and Nehemias Besyde these Prophrtes no doute there were other moo of whom no mencyon is made But these are the thefe by woome it pleased God to open vnto vs all that apperteyneth to our salu●●ion And though we had also the wrytynges of the oth●r ▪ yet shoulde ●e r●ade no other thynge in them then we fynde in oure owne Prophetes for asmuche as these whome we haue agree so together all in one Now whether they be our own prophetes ▪ whose writīges we haue or the other whose wrytinges we haue not Yet haue they all preached the sūme of the doctrine and knowlege the ●ayth that we spake of afore wrote in