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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 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 ¶ Myles Couerdale to all Christen readers wysheth grace mercy and peace from God the father thorowe our Lorde and onely sauior Jesus Christ LIke as the almightie eternall God thre in personnes and one in substaunce of his tendre mercye and loue not onely created man at the beginnyng after his owne symilytude and lykenesse but also wh●n he was lost most graciously redemed him and brought him out of bo●dage Euen so whan man neither regardyng his wonderfull creacion nor his moost deare redempcyon gropeth in darkenes in vyce and blyndnes lyeth in the deuyls prison and goeth in the waye of damnacion God alwaye setteth vp his light before him sendeth the message of his worde vnto him sheweth him what case he is in geueth hym warnyng openeth the prison doore calleth him out of the deuyls seruice telleth him what daunger it is to be his bōdman or seruant vnto synne This doth God alway afore he punishe and plage the worlde This I saye hath bene the propertie of God sens the beginnyng as the storyes and prophecies of all the holy Byble do testifye And though we had no writyng of Gods actes in tymes paste yet hath he practised this same his wonderfull worke of mercye vpon vs. So that lyke as we must nedes confesse that we are created of God and redemed by his onely mercye in his deare sonne Jesus Christ So can we not denye but we haue hearde his holy message had no lesse preachynges warnynges of daungers to come then other haue had afore our dayes Yet euen the same mercyfull God that sente No● to preache righteous vnto the wicked world and conuerted the Niniuites by his word in the ministraciou of the prophet Jonas hath done euen so with vs in euery condicion And some thankes be vnto him therfore hath he brought out of darkenes into his wonderfull light and out of the deuyls seruyce into the kyngdome of his deare sonne But alas and wo to this vnthankeful worlde For lyke as a great nombre that be in prison of Satan wyl not come furth when thei are called and the dore set open but go on styll stomblyng in darkenes whan the lanterne of light is offred them Euen so if any playe a wyse mans part do as he is warned by Goddes worde he shall haue a sorte of apyshe people a nombre of desertes and scornefull mockers whiche because the man wyll not daunce in the deuyls morys with them nor kepe theyr companye in the bondage of synne and vice neither runne with thē vnto like confusyon as S. Peter calleth it laugh him to scorne and bleare out theyr tonges at him euen lyke fooles and cockescombes of the worlde And lyke as whan a poore wretche commeth out of prison he shal haue mo to stāde gasyng and gapyng vpon him then to do him good or to help him to his fees Euen so now that god of his mercy hath called vs out of Satans prison and frō the scole of false doctryne my Lordes foole with his companyo●s standeth staryng vpon vs and mocketh vs because we syt not styll with other prisoners There goeth a felowe of the new learnyng saieth one there is one of these newe fangled gospellers sayeth another that is one of the newe brethren sayth the third he foloweth the newe fayth c. Wherfore in consyderacion hereof I haue here set furth this booke partly because it sheweth the antiquitie and auncient age of oure holy Christen fayth and partly to geue occasion vnto all suche as haue receyued it not to be ashamed of it nor to shrynke frō it for any opprobrious mockage or scornefull derysyon in thys worlde The Apostle sayth that the preachyng or worde of Chrystes crosse is folishenes to them that perishe and that the thyng whiche appertayneth to the spirite of God is folyshenes to a carnally mynded man Wherby lyke as we may learne that it is no newe thing to be mocked and stared vpon for holdyng with the doctrine that maketh so muche of Christes death and the true worshippyng of God in the spirit Euen so may we se to the syngular comfort of our conscience that no manne mocketh vs for it but suche as perish and are earnally minded And that for all their derision and scornyng It is yet the power of god i. Corinthians i. And belongeth to his holy spirit .i. Corinthians .i. And is not oure owne doctrine neither of any other mans makyng This is nowe to vs a cōfort and consolacion But because the worlde is angrye with vs for oure fayth and geueth vs so euyl reporte for teachyng it It shalbe expedient for vs to declare what fayth is and what fayth we meane when we make mēcion therof Fyrst because we may not describe it after oure owne iudgement we wyll rehearse the wordes of the Apostle whiche writyng to the Hebrewes sayeth after this maner Fayth is a substance of thynges to be hoped for an euidence or certayntie of thynges whiche do not appeare By the whiche diffinicion it is manyfest that when we set furth or teache this fayth we meane no vayne fayth no false opinion of fayth no fonde ymaginacion of fayth no deade fayth ●o ydle fayth but a substancial thyng euen a sure belefe of thynges that are to be hoped for and a profe experience or knowledge o● thinges that are not sene This faith then is the iustrument wherby we fele and are certayne of heauenly thynges that oure corporall eye can not se Nowe because none other vertue can so apprehende the mercy of god nor certifye vs so effectually of oure saluacion as this liuyng fayth doeth therfore hath the scripture imputed oure iustification before God onely vnto fayth among all other vertues Not without other vertues folowyng but without any other worke or deede iustifiyng This is the fayth of Christ whiche all the scripture speaketh of This is the fayth that saint Paul preacheth to iustifye in the sight of God as sainct James teacheth that workes iustifye in the sight of menne and that it is but a dead fayth whiche hath no workes This is the fayth without the whiche it is impossile to please God and of the whiche whatsoeur proceadeth not is synne This is the fayth wherby God purifieth our heartes and whose ende is saluacion This is the fayth that worketh by charitie or godly loue and is of value before God This is the fayth wherby the holy fathers whiche were afore Christes in●●rnacion dyd in spiri● eate and drynke and enioy the same mercy of God in Christ that we are

partakers of To be shorte this is the same fayth ▪ whereby God saued those hys electe of whom sainct ▪ Paule maketh mencion in the foresayd Epistle to the Hebrues and ●eherseth many godly fruites of the same in their conuersacion This then is no newefangled fayth ▪ no straunge fayth no fayth inuented by mannes brayne but euen the same that Gods holy spirite teacheth in the infallyble trueth of his scripture and that Adam Abel Enoch and all the other seruauntes of God were saued in Why do men therfore either call it a newe fangled fayth or reporte euyll of vs for settyng it furth Why I feare me this is one cause The olde fayth that all those seruauntes of God had whō the Apostle nameth in the eleuenth chapiter to the Hebrewes and a lyfe and cōuersacion ioyned vnto it whiche was riche and ful of all good workes Therfore seyng there be so many bablers and pratlers of fayth and so fewe that bryng furth y ● worthy fruites of penaūce it ge●eth to the worlde occasion to reporte of vs that our fayth is but new fangled They se vs not fall to labour and takyng of paynes as Adam dyd They se not the righteousnesse and thankefulnesse in vs that was in Abell They se vs not walke after the worde wyll of God as Enoch dyd They se vs not take Gods warnyng so ernestly as Noe dyd They se vs not so obedient to the voyce of God nor so w●●● willyng and content to leaue our frendes to forsake oure owne wylles oure owne lādes and gooddes at Gods callyng and dwell in a straunge countre to do goddes pleasure as Abraham dyd They se that we chose not rather to suffre aduersitie with the people of God then to enioye the pleasures of synne for a sea●on They se vs not esteme the rebuke of Christ or trouble for his sake to be greater riches ▪ then al y e treasures of this world as Moses dyd To be shorte they se not in oure garden those swete floures and fruites ▪ of Gods holy spirite whiche were in them that had the olde fayth Ashamed may we be therfore as many of vs as either wryte teach preache speak or talke of the olde fayth if we endeuoure not our selues to haue those olde heauenly vertues that were euer plentyfull in all Goddes true seruauntes in euery one I meane accordyng to his callyng Not that it is euyl to teache or talke of the true olde sayth but this I say because that accordyng to the doctryne of sainct James they are but disceyuers of them selues that are not doers of Gods worde aswell as hearers therof And through suche slender receiuyng of Christes holy gospell it is nowe come to passe that like as we haue nede of suche an Apostle as was holy S. Paule to rebuke this vayne confidence that men put in their workes and to tel vs that no worke of our doyng but fayth of Gods workyng doth iustifye vs in his sight Euen so haue we no lesse nede of suche another Apostle as was holy sainct James to rebuke this horrible vnthankefulnes of menne that professyng thē selues to be christē to holde of Christes olde fayth are yet dead vnto all good workes receyue not the worde of God in mekenes cast not away all vnclennes and maliciouenes are swyt● to speake to talke to iangle and to take displeasure are forgetfull hearers of the worde and not lyuers therafter boastyng them selues to be of goddes pure and vndelyled religion and yet refrayne not their tonges from euyl visite not the poore the frendles and the desolate in their trouble neither kepe them selues vndefyled from this worlde Reade the fyrst Chapiter of his Epistle What occasion might suche an Apostle as holye sainct James was haue to wryte another yea a sharper epistle seyng so many pretendyng to be of Jesu Christes old fayth are yet so parcial haue such a carnall respecte of personnes are not riche in fayth dispise the poore practise not the lawe of godly loue talke and iangle of fayth not hauyng the workes therof clothe not the naked healpe not the poore to their liuyng regarde not theyr necessitie haue but ▪ deade fayth declare not by good and g●dly workes the true and olde fayth of Chryst are but vayne beleuers haue not the effectuous the workyng and liuyng fayth that Abraham and Rahab had Reade the seconde Chapiter of his Epistle Howe would holy sainct James reproue these bryngers vp of straunge doctrines blasphemers bacbyters belyers of good men false teachers against goddes truth dissemblers with the same cary fyre as they say with the one hand and water in the other pretende to belearned and yet bryng not furth the workes of good conuersacion in mekenes out of goddes wysedome but in fro wardnes and out of carnall doctrine Howe would he take vp these that delyght in malyce and stryfe belye goddes trueth are geuen to yearthy fleshely and deuelishe wysedome are vnstable ful of al euyl workes are not in the scole of Gods wysedome and lernyng are not geuen to vnfaynednes of heart are not peaceable are churlishe vneasye to be intreated c. Reade the third chapiter of his Epistle What would suche an holy Apostle say to this wicked world wherin a great nombre pretendyng to be Chrysten men are geuen so to quarelyng and fightyng to voluptu●usnesse and inordinate lustes to enuye and indignacion to vnlawfull spendyng and consumyng of that they may get to aduoutrye to the disp●syng of holy wedlocke to shamefull v●clennes either not willyng to mary or els puttyng awaye theyr wyues for lyght occasions and for satisfiyng of theyr owne triflyng lustes ▪ fallyng in loue with the vayne frendshippe of this worlde takyng parte against God yea where as by their profession othe and allegiaunce whiche they owe to their moost high soueraigne the kyng of heauen they should in a vertuous conuersacion mayntayne al godlynesse are become euen enemies suppressours and ouerthrowers therof aswell thorowe their obstinate and cruel resistyng of Gods worde as by other wicked examples of their vycions and fylthye lyuyng what wolde holy S. James saye to suche vnthankfull belyes that knowyng the trueth lyue of such a sorte wolde he spare them though they were neuer so ryche and welthy Reade the fourth chapter of hys epistle and the fyrst parte of hys fifth chapter and ye wyll iudge the contrary Wherfore moost deare Readers who soeuer of you hath bene slacke to folowe the good lyfe and godly conuersasion that S. James and all the other scriptur besyde requyreth to be in thē which professe the olde fayth let hym take better holde turne agayne to the trueth and folowe that louynge exhortaciō which holy S. James maketh in the later ende of his epistle And yf he haue at the firste not enclyned to Gods worde nor receaued it vnfaynedly in mekeuesse nor submitted hym selfe to be ordred therby and to caste awaye all vnclennesse ●c̄ But

one summ● whych fayth Adam Noe Abrahā Mos●s and Dauid had And thys dyd they the more euidētly because they apply●d thē selues to opē the lawe and to dryue awaye the mysvnderstandynge whyche was rysen vp among and in the people therfore poynte they euery where frō the letter vnto the sprete frō y ● outward sacrifice vnto christ Jesus from all ydola●rye vnto the onely God whyche saueth vs thorow hys mercy only in the blessed sede horowe none of oure deseruinges This dyd Paul se therfore sayde he Roma iii. Thorowe the workes of the law shall no man be iustified in the syght of god For thorow the law cōmeth the knowlege of synne But nowe is the ryghteous●es of God declared wythoute the lawe for as muche as it is alowed by the ●estimo●y of the law the Prophetes The ryghteousnes of God cōmeth by the fay●h of Jesus Christ vnto al and vpō al thē that beleue So sayeth Peter also in th● ▪ ●● ▪ of the Actes All the prophetes from Samuell thence forth as many as haue spoken haue tolde of th●se dayes And in the. ● ▪ chapter ●●o●hys Jesus Christ geue all the prophetes wi●nes that whosoeuer beleueth in hym shall thorowe hys name recyeue forg●uen●sse of synnes Who so now is lerned in the wrytynges of the Prophetes knoweth well that there is nothyng red concernyng the Lord in the new Testament whych the prophetes haue not prophecyed of afore He that is then any thynge iustructe in the Prophetes hathe no doute consydred thys in the new testamēt that the apostles proue all theyr doctrine of the Lorde Jesu out of the lawe and the Prophetes Yea that the Lord hym selfe confyrmeth hys owne doynges wyth the scriptures of the prophetes and that the Euāgelistes thorow out the holy gospell set vnto the doctrine and miracles of Christ these wordes And this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken dy the prophetes Neuertheles for theyr sakes that are not yet instructe I wyll nowe declare the principall articles of our Lord Jesu Christ out of the holy prophetes As touchyng the true godheade manhode of oure Lorde Jesu Christ and that he shulde be borne at Bethleē in the lande of Jewrye of a pure virgin and maide out of the kynred of Dauid the Prophetes testifie after thys maner Esaye in the. v●i Chapter ●ayeth Beholde a virgin shall conceaue and beare a sonne and shall call hys name Emanuell that is to saye God wyth vs. Micheas saieth in the .v. chapter Though thou Bethleem Ephrata arte to small to be rekened amonge the pryncypall cyties of Juda yet oute of the shall there come one vnto me whych shalbe ruler in Israell whose forth goyng is from euerlastynge In the nynth Chapter of Esaye it is wrytten Unto vs is a chylde borne and to vs is geuen a sonne vppon whose shulders the kyngdome shall lye and he shalbe called after hys own name euen the wondefull counsaill geuer the myghty one of Israel the eternall father the Prince of peace hys kyngdome shall increace and of hys peace there shalbe no ende and he shall reigne vppon the seate of Dauid hys father In the. xxiii of Hieremy it is wrytten thus Beholde the tyme commeth sayth the Lorde that I wyl tay●e vp the ryghteous blossome of Dauid he shall be kyng and reygne and prospere iudgemente and ryghteousnesse shall he e●●cute vpon earth In thys tyme shall Juda be saued and Israell shall dwell wythoute feare thys is the name wherwythe he shall be named euen God oure ryghteousnes Concernynge the commynge of John the baptist w●ych was the fore runner of oure Lorde Christ and prepared the people for hym Hath Malachy wryttē in the thyrde chapter after thys maner Beholde I wyll sende my messaunger whych shall prepare the waye before me and the Lord whome ye longe for shall shortly come to hys temple and the messaunger of the couenaunt whome y● wolde haue Beholde he commeth sayeth the Lord zebaoth And after warde Beholde I wyll sende Helias the Prophete afore the commynge of the greate and fearefull Daye of the Lorde Of Christes preachynge of the grace of God of the forgeuing of synnes of the wonders also and tokens of the Lorde speaketh Esaye in the. l●i Chapter after thys maner The spirite of the Lorde god is vpon me and therfore hath the Lorde anoynted me to preache the Gospel to the meke harted hath he sente me to heale the broken harted to preache delyueraunce to the captyue to open the pryson to suche as are in bondes to proclame the yeare of Gods gracyous wyll and to brynge consolation to all them that are in heuynes In the .xxxiiii. chapter of Ezechiell it is wrytten thus Ouer my shepe wyll I rayse vp one onely shepherde whych shall fede thē evē Dauid my seruaunt whych shall fede them and he shalbe theyr shepherde I the Lorde also wyll be theyr God and Dauid shalbe theyr prince euen I the Lorde haue spoken it In the .xxxv. Cha. of Esaye it is wrytten thus Saye vnto them that are of a feble hart Be stronge and feare not beholde oure god commeth to take vengeaūce reward God cōmeth hym selfe wyll delyuer you Then shall the eyes of the blynde be opened c. Then shall the lame man leape as an hert and the tonge of the Domne shall geue prayse Of the kyngdom of Christ in the which he hym selfe alone is kynge all the world beynge subiecte vnto hym declarynge hys dominion and royall maiestye wrytteth Esaye thus in the seconde Chapter And it shall come to passe in the last tyme that the hyll of the house of the Lorde shall be exalted vpon the hyght of mountaynes aboue all lits● hylles and all nacions shall come together vnto hym the people shall go to him and saye Come let vs go vp to the mount of the Lorde euen to the house of the God of Jacob that he maye shew vs hys waye and we wyll walke in hys pathes For the lawe shall come forth frō Sion and the worde of God from Hierusalem In the .vii. of Daniel it is writtē thus I sawe a vision in the nyght and beholde there came one in the cloudes of heauen like the sonne of man which came to the olde aged and they brought hym before hys presence And he gaue hym power glorie and the kyngdome and all people nacions and tonges must serue him his power is an euerlastyng power which shall not be taken from hys hys kyngdome shall not perishe Esaye sayeth in the ixii capter And the Heythen shall se thy righteousnesse all kynges thyne honoure and he shall call the by a newe name O Syon and the mou●h of God shall geue the name And thou shalt be a crowne of glorye in the hand of the Lorde and a royall crowne of the kyngdome in the hand of thy God And soone after it folowethe Make ready make ready the