The historie of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history.
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The historie of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history.
Author
Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572.
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London :: Printed by John Raworth for George Thomason and Octavian Pullen ...,
1644.
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Subject terms
Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572.
Mary, -- Queen, consort of James V, King of Scotland, 1515-1560.
Church of Scotland -- History.
Reformation -- Scotland.
Scotland -- Church history -- 16th century.
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"The historie of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47584.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024.
Pages
IIII. Of the Revelation of the Promises.
FOr this we constantly believe, That God, after the fearfull and hor∣rible defection of man from his obedience, did seek Adam again, call upon him, rebuke his sin, convince him of the same, and in the end made unto him a joyfull Promise, to wit, That the Seed of the Woman should breake downe the Serpents head; that is, He should destroy the works of the de∣vill: which Promise, as it was repeated and made more cleer from time to time, so was it embraced with joy, and most constantly retained of all the faithfull, from Adam to Noah, from Noah to Abraham, and from Abra∣ham to David, and so forth to the Incarnation of Jesus Christ; who all (we mean the faithfull Fathers) under the Law, did see the joyfull dayes of Christ Jesus, and did rejoyce.
Notes
Gen. 3.15. Gen. 3.9. Gen. 12 3. Gen. 15 5, 6. 2 Sam. 7.14. Isai 7.14 Isai 9 6 Hag 2.6 John 8.38.