The seconde tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testament conteynyng the epistles of S. Paul, and other the Apostles : wherunto is added a paraphrase vpon the reuelacion of S. John.

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By faith he forsoke Egypt, & feared not the fearcenes of the kinge. For he endured, euen as though he had sene hym whych is inuisible. Through faith he ordayned the passe∣ouer and the effusion of bloude, left he that destroyed the first borne, shoulde touche them.

The same Moyses puttyng his trust in the ayde of God, boldlye attempted thynges of muche greater enterprise then these. For he sticked not to flye oute of the lande of Egypte, and thence to conuey with him the people of God, no∣thyng fearyng the wrath of the fierce tyrante. He contemned the kynge whom he sawe w^t his eies. He regarded not the threatnynges of so myghtye a Prince, whom he sawe in armes pursuynge his nation the Israelites at the heles, and readie to sleye them. Neyther did he with lesse boldnesse and courage of mynde trust vpon the inuisible socours of the inuisible God, then yf he had openlye sene him with hys eyes. Moreouer of the same fayth came it, that when he vn∣derstode how it would come to passe, y^• the reuengyng Aungel would raunge

thorowe the whole lande of Egypte, and sley all the fyrstborne, he was nothyng afrayde of his people the Hebrues, vnto whom in those daies aboute the tyme of the same destruction, he ordeyned the annuall vse or ceremonie to eate the Pas∣chall Lambe, with whose bloude they sprynkeled the thrasholde and haunse of the dore, with both the postes of the house, and trustyng vpon this sygne feared not them selues in the myddes of the slaughter of the Egipcians.