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¶ When after the fal of Adam, God spake vnto the serpente, I wyl put enmity betwene the and the woman, betwene thy seede and hir seede for hir seede shall breake thy head and thou shalte lye in watche for hys fote steps.
By thys promise and comforth Adam is sette vp and knoweth that god is mercyfull vnto hym althoughe he perceyue hym selfe to be vnworthy and vncleane.
Thys promise afterwardes was renued vnto Abraham, then af∣ter to Isaac and Iacobbe. Vnto thys promise did they beleue, and although they dyd acknowledge them selfe to be vnworthy yet iud¦ged they that god was conten∣ted with them for hys mercy sake and ye sede whiche was promysed.
Ther be moreouer in the Psal∣mes and prophetes manye prea∣chinges of Christe, of remission of sinnes, of euerlastig life, which all come vnto this purpose, that they lift vp and confort vs in the con∣tention and striuinge of our con∣science, and teache vs to put our trust in god, to, cal truly vpō him and worship hym.