Geneva [1587], THE BIBLE: THAT IS, THE HOLY SCRIPTVRES CONTEINED IN THE OLDE AND NEWE TESTAMENT. TRANSLATED ACCORDING TO the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. With most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance (Imprinted... by Christopher Barker [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B07000].
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THE ARGVMENT.
The wonderfull loue of God toward his Church is liuely set foorth in this booke. For albeit through their
ingratitude and sundrie rebellions against God, for the space of fourtie yeeres, Deut.9.7. they had deserued
to haue bene cut off from the nomber of his people, and for euer to haue bene depriued of the vse of his
holy word, and sacraments: yet he did euer preserue his Church euen for his owne mercies sake, and would
still haue his Name called vpon among them. Wherefore hee bringeth them into the land of Canaan, destroyeth
their enemies, giueth them their countrey, townes, and goods, and exhorteth them by the example of
their fathers (whose infidelitie, idolatrie, adulteries, murmurings and rebellion, he had most sharpely punished)
to feare and obey the Lorde, to embrace and keepe his lawe without adding thereunto or diminishing
there from. For by his word he would be knowen to be their God, and they his people: by his worde he would
gouerne his Church, and by the same they should learne to obey him: by his word he would discerne the false
prophet from the true, light from darkenes, ignorance from knowledge, and his owne people from all other
nations and infidels: teaching them thereby to refuse and detest, destroye and abolish whatsoeuer is not agreeable
to his holy will, seeme it otherwise neuer so good or precious in the eyes of man. And for this cause
God promised to raise vp Kings and gouernours, for the setting foorth of this word and preseruation of his
Church: giuing vnto them an especiall charge for the executing thereof: whom therefore he willeth to exercise
themselues diligently in the continuall studie and meditation of the same: that they might learne to
feare the Lord, loue their subiects, abhorre couetousnes and vice, and whatsoeuer offendeth the maiestie of
God. And as he had tofore instructed their fathers in all things appertaining, both to his spirituall seruice,
and also for the maintenance of that societie which is betweene men: so hee prescribeth here anewe, all such
lawes and ordinances, which either concerneth his Diuine seruice, or else are nece&esset;arie for a c&obar;mon weale:
appointing vnto euery estate and degree their charge and duetie: aswell, how to rule and liue in the feare
of God, as to nourish friendship toward their neighbours, and to preserue that order which God hath established
am&obar;g men: threatning withall, most horrible plagues to them that transgresse his commandements,
and promising all ble&esset;ings and felicitie to such as obserue and obey them.
Geneva [1587], THE BIBLE: THAT IS, THE HOLY SCRIPTVRES CONTEINED IN THE OLDE AND NEWE TESTAMENT. TRANSLATED ACCORDING TO the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. With most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance (Imprinted... by Christopher Barker [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B07000].
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