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HAT which was the umme of the Old Tetament, to wit, Chrit and his Church, as S. Augutin aith, catechizing the ignorant: the very ame is the umme of the New Tetament alo. For ( as the ame S. Augutin aith againe ) In the Old Tetament there is the occultation of the New: and in the New Tetament there is the manifetation of the Old. And in an other place: In the Old doth the New lye hidden, and in the New doth the Old lye open. And thereupon our Sauiour aid: I am not come to breake the Law or the Prophets, but to fulfil them. For auredly I ay vnto you, til Heauen and earth pae, one iot or one title hal not pae of the Law, til al be fulfilled. In which wordes he sheweth plainely, that the New Tetament is nothing els but the fulfilling of the Old.

Therfore to come to the parts ; The Ghopels doe tell of Chrit him elfe ( of whom the Old Tetament did fortel) and that euen from his coming into the world, vnto his going out therof againe. The Actes of the Apotles ''doe tel of his Church beginning at Hierualem the head-citie of the Iewes, and of the propagation therof to the Gentils and their head-citie Rome. And, the Apocalype doth prophecie of it, euen to the conummation therof, which shal be in the end of the world. The Epitles of the Apotles do treat partly of uch quetions as at that time were moued, parly of good life and good order.''

The Summe of the foure Ghopels.

''HE Ghopels doe tel hitorically the life of our Lord Ieus; shewing plainely, * that he is Christ or the king of the Jewes, whom until then, al the time of the Old Testament, they had expected: and withal, that they of their owne meere malice and blindnes (the iniquitie beginning of the Seniors, but at the length the multitude also consenting) would not receave him, but ever sought his death: which for the Redemption of the world, he at length permitted them to compasse, they deserving thereby most justly to be refused of him, and so his Kingdom or Church to be taken away from them, and given to be Gentils. For the gathering of which Church after him, he chooseth Twelve, and appointed one of them to be the cheefe of al, with instructions both to them, and him accordingly.''

The storie hereof is written by foure: who in Ezechiel and in the Apocalypse are likened to foure living creatures, every one according as his booke beginneth. S. Rh