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The principles of Christian Religion necessary to be known of all the faithfulThe principles of Christian Religion necessary to be knowen of all the faythful
The principles of Christian Religion necessary to be known of all the faithful: set forth to the great profit in training up of all youth, by Tho. Becon.The principles of Christian Religion necessary to be knowen of all the faythful: set forth to the great profite in trayning vp of all youth, by Tho. Becon.
London: printed by John Daye, 1569London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1569
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¶To what use Baptism was used.
¶To what vse Baptisme was vsed.
First, to be a sure seal and an evident testimony unto us, that God the father, for his son Jesus Christs sake, hath freely forgiven us all our sins, received us into his favour, and given us the holy ghost, by whom we are borne a new, not of mortal, but of immortal seed, by whom also we are made the sons and heirs of God, and through saith, reckoned pure and holy in his godly sight.
First, to be a sure seale and an euident testimony vnto vs, that God the father, for his sonne Iesus Christes sake, hath freely forgeuen vs all our sinnes, receaued vs into hys fauour, and geuen vs the holy ghost, by whō we are borne a new, not of mortall, but of immortall seede, by whom also we are made the sonnes and heyres of God, and through sayth, reckened pure and holy in hys godly sight.
☜Probations out of the holy Scriptures.
He that believeth,1 and is baptised, shall be saved.