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Aphorisms of Christian religionAphorismes of Christian religion
Aphorisms of Christian religion: or, a very compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.Aphorismes of Christian religion: or, a verie compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.
London: printed by Richard Field and Robert Dexter, 1596
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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We call Baptism the first Sacrament of the new Testament, in respect of the second, which is the Lords Supper: for Baptism is the Sacrament of our first aentrance, and admission into the visible Church of Christ, that we may be of the number of Gods children & so accounted, & may enjoy their bprivileges. And therefore men unbaptized may not be admitted to the Lords Supper, like as in times past under the old Testament, the Sacrament of their first centrance into the Church was Circumcision, and none duncircumcised was to eat the passover.
We call Baptisme the first Sacrament of the new Testament, in respect of the second, which is the Lords Supper: for Baptisme is the Sacrament of our first aentrance, and admission into the visible Church of Christ, that we may be of the number of Gods childrē & so accounted, & may enioy their bpriuiledges. And therfore men vnbaptised may not be admitted to the Lordes Supper, like as in times past vnder the old Testament, the Sacracrament of their first c