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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.
V.
We say that the person to be Baptised ought to be a aChristian: by which name we understand not only men of years, lately converted to the Christian faith, but also young binfants the children of Christian parents: whereby may appear that the speech of the common people is erroneous, when as desiring Baptism of the ⟨p. 140⟩Pastor of the Church for their infants, they say, God hath given me a child, I pray you make it a Christian soul. For Baptism doth not make a Christian, but signifieth and marketh us for Christians.
We say that the person to be Baptised ought to be a aChristian: by which name we vnderstand not onely men of yeares, lately conuerted to the Christiā faith, but also young binfants the children of Christian parents: whereby may appeare that the speach of the common people is erroneous, when as desiring Baptisme of the ⟨p. 140⟩Pastour of the Church for their infants, they say, God hath giuen me a child, I pray you make it a Christian soule. For Baptisme doth not make a Christian, but signifieth and marketh vs for Christians.