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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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The third benefit by Baptism, is our holy union and communion with Christ: that we may know, that we are united aand received to fellowship with Christ & knit unto him as the members to the head: and therefore shall be coheirs with him in heaven. For Christ to this end sanctified Baptism in bhis own body, that he might have it as common with us, that so it might be as a most sure band of our union and communion with him. And Paul hereby proveth us to be the sons of God, because that in Baptism we have put con Christ; that is, because by the seal and testimony of our Baptism, were are joined unto Christ the only begotten son of God.
The third benefite by Baptisme, is our holy vnion and communion with Christ: that we may know, that we are vnited aand receiued to felowship with Christ & knit vnto him as the members to the head: and therfore shalbe coheires with him in heauen. For Christ to this end sanctified Baptisme in bhis owne body, that he might haue it as commō with vs, that so it might be as a most sure bande of our vnion and communion with him. And Paule hereby proueth vs to be the sons of God, because that in Baptisme we haue put c