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A short instruction for to arm all good Christian people against the pestiferous errors…A short instruction for to arme all good Christian people agaynst the pestiferous errours…
A short instruction for to arm all good Christian people against the pestiferous errors of the common sect of Anabaptists. Compiled by master John CalvinA short instruction for to arme all good Christian people agaynst the pestiferous errours of the common secte of Anabaptistes. Compiled by mayster Iohn Caluine
London: printed by John Daye, 1549London: printed by Ihon Daye, 1549
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Of the Anabaptists. › The two last Articles.Of the Anabaptistes. › The two laste Articles.
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.
For that it was necessary, that he which should be our mediator should be very God & very man it appeareth in the office of a mediator, which is to reconcile men to God, and to put away the mortal enmity, which was before. Now was there no hope that this ⟨image 53⟩should be done, except that the majesty of God did descend unto us, joining him self with the infirmity of our nature. Likewise the office of a mediator was, to make us the children of God, and inheritors of his kingdom, where as we were the heirs of death and damnation.
For that it was necessary, yt he whych shuld be our mediator should be verye God & verye mā it appeareth in the office of a mediatour, whyche is to reconcile menne to God, and to put away the mortall enmitie, whyche was before. Nowe was there no hope that thys ⟨image 53⟩shoulde be done, excepte that the maiestye of God dyd discende vnto vs, ioynynge hym selfe with the infirmitie of our nature. Likewyse the office of a mediatour was, to make vs the chyldren of God, and inheritours of hys kyngedome, wher as we were the heyres of death and damnation.
This is therefore the earnest to confirm our confidence, that we be the children of god, for as much as the natural Son of God hath taken a body of our body, and flesh of our flesh, to be made one with us. More over it was necessary to our redemption, that the disobedience, which was committed in our nature, should be repaired again in the sam nature Therefore the Lord Jesus came a very man, presenting him self as in the person of Adam, of whom he also toke the name: that he might pay the pain of sin in that flesh in the which it was committed.
Thys is therfore the earneste to confyrme our cōfidence, that we be the chyldrē of god, for as muche as the naturall sonne of God hath taken a bodye of oure bodye, and fleshe of oure flesh, to be made one wyth vs. More ouer it was necessary to our redēptiō, that ye disobediēce, which was cōmitted in our nature, shold be repared again in ye sam nature Therefore the Lorde Iesus came a very mā, presentynge hym selfe as in the person of Adam, of whom he also toke the name: that he myght paye the payne of syn in that fleshe in the which it was committed.