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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
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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.
They allege further, that it was conceived of the holy Ghost. But this virtue of the holy Ghost, is not to exclude the substance of his mother. It is true that there was no con junction of man and woman to beget him after the natural course of other men
They aledge further, that it was conceyued of the holy Goste. But this vertue of the holy Goste, is not to exclude the substaunce of hys mother. It is true that there was no cō iunction of man and woman to beget hym after the naturall course of other men
But that is no impediment, to the marvellous operation of the holy Ghost, by which he was formed of the substance of his mother, that he might be the very seed of Abraham, and fruit of the womb of David: as the same holy Ghost had long time before named him.
But that is no impedimente, to the merueylouse operation of the holy Goste, by which he was formed of the substaunce of hys mother, that he myght be the very sede of Abraham, and fruite of the wombe of Dauid: as the same holy Gooste had longe tyme before named hym.
I know their answer to this is, that this inconvenience should follow, that for as much as the whole seed of man, is a cursed and corrupted, so should the Lord Jesus descend of corruption But I answer that this miraculous conception taketh away that difficulty. Fo• the working of the holy Ghost was to that end to sanctify him from the beginning, and in sanctifying to preserve him from all spots of mans filthiness. For this cause S Paul said, that he toke the similitude of sinful flesh, to condemn sin in the flesh. For in taking our flesh, he toke not the sin, for as much as the virtue of the holy Ghost did separate from the condition o the other.