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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.
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.
I knowe theyr answere to this is, that this inconuenience shold folow, that foras much as the whole sede of manne, is a cursed and corrupted, so shoulde the Lorde Iesus discend of corruption But I answer that this miraculos conception taketh awaye that difficultie. Fo• the workynge of the holy Gost was to that ende to sanctifie hym frome the begynnynge, and in sanctifiynge to preserue hym from all spottes of mās fylthynes. For thys cause S Paule sayed, that he toke the similitude of synfull fleshe, to cōdemne sinne in the fleshe. For in takynge oure fleshe, he toke not the synne, for as muche as the vertue of the holye Goste dyd seperate from the condition o the other.
They have also a foolish and fantastical ⟨image 55⟩consideration, that they think that it should be a dishonouring to Jesus Christ, to make him so low, that he should be of like nature to us: and therefore they think that it appertaineth better to his dignity, to attribute unto him an heavenly body.
They haue also a folyshe and fantasticall ⟨image 55⟩consideration, that they thinke that it sholde be a dishonorynge to Iesus Christe, to make hym so lowe, that he shoulde be of lyke nature to vs: and therefore they thynke that it appertayneth better to hys dignitie, to attribute vnto hym an heauenly bodye.