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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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¶ The second Article of excommunication and containeth three other articles.
¶ The second Article of excommunicacion and contayneth three other artiles.
The use of excommunication ought to be among all those, which have professed them selves Christians, being baptised, & yet yea not withstanding, through frailty, and not of deliberate purposes, do fall into some faults. These ought to be exhorted and warned twice secretly: at the third time openly banished before all the congregation to the end that we, with one zeal, might break together the bred, and drink the cup.
THe vse of excomunicaciō oughte to be among all those, which haue professed thē selues Christians, beyng baptised, & yet ye not wtstandyng, thorow frayltie, and not of deliberat purposes, do fal into some faults. These ought to be exhorted and warned twyse secretlye: at the thirde tyme openly banished before al the congregacion to the end that we, with one zele, might breake together the bred, and drincke the cup.