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A Brief and Pithy Sum of the Christian Faith
A brief and pithy sum of the Christian faith made in form of a confession, with a confutation of all such superstitious errors, as are contrary thereunto. Made by Theodore de Beza. Translated out of French by R.F.A briefe and piththie summe of the Christian faith made in forme of a confession, vvith a confutation of all such superstitious errours, as are contrary therevnto. Made by Theodore de Beza. Translated out of Frenche by R.F.
London: printed by Richard Serll, 1565
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.
19 wherefore it behoved Jesus Christ to be a very natural man in body and soul without sin.
19 vvherfore it behoued Iesus Christ to be a verye naturall man in bodie and soule vvithout synne.
IT behoved the Mediator of this covenant and reconciliation to be a very man & without any spot of original sin or other for those reasons following. ⟨image 31⟩First for as much as aGod […] just and man was bound and indebted to his wrath by his natural corruption as we have declared heretofore i• the fifteenth Article, it was meet ther• should be a very man, in whom thi• ruin and decay should be thoroughly and perfectly repaired for to pleas• God. Secondly bman is bound to accomplish and fulfil all the righteousness which god requireth of him for to be glorified: then there must be a man for to accomplish perfectly all righteousness to please god. Thirdly, call men be covered with an infinite number of since as well inwardly as outwardly, & therefore culpable of y• malediction of god: of necessity there must be a man which should satisfy fully the justice of God for to please him. Fourthly dno man being corrupt could in any wise begin to do the least of these things, but rather should have need of a redeemer even for him self, much less ⟨p. 9⟩