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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.
2 If the doctrine of the Papists be true, it followeth that Jesus Christ is not very man.
2 If the doctrine of the Papistes bee true, it foloweth that Iesus Christe is not verie man.
Item, concerning Jesus Christ, by whom only we have salvation whether we consider his person, or that we regard his office of mediator: I say that in stead of the true Jesus Christ, they worship a Jesus Christ which they have made and forged. For concerning his person, although they say well that be is very God and very man, yet nevertheless when they give him an invisible body, a body which can not be touched, which holdeth or occupieth no place, do they not spoil him ⟨p. 130⟩of his humanity? And when they say he may be in many places at once, is it not to bring his body to be infinite, and consequently to turn his humanity into divinity?
ITem, concernyng Iesus Christe, by whome only we haue saluation whether wee consider his person, or that we regard his office of mediator: I saye that in steade of the true Iesus Christe, they worshippe a Iesus Christe which they haue made and forged. For concerning his personne, although they saye well that be is verie God and verie man, yet neuerthelesse when they geue him an inuysible bodye, a body which can not bee touched, which holdeth or occupyeth no place, doo they not spoyle him ⟨p. 130⟩of his humanitie? And when they saye hee maye be in many places at once, is it not to bring his body to be infinite, and consequently to turne his humanitie into diuinite?