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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.
God then is he which in the beginning1 of the world spake by his Angels to y• first man, y• is to say, Adam and others until Moses, declaring to them the only remedy of salvation, as before is declared, that is to wit Jesus Christ, in whom only we find all y• is needful and requisite to salvation. And after the rejecting of all other nations & people made appointment with the posterity of Abraham, & multiplied them exceedingly & expounded to them his will most abundantly, as it is comprised in the. x commandments of God. & also joined thereto certain sacrifices and ceremonies, the which did not only deuyde the people of God from all other nations, but also were certain testimonies of Christs coming▪ & of all the things that he should suffer, for to deliver us from the wrath of God: so y• they might certainly trust and believe in him which they hoped should come. ⟨image 201⟩Moreover, because God knew that the devil would move & stir up false Prophets which would spread forth their lies as the true commandments of God, he willed Moses and the Prophets to write all that God revealed to them, to the end that the false Prophets should not so easily deceive the people.
God then is he which in the beginning1 of the world spake by his Angels to y• first man, y• is to say, Adam and others vntyll Moses, declaring to them the only remedy of saluation, as before is declared, that is to wéete Iesus Christ, in whom onely we find all y• is needful and requisit to saluation. And after the reiecting of al other natiōs & people made apoyntment wt the posterity of Abraham, & multiplied them exceedinglye & expoūded to them his wyll most abūdantly, as it is cōprised in the. x commaundementes of God. & also ioyned therto certain sacrifices and ceremonies, the which dyd not only deuyde the people of God frō al other nations, but also were certain testimonies of Christes coming & of all the things that he should suffer, for to delyuer vs from the wrath of God: so y they myght certaynly trust and beléeue in hym whiche they hoped shoulde come.