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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.
But in the end when the time was come1 which he had eternally appointed according to his eternal & infinite wisdom, he sent down and presented from Heaven his promise, that is to say, his eternal son, the which took upon him a very human body, by the virtue of the holy ghost, of the substance of the virgin Mary of the seed of Abraham and of David, with the which body God conjoined a most pure and most holy soul, created by the same force of the holy ghost. He was made the very mediator as is said before, and hath truly fulfilled & accomplished all that was necessary to be fulfilled for to reconcile man unto God.
But in the end when ye tyme was come1 which he had eternally appoynted according to his eternall & infinite wisedome, he sent downe and presented from Heauē his promise, that is to say, his eternall sonne, the which tooke vppon him a verye humaine body, by the vertue of the holye ghost, of the substance of the virgin Mary of the séede of Abraham and of Dauid, with the whiche body God conioygned a most pure and most holy soule, created by the same force of the holy ghost. He was made the very mediatour as is sayde before, and hath truly fulfilled & accomplyshed all that was necessary to be fulfilled for to reconcyle man vnto God.
- 1XIII
But in the end when all these things1 were fulfilled, Jesus Christ ascended up ⟨p. 188⟩into heaven, and willed this doctrine not only to be preached by mouth of the Apostles & Evangelists, but also that their hands should write it in such wise, as the Church should have to the end of the world one certain doctrine, upon the which she might stay & rest, and also by it might separate most clearly the lies of the false Prophets and Antichrists from the only verity of God, which is comprehended wholly and perfectly in the books of the old and new testaments, so that it is not lawful to change any thing, either add to it, or take from it.