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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.
The thing signified is Jesus Christ with all his goodness, by the which we be united together with him to have eternal life.
The thing signified is Iesus Christe with all his goodnesse, by the which we be united together with him to haue eternal lyfe.
The signs be not transported or transubstantiated into the thing signified, but be conjoined with the same, not by pronunciation of certain words, but by the ordinance of Jesus Christ, author of the Sacraments: and not by a corporal manner, or natural, but only so as God offereth always spiritually, that which is signified by the corporal signs.
The signes be not transported or transubstantiated into the thing signified, but bee conioyned with the same, not by pronounciation of certayne woordes, but by the ordynance of Iesus Christe, author of the Sacramentes: and not by a corporall manner, or naturall, but onely so as God offereth alwayes spyritually, that which is signified by the corporall signes.
The means to communicate with the signs is visible & natural, but the thing signified, that is Jesus Christ with all his goodness, is received spiritually by faith only, as is said before. Then ⟨image 207⟩it followeth, those that be not in the faith receive but the bare signs, but be never thelesse culpable, as well for that they receive but the bare sign unworthily, as also for that they have no respect nor regard to the thing which was offered to them, and signified, that is to say, Jesus Christ with all his goodness, the which they have rejected by their wickedness.
The meanes to communicate with the signes is visible & naturall, but the thing signified, that is Iesus Christe with all his goodnesse, is receyued spyrituallye by fayth onelye, as is sayde before. Then