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A book of Christian questions and answers Wherein are set forth the chief points…A booke of Christian questions and answers Wherein are set foorth the cheef points…
A book of Christian questions and answers Wherein are set forth the chief points of the Christian religion ... A work right necessary and profitable for all such as shall have to deal with the captious quarrellings of the wrangling adversaries of Gods truth. Written in Latin by the learned clerk Theodore Beza Vezelius, and newly translated into English by Arthur Golding.A booke of Christian questions and answers Wherein are set foorth the cheef points of the Christian religion ... A worke right necessary and profitable for all such as shal haue to deale vvith the capious quarelinges of the vvrangling aduersaries of Gods truthe. Written in Latin by the lerned clerke Theodore Beza Vezelius, and newly translated into English by Arthur Golding.
London: printed by William How for Abraham Veale, 1574
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A book of christen questions and answers.A booke of christen questions and aunswers.
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.
Quect. How so?
Ans. Because that if he had either saved1 us without full satisfaction, or exacted the same satisfaction of any other than of the nature that was indebted: he might have seemed to have been unmindful of his justice, and therefore it was requisite that2 our saviour should be a man. But had he ben but only man, he should never have discharged gods wrath, and so consequently he should not have ben able to wind himself out of it, and much less to deliver us. And therefore it behooved,3 that the flesh which was taken, should be sustained and borne up by the nature of the godhead, most perfectly united unto it. Furthermore as concerning mercy4 could there be given any surer, evidenter yea or more divine assurance of most perfect mercifulness, than that the father hath ⟨p. 6⟩even his own only Son for his enemies, and the Son likewise given his •wne life willingly for us that are most unworthy?
Ans. Because that if he had either saued1 vs without full satisfaction, or exacted the same satisfaction of any other than of the nature that was indetted: he might haue séemed to haue béene vnmindefull of his iustice, and therfore it was requisite that2 our sauiour should bée a man. But had he ben but only man, hée shoulde neuer haue discharged gods wrathe, and so consequently he should not haue ben able to winde himselfe out of it, and muche lesse to deliuer vs. And therfore it behooued,