A Brief and Pithy Sum of the Christian FaithTheodore Beza, 1565

Of Jesus Christ the only sonne of God. The third point.Of Iesus Christ the only sonne of God. The thirde poynt.

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Of Jesus Christ the only son of God. The third point.

Of Iesus Christ the only sonne of God. The thirde poynt.

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The first article of the divinity of the Sonne.

The first article of the diuinity of the Sonne.

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WE believe that Jesus Christ concerning his divine ^anature is the only son of god begotten from everlasting •nd not made, one with the father in substance, coeternal and consubstantial, equal to God his father in all things and every where.

VVE beleue that Iesus Christ concernynge hys diuine ^anature is the onelye sonne of god béegotten from euerlastynge •nd not made, one withe the father in •ubstaunce, coeternall and consubstan•iall, equall to God his father in all thinges and euerye where.

aJohn. 1. a &. 17. aIhon. 1. a &. 17. a

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Of Jesus Christ the only son of God. The third point.

Of Iesus Christ the only sonne of God. The thirde poynt.

The first article of the divinity of the Sonne.

The first article of the diuinity of the Sonne.

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Of Jesus Christ the only son of God. The third point.

Of Iesus Christ the only sonne of God. The thirde poynt.

The first article of the divinity of the Sonne.

The first article of the diuinity of the Sonne.

2 The sonne onely mediatour betvveene god and his elect eternally ordained.

3. God is perfectly just and me[…]cyfull.

3. God is perfectlye iuste and me〈…〉cyfull.

4. God is immutable.

5. The counsel of god doth not exclude the second causes.

5. The councell of god dothe not exclude the seconde causes.

6. Man was created to declare the Justice and mercy of god.

6. Man vvas created to declare the Iustice and mercy of god.

7. why it was necessary that the first man should be created good and pure.

7. vvhye it vvas necessarye that the firste man shoulde be created good and pure.

8. It was necessary that man should fall from his purity.

8. It vvas necessarye that man should fal from his puritie.

9 How God hath created men good.

9 Hovv God hath created men good.

10 Howe man brought himself with all his posterity culpable of the first and second death.

10 Hovve man broughte himselfe vvith all hys posteritie culpable of the first and second death.

xi. The way which leadeth to the first death.

xi. The vvaye vvhyche leadeth to the first death.

12. The first death cannot be eternal.

13. The way which leadeth to the second death.

13. The vvaye vvhich leadeth to the seconde death.

14 what freewill remaineth in man after sin.

14 vvhat frevvyll remayneth in man after synne.

15. A brief some of original sin

15. Abriefe some of originall synne

16. Howe god turneth mans sin[…] his glory.

16. Hovve god tourneth mannes synn〈…〉 his glorye.

17. Jesus Christ the only mediator ordained and promised.

17. Iesus Christ the onely med•atou• ordained and promised.

18. The agreement and difference of the old and new testament.

18. The agrement and difference of the olde and nevve testament.

19 wherefore it behoved Jesus Christ to be a very natural man in body and soul without sin.

19 vvherfore it behoued Iesus Christ to be a verye naturall man in bodie and soule vvithout synne.