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.
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- 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.
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- Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.
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- Printed at London :: By Richard Serll, dwelling in Flete lane, at the sygne of the halfe Eagle and the Key,
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A68595.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 26, 2024.
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THe second is, that neither of them dyrectly, doo eyther bynde or lose, nor open nor shut the kingdome of heauen, for it appertaineth to god on∣ly which hath made our harts, to chaūge them a, and to drawe them b, it is hée onelye that geueth remission of sinnes c▪ to saue and dampne bodye and soule d. But for as muche as hée is serued with men to declare his worde, and mynister his Sacramentes e who be as troonckes or conduites thorow whom he destilleth and powreth his grace, into the hartes of his electe: so it appeareth that this is the cause that so excellent tyttles and testymonies haue bene attrybuted to the faithfull ministers of the Gospell f. Christe him selfe sayth: He that despi∣seth you despiseth me g hauing respect to him that worketh in them and by them. h. As for the ministers being considered a parte by them selues, it must come to this which Saint Paule sayde i: he that planteth & he that watereth, is nothing, but God which geueth the encrease, ther
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must also be a respect that the Ministers of God ve not despised: and on the con∣trary not to extol them into Gods place nor set them in his steede, as men do of∣ten times. Yea euen those which be no∣thynge lesse then the Ministers of God, how shall we do then? Let vs follow S. Paule, who in speaking of Pastors and doctors saide: let euery one so estéeme of vs as the ministers of Iesus Christ, and distributers of the secretes of God k.
Notes
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a
Psal. 501.
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b
Iohn. 6.
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c
Mark. 2.
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d
Luke. 12.
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e
1. Cor. 4. 2. Cor. 5.
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f
Iohn. 20. Actes. 26. Math. 5.
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g
Luke. 10.
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h
1. Cor. 15. Galath. 2. 2. Cor. 3.
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i
1. Cor. 3.
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k
1. Cor. 4.