Theses on Repealing Exorcism
by Aegidius Hunnius
translated by Paul A. Rydecki; Foreword by James D. Heiser
Aegidius Hunnius (1550–1603) has been described as one of the greatest
exegetes of the later years of the Lutheran Reformation. He served on the
theological faculties of the University of Marburg (1576–1592) and the
University of Wittenberg (1592-1603). An articulate defender of the Evangelical
Lutheran faith, Hunnius was instrumental in removing the influence of
crypto-Calvinism from Saxony, and was the primary author of the Saxon
Visitation Articles (1592). The exorcism was restored in Saxony the same year
that Hunnius was called to the theological faculty of the University of
Wittenberg; as a pivotal figure in the effort to remove the pernicious
influences of crypto-Calvinism from Saxony, Hunnius almost certainly supported
the restoration of exorcism. However, at the time of his death, Hunnius had
become aware of the effect the practice of exorcism was having on belief in the
sufficiency of Baptism. The 128 theses of his Theses de Abrogando Exorcismo
(Theses on Repealing Exorcism) set forth the arguments of supporters of the
rite of exorcism, and Hunnius' critique of that argument.
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A Clear Explanation of the Controversy Among the Wittenberg Theologians
Concerning Regeneration and Election (1594)
by Aegidius Hunnius, Polycarp Leyser, and Solomon Gesner (The Theological
Faculty of the University of Wittenberg)
trans. by Rev. Paul A. Rydecki
This volume is the formal response of the Theological Faculty of the
University of Wittenberg to the theology of Dr. Samuel Huber concerning the
doctrine of Justification.
From the Introduction: “The matter under controversy is whether, just
as that will of God, the satisfaction of the Son and the promises of the Gospel
are universal, so also election is to be called universal, such as when it is
stated that God elected all men equally to eternal life. Huber affirms this;
the rest of us, his colleagues, deny it. We will disprove the reasons that he
sets forth for his position briefly and in an orderly manner.
“Meanwhile, this must be dealt with first: Since both sides agree about
the universal will of God for the salvation of men and about that general love
of God which Christ mentions in John 3, can this general love and beneficent
will of God be called “election,” and thus, can it be asserted that God elected
the whole world to eternal life?
“Response: For our part, we have no desire to quarrel with anyone over
words or phrases (as long as the matter itself remains secure and there is no
danger near at hand). And for that reason, we do not bring up on charges those
who improperly and mistakenly call that “election” which we have called “the
merciful will of God.” But since Dr. Huber has concluded that the Scripture
everywhere teaches a universal election, properly speaking—so much so that he
writes that all men, truly, properly and unmistakably have been predestined and
elected to salvation; and since he does not wish to acknowledge in any way that
he has improperly said that unbelievers, too (Turks, etc.), are elect; and
since he most absurdly interprets those very passages that deal expressly with
predestination, such as John 7, Romans 8, Ephesians 1, and, similarly, 2 The.
2, 1 Pet. 1 and 2, to be concerning the election of the whole world to eternal
life; since he has not blushed publicly to accuse his dissenters, and
especially us, his colleagues, of Calvinism, in spite of all our merit; we
could not fail to perform this cleansing in the Church of God, and at the same
time come to the aid of the truth in distress and warn about the danger that
exists in this new manner of speaking in which he not only states that the
whole world was elected to eternal life, but also imagines a general
justification in which the whole world has been justified before God, with sin
having been remitted and equally forgiven to all men. In fact, he also imagines
a general adoption, and also a general sanctification of all men, a
regeneration of hypocrites through a Baptism undergone with wicked intent, and
other similar things that we will examine in an orderly fashion.”
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The Judaizing Calvin
by Aegidius Hunnius
translated by Paul A. Rydecki
In The Judaizing Calvin, Lutheran theologian Aegidius Hunnius (1550–1603)
analyzes the writings of John Calvin, the chief teacher of the Reformed Church,
and documents a persistent pattern of interpretation in Calvin which undermines
the fundamental teachings of the New Testament concerning Christ Jesus. Hunnius
contends that Calvin was a "judaizing" theologian—one who favored a Rabbinic
Jewish interpretation of Old Testament prophecies—and that Calvin's
interpretations undermined the New Testament teachings concerning the
Incarnation, the doctrine of the Trinity, and the death, resurrection and
ascension of Jesus. Hunnius provides the reader with a passionate and
substantial refutation of Calvin's flawed interpretations, and upholds the
apostolic understanding of the connection between Old Testament Messianic
prophecy and the New Testament fulfillment of those prophecies.
As Hunnius wrote in his Introduction: “But (oh, the pain and the
shame!) how true it is that, by means of disgraceful corruptions, [Calvin] has,
to his ruin and the ruin of others, horribly twisted the Holy Scriptures from
their genuine sense into something else, as Peter says about this kind of men.
And in order that I may cause your faith to grow in this matter (if you are
still teachable and curable)—Look! I shall offer several testimonies that
Calvin, that champion of yours (not of mine), has hammered upon in order to
blunt them into the treachery of Jewish unbelief and Arian wickedness, and has
rendered them useless. And in order to ensure that the most plentiful proof is
provided for such a weighty matter, it is necessary to demonstrate those
corruptions mentioned above, by which he has enveloped the clearest prophecies
of the Prophets regarding the Messiah in Jewish perversions. Indeed, not only
has he most highly despised and ridiculed the pious interpretations of Church
writers, both ancient and recent, but he has not shrunk back from wickedly
mocking even the most sacred explanations of the Evangelists and Apostles
themselves. In the end, if I shall have failed to demonstrate anything fully,
especially where I shall have touched on those prophecies of the Prophets (as I
mentioned), I would not want any faith to be placed in me ever afterwards in
this matter. Now, that we may maintain some order— first, we shall produce
those testimonies of Holy Scripture that contain the explanation of the highest
pinnacles of heavenly doctrine regarding the God who is One and Triune, and
regarding the eternal deity of Christ and the Holy Spirit. It will be seen how
Calvin has entangled these in the thistles of his artifices. From there, we
shall examine the oracles of the holy Prophets concerning the Messiah—how
Calvin has adulterated these into a farce of the Christian religion, so that
they thoroughly lose all their force and value for proving anything, for as
much as those interpretations are thought to be truly appropriate.”
Paperback • 114 Pages • ISBN 1891469517 • $9.99
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Rt. Rev. James Heiser, M.Div., S.T.M.
Repristination Press
P.O. Box 173
Bynum, Texas 76631
www.repristinationpress.com
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