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Socinus
[ soh-sahy-nuhs ]
noun
- Faus·tus [faw, -st, uh, s], Fausto Sozzini, 1539–1604, and his uncle, Lae·li·us [lee, -lee-, uh, s], ( Lelio Sozzini ), 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers.
Socinus
/ səʊˈsaɪnəs /
noun
- SocinusFaustus15391604MItalianRELIGION: theologianRELIGION: Protestant Faustus (ˈfɔːstəs), Italian name Fausto Sozzini, 1539–1604, and his uncle, Laelius (ˈliːlɪəs), Italian name Lelio Sozzini, 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers
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Luther took off the roof of Babylon, Calvin threw down the walls, Socinus dug up the foundations.
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Socinus was the first who, on the ground that Church and State ought to be separated, required universal toleration.
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But Socinus disarmed his own theory, for he was a strict advocate of passive obedience.
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This paradox is more worthy of those who have since adopted it, than of so acute a reasoner as Socinus.
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Socinus thought that this principle could be realized without abolishing the State Church.
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