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No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple scholarly catalogs (including UNESCO Index Translationum, Google Books, and Internet Archive) yielded numerous Latin editions of Benedictus Aretius's 'Isagoge in canonicas septem epistolas' (published 1574, 1579, 1584), but no evidence of any English translation—complete, partial, or excerpted—was found. The search results consistently identify the work as being in Latin.
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Benedictus Aretius bridges the gap between ancient apostolic doctrine and the urgent reality of Christian conduct. This guide strips away hollow profession to show how faith must function as a living, practical force.