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Aphorisms of Christian religionAphorismes of Christian religion
Aphorisms of Christian religion: or, a very compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.Aphorismes of Christian religion: or, a verie compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.
London: printed by Richard Field and Robert Dexter, 1596
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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They be called in Scripture, evil aspirits, b[Greek or Hebrew], horrible, or terrible, because when they appeared, their very sight did strike some terror in them which saw them. And c[Greek or Hebrew], destroyers, because they intend nothing more then the destruction of men. And these names are found in the old Testament. And in the new,d they are called [Greek or Hebrew], because of their knowledge to discover things secret: and unclean espirits, because they provoke men unto all kind of filthiness and uncleanness, being mixed with such unclean men to commit abominations. They are also called fprincipali•ities, powers, princes of the world, the governors of the darkness of this world, spiritual wickednesses, or evil spirits, because they work mightily in the reprobate.