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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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Their prince is called in Hebrew aSatan, ⟨p. 18⟩that is, an adversary, because he is the very enemy of God & his children: & bBeelzebub, or cBahal-zebub, that is, the master or prince of flies, either because in Ekron in times past, that idol drove away flies, or had the form of a fly. In Greek his name is d[Greek or Hebrew], a devil, that is, a slanderer, because he falsely accuseth and chargeth God & his children for their words and for their works:e and f[Greek or Hebrew]; that is a wicked one, for that he ever goeth about maliciously to disturb the faithful: and g[Greek or Hebrew] the Tempter, because he tempteth Gods people, endeavouring to bring them to sin and so to destruction. He is also called theh prince of the world, & that great iDragon, and the old Serpent. The rest are called his