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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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These gifts did appear partly in soul, partly in body. First the soul was endued with singular awisdom in the mind or understanding, whereby he rightly knew both God his creator, and the works ⟨p. 21⟩or creatures of God: next in the will & affection there was a conformity with the will of God, and this the Apostle calls true righteousness band holiness. In the body, there did appear in mans countenance first a Princely majesty, so as the very […] beasts took him for their very Lord or sovereign.c Some little sparkle of this appears as yet, for that brute beasts we see will be tamed and made tractable to serve man, or at least wise not to hurt him.
These gifts did appeare partly in soule, partly in body. First the soule was indued with singular awisedome in the minde or vnderstanding, whereby he rightly knew both God his creatour, and the workes ⟨p. 21⟩or creatures of God: next in the will & affection there was a conformitie with the will of God, and this the Apostle cals true righteousnesse band holinesse. In the body, there did appeare in mans countenance first a Princely maiestie, so as the verie 〈…〉 beastes tooke him for their very Lord or soueraigne.