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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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And albeit God also by his providence adisposeth of the sins of men: yet is he no cause or any author of sin, because he is not delighted with sin, but rather babhorreth it: neither doth he sin, nor can he sin. Again for that he neither commendeth nor persuadeth any unto sin: neither doth he inspire evil into sinners, nor constrain them to sin: but cdirecteth all things to a good end.
And albeit God also by his prouidence adisposeth of the sinnes of men: yet is he no cause or any authour of sinne, because he is not delighted with sinne, but rather babhorreth it: neither doth he sinne, nor can he sinne. Againe for that he neither commendeth nor perswadeth any vnto sinne: neither doth he inspire euill into sinners, nor constraine them to sinne: but cdirecteth all things to a good end.
- aGen. 37.28 and 45.5 7.8. Ex. 7.6 &c. 8.15.