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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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Men may not therefore excuse their sins by Gods providence: for as for the wicked, their consciences can aconvince them of their own naughtiness, & they sin not unwillingly, but rather take pleasure bin sin, and are often carried with full sail cthereunto: and have ever an evil dintention; But the godly fall into sin being seduced by an evil econcupiscence: and when they have sinned, they acknowledge ⟨p. 23⟩their offence with fdetestation.
Men may not therefore excuse their sinnes by Gods prouidence: for as for the wicked, their consciences can aconuince them of their own naughtines, & they sin not vnwillingly, but rather take pleasure bin sin, and are often caried with full sayle cthereunto: and haue euer an euill