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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.
The world is full of books, but few good: The light is great, I wish it may be greater, for light is good and darkness evil. It is granted of all men that the essential difference between man and beast is reason, the light of nature; but between man and man the special difference is Religion: between true Religion and the false, the light of God, Gods holy written truth. The Turkish Paganism hath an Alcoron: the Papacy is grounded upon the traditions of men, the natural man the servant of sin will hearken, believe and follow the poor light of blind reason, blind sense, and what is more dangerous,1 his most blind and corrupt concupiscence the mother of all sin: So let the servant of Christ, hearken, believe & obey the holy Gospel of Jesus Christ. If men will not hear, they cannot learn: if they will not learn,2 they can not know, if they will not know, they can not believe: if they do not believe, they can not love: if they do not love, they ⟨image 5⟩can not trust: if they do not trust, they have no sound fear: if there be no sound fear, they be not humbled: if they be not humbled, they can not worship God: if they be not true worshippers, they can not be saved.
The world is full of bookes, but few good: The light is great, I wish it may be greater, for light is good and darknes euill. It is granted of all men that the essentiall difference betweene man and beast is reason, the light of nature; but betweene man and man the speciall difference is Religion: betweene true Religion and the false, the light of God, Gods holy written truth. The Turkish Paganisme hath an Alcoron: the Papacie is grounded vpō the traditiōs of mē, the naturall man the seruant of sin will hearken, beleeue and follow the poore light of blind reason, blind sense, and what is more daungerous,1 his most blind and corrupt concupiscence the mother of all sin: So let the seruant of Christ, harkē, beleeue & obey the holy Gospell of Iesus Christ. If mē will not heare, they cānot learne: if they will not learne,2 they cā not know, if they will not know, they can not beleeue: if they do not beleeue, they cā not loue: if they do not loue, they