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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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XIII.
Thirdly actual sins, some are committed against God, some against the neighbour, some against our own selves.
Thirdly actuall sinnes, some are committed against God, some against the neighbour, some against our owne selues.
XIIII.
Fourthly, actual sin is either a not-voluntary, or voluntary. The not voluntary, as evil athoughts, and blusts which steal upon us against our will. The voluntary is, when the will is delighted with wicked lusts, or at the least wise favoureth them. Whereupon again it followeth that a voluntary sin is either a full sin, or a broken. A full sin, is when a man with cfull purpose, and with all his might rusheth to commit things, whereunto wicked lusts drive him. A broken sin I call that, when a man is