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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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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 dcarried by his evil concupiscence to consent to do that which he doth not approve. Again a voluntary sin may be distinguished into sin ⟨p. 28⟩unadvised,* and deliberate. Sin unadvised is, when the ewill doth unadvisedly and suddenly consent and give place to evil lusts. Sin deliberate is, when the will doth not hastily consent to evil affections, but with fdeliberation going before.
Fourthly, actuall sinne is either a not-voluntarie, or voluntary. The not voluntarie, as euill