Aphorisms of Christian religionAphorismes of Christian religion

Name: Aphorisms of Christian religion
Author: John Calvin

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.

John Calvin 1509–1564London: printed by Richard Field and Robert Dexter, 1596

[24], 197, [3] p. · 35k words · STC 4374 · ESTC S107177

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The judicials, are laws of the ^aright of contracts, and of penalties for offenders, given for the preservation of public peace and justice among men, and for the punishment of the contempt of the laws of God.

The iudicials, are lawes of the ^aright of contractes, and of penalties for offenders, giuen for the preseruation of publique peace and iustice among men, and for the punishment of the contempt of the lawes of God.

aExod. 2.22 23.

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The ceremonials, are ^alaws concerning the ceremonies which God appointed for his external worship, and for the instruction of that people, concerning their

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Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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