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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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Furthermore to attain the right sense & meaning of the Decalogue, these rules also must be observed. The meaning of every precept must be taken, of the end and scope for the which that law was given, to wit, the next end: as for example. The end of the fifth precept is the preservation of civill order, & society: therefore there are commanded duties of superiors to inferiors, and of inferiors to superiors, for that without this no civill order can be kept. Again for diverse respects, the same action may be commended in diverse laws: for the ends cause actions to differ: as, protection, as it is the duty of parents towards children, or of Magistrates to subjects, it is commanded in the fifth law: but as it is an office of Christian fortitude in the preservation of life, it is contained in the sixth law. So false witness, in that it hurteth the good name of the neighbour, it belongeth to the ninth Commandment; but so far as it tendeth to hurt his life, it doth appertain ⟨p. 35⟩•o the sixth precept.
Furthermore to attaine the right sense & meaning of the Decalogue, these rules also must be obserued. The meaning of euery precept must be taken, of the end and scope for the which that law was giuen, to wit, the next end: as for exāple. The end of the fift precept is the preseruation of ciuill order, & societie: therfore there are commanded duties of superiours to inferiours, and of inferiours to superiours, for that without this no ciuill order can be kept. Againe for diuerse respectes, the same action may be commended in diuerse lawes: for the endes cause actions to differ: as, protection, as it is the dutie of parentes towards children, or of Magistrates to subiects, it is cōmanded in the fift law: but as it is an office of Christian fortitude in the preseruation of life, it is contained in the sixt law. So false witnesse, in that it hurteth the good name of the neighbour, it belōgeth to the ninth Commandement; but so farre as it tendeth to hurt his life, it doth appertaine