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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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XVII.
The question is harder concerning the abrogation of the Judicial law. For it can neither simply be said to be yet in force, seeing the common wealth of the Jews is abolished: neither yet may we say that it is altogether abrogat, for that it containeth many laws which have a scope & use perpetual. It seemeth then that this question may be thus answered. The Christian Magistrate is not bound to the Judicial laws of Moses in respect of some special circū stances which did concern the people of Israel: notwithstanding concerning the kinds of apenalties which the Lord hath appointed for the reverend estimation & observation of the Decalogue, the Christian ⟨p. 39⟩Magistrates seem to me assuredly, at this day to be no less bound for the keeping of these laws, then the Magistrates of the people of Israel were in elder ages.
The questiō is harder cōcerning the abrogatiō of the Iudicial law. For it cā neither simply be sayd to be yet in force, seeing the common wealth of the Iewes is abolished: neither yet may we say that it is altogether abrogat, for that it containeth many lawes which haue a scope & vse perpetuall. It seemeth then that this questiō may be thus answered. The Christian Magistrat is not bound to the Iudiciall lawes of Moses in respect of some speciall circū stances which did concerne the people of Israell: notwithstanding concerning the kindes of apenalties which the Lord hath appointed for the reuerend estimation & obseruation of the Decalogue, the Christian