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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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That God proposed and promised to the fathers not an earthly, but heavenly beatitude, may appear by these arguments: First, because they were called by the apromise of the Gospel, wherein it is evident that men are called unto an heavenly bfelicity. Secondly, for that they had the samec Sacrament with us, the same I say, in signification, that is, seals of the same grace. Thirdly, for that God vouchsafed to make these holy fathers partakers of his word, whereby souls are dquickened, and men are lift up unto the hope of life everlasting. Fourthly, for that God promised those fathers that he would be theire God, that is, that he would be not only the God of their bodies, but also & principally the God and Saviour of their souls for ever: and therefore he promised to knit their souls unto himself in righteousness, that he might make them partakers of life feverlasting. Fifthly, for that God in his covenant testified, not only that he was now their God, but also promised ⟨p. 44⟩that he would be their God for gever: in which promise assuredly the heavenly felicity & life everlasting is plainly signified unto us. Sixthly, for that God promised also that he would be the God of their