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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Preface: THE AUTHORS PREface to Master Beza.Preface: THE AVTHORS PREface to Maister Beza.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
but the sentences, which appertain to any one place of Christian doctrine, (as things which ⟨image 9⟩most concern the perfection of a body) •e like bare and naked bones knit and •inted one with an other. But some will […], that this is but dry and bare stuff in •ede, without any sap or grace in it. I an•r and grant these bones be but bare, […] are they bones, that is, firm and solid •ngs indeed, which neither want good •ewes, nor juice and marrow of heaven• doctrine in them. Such as desire a more pious stile, let them either read that a•dgement, or the authors great work self. For my drift was not in this labour, to withdraw any man from the augurs work: but rather to give an easy production thereunto, and to win, and […] excite such as favour holy Religion, the •re to embrace that work. For I trust, •at he which understandeth the chief •ounds of Gods truth, set forth and conned in these Aphorisms (if he be ca•ed with a true zeal to learn and re•ive the knowledge of Gods heavenly verity) shall the rather desire to see these •oints in the author himself, where they •re more fully disputed and handled.
but the sentences, which appertaine to any one place of Christian doctrine, (as things which ⟨image 9⟩most concerne the perfection of a body) •e like bare and naked bones knit and •inted one with an other. But some will 〈…〉, that this is but dry and bare stuffe in ede, without any sap or grace in it. I anr and graunt these bones be but bare, are they bones, that is, firme and solid ngs indeede, which neither want good ewes, nor iuice and marow of heauen doctrine in them. Such as desire a more pious stile, let them either reade that adgement, or the authours great worke selfe. For my drift was not in this labour, to withdraw any man from the auurs worke: but rather to giue an easie roduction therunto, and to winne, and excite such as fauour holy Religion, the re to embrace that worke. For I trust, at he which vnderstandeth the chiefe ounds of Gods truth, set forth and conned in these Aphorismes (if he be caed with a true zeale to learne and reiue the knowledge of Gods heauenly eritie) shall the rather desire to see these oints in the author himselfe, where they re more fully disputed and handled.