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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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XIIII.
Special motives to bear the cross patiently are these following. 1. Because this is the good awill and pleasure of our heavenly Father, to exercise his children in this manner, as it were, to make good trial of them. 2. For that bChrist himself was to learn obedience by the things which he suffered, and we must be made cconformable unto him. 3. For that if we be dpartakers ⟨p. 63⟩with Christ in his passions, we shall be partakers also with him of his glorious resurrection. 4. For that it is needful and good for us always to have some cross, that having experience of our own weakness and frailty, we may be truly ehumbled: that so being humbled, we may learn to call for fstrength from God, that so we may have experience of his gpresence, and that by this experience we may receive hconfirmation of our hope. 5. For that we have need to learn the obedience