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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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XV.
True patience is not to want either sense ⟨p. 64⟩aor natural affection, and so to be void of all grief and sorrow: but herein appeareth it, when the servant of Christ, is much bprovoked, and yet by Gods fear is so bridled, that he breaks forth into no rage nor cmurmuring, but rather resteth, (albeit smitten with grief & sorrow,) dspiritually comforting himself in the Lord his God: not without meditations also of Gods justice, equity and clemency in our chastisements, but specially of the fatherly counsel eof God for our salvation, so caring for it on this manner.
True patience is not to want either sense ⟨p. 64⟩aor naturall affection, and so to be voyde of all griefe and sorow: but herein appeareth it, when the seruaunt of Christ, is much bprouoked, and yet by Gods feare is so bridled, that he breakes forth into no rage nor