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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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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.
XI.
To be short, the Scripture teacheth that our justification is on this manner, first the Lord God of his mere agrace and goodness doth embrace a sinner; finding nothing to move him to mercy, but misery; for he seeth him bdestitute & void of all good works: he is moved cof himself to do him good, and to give this sinner some taste and feeling dof his goodness: that edistrusting his own strength and works he may repose all his trust and hope for salvation in the only mercy fof God in Christ Jesus, which God hath revealed in his holy word.
To be short, the Scripture teacheth that our iustification is on this manner, first the Lord God of his meer agrace and goodnesse doth embrace a sinner; finding nothing to moue him to mercy, but misery; for he seeth him bdestitute & void of all good workes: he is moued c