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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.
XIII.
We grant with Paul that no faith justifieth but that which worketh by alove: but we utterly deny that faith hath power to justify, or that faith and love do justify, because faith is effectual, or working by love.
We graunt with Paul that no faith iustifieth but that which worketh by aloue: but we vtterly deny that faith hath power to iustifie, or that faith and loue do iustifie, because faith is effectuall, or working by loue.
- aGal. 5.6.
XIIII.
The form of our justification is the free remission aof sins: for like as the wrath of God is upon all so long as they continue in sin: so whom the Lord shall receive to grace, them he is said to justify, that is, of sinners to make them righteous, & this he doth by pardoning and discharging them from their sins. For if we consider them whom God received to his grace by their works, they shall be