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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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XVIII.
The doctrine of our free justification, shall then be comfortable and pleasant ⟨p. 74⟩unto us: when we shall present our selves as guilty before the heavenly judge, and shall prostrate our selves, and strip our selves as naked in his presence, full of fear and care, to be discharged from our sins, considering the aperfection of Gods justice and the bimperfection of our righteousness, yea the huge cnumber and greatness of our sins. For thus come we at the last, well prepared and ready to receive the grace of Christ, when we shall be truly cast down & humbled with the lively touch and feeling of our misery and wants. But contrarily, such as either dswell in the conceit of their own righteousness, or be drunk in the delights of their own sins, they live in a secure contempt of Gods judgement, and shut up against themselves the gates of Gods mercy.
The doctrine of our free iustification, shall then be comfortable and pleasant ⟨p. 74⟩vnto vs: when we shall present our selues as guiltie before the heauenly iudge, and shall prostrate our selues, and strip our selues as naked in his presence, full of feare and care, to be discharged from our sins, considering the