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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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XXIII.
The hypocrites challenge some justice, because of their glorious works and obedience to the ceremonies, but they are so far from pleasing God herein, that they highly displease him, because with unclean harts they profane his holy worship. For works can not apurchase grace with God for any person: but contrarily, works please God, after that the person first hath found favour and grace with God. And for this cause Moses writeth, that the Lord respected bAbel and his offering: in which words he teacheth that Abel's oblation did therefore please God, because Abel's person pleased him: and that pleased him by faith, without which […] it is impossible to please God, cfor that thereby mens harts are dpurified. For which cause also Paul saith to the Hebrews that Abel ⟨p. 78⟩eoffered unto God a better sacrifice then Cain: for that Cain was an hypocrite, and so without faith.
The hypocrites chalenge some iustice, because of their glorious workes and obedience to the ceremonies, but they are so farre from pleasing God herein, that they highly displease him, because with vncleane harts they prophane his holy worship. For workes can not