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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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XXV.
By the premisses we now see that not only the beginning of our justification is by grace, so as a sinner freed from damnation obtaineth righteousness, and that freely by the pardon of his sins, as appeareth in the three first sorts of men: but also our proceeding therein, so as our justification is ever free and by grace: which thing well appeareth in the fourth kind of men which are both, regenerate by Gods spirit, and justified by a lively faith ⟨p. 79⟩in Christ. And thus God imputed unto Abraham, the father of the faithful, his faith for righteousness, when as he had alived for many years in great holiness of life. This saith Habakkuk also; bThe just shall live by faith: and David; cBlessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, speaking of the godly which live a holy unspotted and blameless life before men. Again Paul saith that the dembassage concerning our free reconciliation with God must be continued among the faithful. And Christ is a econtinual mediator, reconciling us with his father, and the efficacy or virtue of his death to fexpiate the sins of the faithful never dieth, nor waxeth old.
By the premisses we now see that not onely the beginning of our iustification is by grace, so as a sinner freed from damnation obtaineth righteousnesse, and that freely by the pardon of his sinnes, as appeareth in the three first sorts of men: but also our proceeding therein, so as our iustification is euer free and by grace: which thing well appeareth in the fourth kinde of men which are both, regenerate by Gods spirite, and iustified by a liuely faith