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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
VII.
The Preface is in these words, Our Father which art in heaven. Wherein we profess our faith, or affiance & trust we have, as children, in God our heavenly Father, who hath by grace adopted us in that his beloved and only begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ. Here also to lift up our minds to God, we make mention of the seat of Gods majesty, that is of heaven, where he giveth his blessed Angels the fruition of his presence, and shall give us in his good time appointed.
The Preface is in these wordes, Our Father which art in heauen. Wherein we professe our faith, or affiance & trust we haue, as children, in God our heauenly Father, who hath by grace adopted vs in that his beloued and onely begotten Sonne our Lord Iesus Christ. Here also to lift vp our minds to God, we make mētiō of the seate of Gods maiestie, that is of heauen, where he giueth his blessed Angels the fruition of his presence, and shall giue vs in his good time appointed.
VIII.
The narration containeth six petitions: the first three, do in special manner concern Gods glory: the other three, respect our own benefit and good.
The narration containeth six petitions: the first three, do in speciall manner concerne Gods glory: the other three, respect our owne benefite and good.