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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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In the second petition: Let thy kingdom come, we beg first, that God by the grace of his holy spirit, would repress the corrupt affections of our nature, and form all our senses to the obedience of his will: next that he would curb and bridle the wicked which fight against his kingdom, and that he would gather unto himself his elect, and preserve his Churches: that he would cast down the enemies of his Church, and cut them short in all their attempts and desires: and lastly, that in his good time, he would make us partakers of his glory and heavenly bliss.
In the second petition: Let thy kingdome come, we beg first, that God by the grace of his holy spirit, would represse the corrupt affections of our nature, and forme all our senses to the obedience of his will: next that he would curbe and bridle the wicked which fight against his kingdome, and that he would gather vnto himselfe his elect, and preserue his Churches: that he would cast downe the enemies of his Church, and cut them short in all their attempts and desires: and lastly, that in his good time, he would make vs partakers of his glory and heauenly blisse.
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The third petition is, Thy will be done in earth as it is heaven. This petition is added to the former, for declaration sake to help our ignorance: for then and there God reigneth in the world, where men submit themselves, to be ruled by his holy will revealed in his word. We ask here therefore that the holy spirit would rule