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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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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.
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The Church is either universal, which commonly the Greeks call Catholic, or particular.
The Church is either vniuersall, which commonly the Greekes call Catholicke, or particular.
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The universal or Catholic Church is the whole multitude of them, who from the beginning of the world, have believed in Christ, that now do believe, and shall believe to the worlds end. Whereof one part now triumpheth ain heaven, to wi••, the faithful that are departed: ⟨p. 115⟩another part is militant on the earth, that is, the faithful, that yet live. And this again, is divided into particular Churches.
The vniuersall or Catholicke Church is the whole multitude of them, who from the beginning of the world, haue beleeued in Christ, that now do beleeue, and shall beleeue to the worldes end. Whereof one part now triumpheth