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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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XI.
And seeing the Scripture is given to instruct us, concerning Gods worship & •r salvation, those fantastical wits must •re, which laying aside the Scripture fly •nto revelations.
And seeing the Scripture is giuen to instruct vs, concerning Gods worship & •r saluatiō, those phantasticall wits must •re, which laying aside the Scripture flye •nto reuelations.
XII.
And whereas the scope of God in the scripture, is to teach men concerning his holy worship and mans true happiness; it followeth then that it is so absolute & perfect, that it containeth all things needful •or this end & purpose. For otherwise we should say that God himself doth not attain that which he purposed, and this to speak, is against the omnipotency of God.