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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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VIII.
We receive Jesus Christ and his holy spirit most comfortably by the word: for it is Gods holy ordinance and instrument to convey his graces into our minds, harts, and consciences, and that mighty power to confer and give us the spirit of grace, the spirit of faith, the spirit of adoption, ⟨p. 155⟩the spirit of sanctification, of wisdom. &c.
We receiue Iesus Christ and his holy spirite most comfortably by the word: for it is Gods holy ordinance and instrument to cōuay his graces into our minds, harts, and consciences, and that mighty power to confer and giue vs the spirite of grace, the spirite of faith, the spirite of adoption, ⟨p. 155⟩the spirit of sanctificatiō, of wisedome. &c.
IX.
But there is difference between the participation of Christ by the one and by the other, for the Lord first by his word confers grace, but grace and faith once given, are strengthened and increase daily by the Sacraments.