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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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This Metonymical or Sacramental ⟨p. 160⟩phrase is used every where in Scripture, where the holy Spirit speaketh of Sacraments. For we may not otherwise understand these places; as where it is said, that circumcision is the acovenant of God, & the paschal lamb is bthe Lords Passover in Egypt, and the csacrifices of the Law are said to expiate the sins of the people, and that the rock which gave them water to drink in the wilderness was dChrist.
This Metonymicall or Sacramentall ⟨p. 160⟩phrase is vsed euerie where in Scripture, where the holy Spirit speaketh of Sacraments. For we may not otherwise vnderstand these places; as where it is sayd, that circumcision is the acouenant of God, & the paschall lambe is bthe Lords Passeouer in Aegypt, and the c