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An excellent treatise of the immortality of the soul By which is proved, that…An excellent treatise of the immortalytie of the soule By which is proued, that…
An excellent treatise of the immortality of the soul By which is proved, that the souls, after their departure out of the bodies, are awake and do live, contrary to that erroneous opinion of certain ignorant persons, who think them to lye asleep until the day of judgement. Set fourth by M. John Calvin, and englished from the French by T. Stocker.An excellent treatise of the immortalytie of the soule By which is proued, that the soules, after their departure out of the bodies, are avvake and doe lyue, contrary to that erronious opinion of certen ignorant persons, who thinke them to lye asleape vntill the day of iudgement. Set fourth by M. Iohn Caluin, and englished from the French by T. Stocker.
London: printed by John Daye, 1581London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1581
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I answer, that every Christian is bound unto his calling, even to the uttermost of his power. Wherefore, except God would render up his own title and interest, there is nothing that ought, or may hold us from doing our duty. For either God is to be respected in the calling, or else we have some other end and purpose. And therefore without we make the chiefest account of the glory of God, this name or title of calling, is but vainly foisted in. Howbeit if this ⟨image 106⟩obtain the principal place, as it is good reason it should, we are to call to mind that we are so far forth bound to our calling, as that it ought by no mean to withdraw us from the true and sincere worship of God. To be short, like as the first table of the law taketh place before the second, Even so likewise are all the duties of the second Table to be directed unto it, as to a true and perfect square. For, this is the some and effect of the first Table, to hold and keep the pure worship, adoration, & invocation of our God.
I aunswere, that euery Christian is bound vnto his calling, euen to the vttermost of his power. Wherefore, except God would render vp his owne title and interest, there is nothing that ought, or may hold vs from doing our duety. For either God is to be respected in the calling, or els we haue some other end and purpose. And therefore without we make the chiefest accompt of the glory of God, this name or title of calling, is but vainely foisted in. Howbeit if this ⟨image 106⟩obtayne the principall place, as it is good reason it should, we are to call to minde that we are so farfourth bound to our calling, as that it ought by no meane to withdraw vs from the true and sincere worshipp of God. To be short, lyke as the first table of the law taketh place before the second, Euen so lykewise are all the dueties of the second Table to be directed vnto it, as to a true and perfect square. For, this is the somme and effect of the first Table, to hold and keepe the pure worshipp, adoration, & inuocation of our God.