A17662:217
The Institution of Christian Religion
The institution of Christian religion, written in Latin by master John Calvin, and translated into English according to the authors last edition. Seen and allowed according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctionsThe institution of Christian religion, vvrytten in Latine by maister Ihon Caluin, and translated into Englysh according to the authors last edition. Seen and allowed according to the order appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions
London: printed by Reinolde Wolfe & Richard Harison, 1561London: printed by Reinolde VVolfe & Richarde Harison, 1561
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.
And a little after he affirmeth, that the Son is the maker of heaven and earth, which gave the law by the hand of Moses and appeared to the Fathers. Now if any man do prate that with Ireneus only the Father is the God of Israel, I will turn again upon him that which the same writer plainly teacheth, that Christ is all one and the same: as also he applieth unto him the prophecy of Habakkuk.1 God shall come out of the South. To the same purpose serveth that which is red in the. ix. Chapter of the fourth book. Christ himself therefore with the Father is the God of the living. And in the. xii. Chapter of the same book he expoundeth that Abraham believed God, because Christ is the maker of heaven and earth and the only God.
And a little after he affirmeth, that the Sonne is the maker of heauen and earth, whiche gaue the lawe by the hande of Moses and appeared to the Fathers. Nowe if any manne doe prate that wyth Ireneus onely the Father is the God of Israel, I will turne agayne vpon hym that whiche the same writer playnly teacheth, that Christe is all one and the same: as also he applyeth vnto hym the prophecie of Habacuc.1 God shall come oute of the South. To the same purpose serueth that whiche is red in the. ix. Chapter of the fourth booke. Chryste hymselfe therfore with the Father is the God of the lyuinge. And in the. xii. Chapter of the same booke he expoundeth that Abraham beleued God, because Chryste is the maker of heauen and earth and the onely God.
- 1Ibid. ca. xviii: &, xxiii,
And with no more trueth do they bring in Tertullian for their defender. For though he be rough sometime and crabbed in his manner of speech, yet doeth he plainly teach the sum of that doctrine that we defend. That is to say, whereas he is the one GOD, yet by disposition and order he is his Word: that there is but one GOD in unity of substance, and yet that the same unity by mystery of orderly distribution is disposed into Trinity, that there are three, not in state, but in degree, not in substance, but in form: not in power, but in order. He sayeth that he defendeth the Son to be a second next to the Father, but he meaneth him to be none other than the Father, but by way of distinction. In some places he sayeth that the Son is visible. But when he hath reasoned on both parts he defineth that he is invisible in so much as he is the Word.