A17676:170
An abridgement of the Institution of Christian religion written
An abridgement of the Institution of Christian religion written by M. John Calvin. Wherein brief and sound answers to the objections of the adversaries are set down. By William Lawn minister of the word of God. Faithfully translated out of Latin into English by Christopher Fetherstone minister of the word of GodAn abridgement of the Institution of Christian religion written by M. Ihon Caluin. VVherein briefe and sound ansvveres to the obiections of the aduersaries are set dovvne. By VVilliam Lawne minister of the word of God. Faithfullie translated out of Latine into English by Christopher Fetherstone minister of the word of God
Edinburgh: printed by Thomas Vautrollier, 1586
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.
9 Worshipping did follow such forged invention.1 For seeing men did imagine that they beheld God in the images, they did also worship him there.
9 Worshipping did follow such forged inuentiō.1 For seeing men did imagine that they behelde God in the images, they did also worship him there.
- 1There is some god head ascribed to the images.
Ob. The images are not counted the gods themselves.
Ob. The images are not coūted the gods thēselues.
An. Neither were the Jews altogether so ignorant that they did not remember that it was God by whose hand they had been brought out of ⟨p. 26⟩Egypt, before they made the calf: neither were the Heathen men so blockish that they did not understand that God was some other thing then wood and stone.
An. Neither were the Iewes altogether so ignoraunt that they did not remember that it was God by whose hande they hadde beene brought out of ⟨p. 26⟩