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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.
CHAP. XIIII. That in the very creation of the world and of all things the scripture doth distinguish by certain marks the true God from false Gods.
CHAP. XIIII. That in the verie creation of the worlde and of al things the scripture doth distinguish by certaine markes the true God from false Gods.
1 ALSO God would have the history of the creation to be extant that the faith of his Church might rest thereupon, & not seek any other God, but him who is set forth by Moses to be the Creator and maker of the world. And because our nature is too much inclined to vanity, first the time is set down that by the continual course of years the faithful might come to the first beginning of mankind and of all things.1
1 ALSO God woulde haue the historie of the creation to be extant that the faith of his Church might rest therupon, & not seek any other God, but him who is set foorth by Moses to bee the Creator and maker of the world. And because our nature is too much inclined to vanitie, first the time is set downe that by the continuall course of yeares the faithfull might come to the first beginning of mankinde and of all things.1
- 1Time of the creation.
Quest. Why did it not come into Gods mind before to create heaven and earth,1 but being idle did suffer that to pass an infinite space, which he could have done many thousand years before?