An abridgement of the Institution of Christian religion written

¹3 Object. If God have assigned the point and very time of our death, we can not escape i•: and therefore it is vain to use any circumspection. Therefore §1where as one man dare not go a dangerous way lest he be slain of robbers: another man sendeth for physicians that he may prolong or help his life &c. Either all these are vain remedies, which are used to correct the will of God: or else life and death: health and sickness &c. are not determined §2by his certain decree. Moreover the prayers of the faithful shall be disordered, or at least superfluous, wherein they pray, that God will provide for those things, which he hath already determined from §3eternity. Furthermore a cutter doth slay a good subject,² he hath executed the purpose of God: some man hath committed theft or whoredom, he is the minister of his providence.

¹3 Obiect. If God haue assigned the point and verie time of our death, we can not escape i•: and therfore it is vaine to vse anie circumspectiō. Therfore §1where as one man dare not go a daungerous way lest he be slaine of robbers: another man sendeth for phisitians that he may prolong or help his life &c. Either all these are vaine remedies, which are vsed to correct the will of God: or else life and death: health and sicknesse &c. are not determined §2by his certaine decree. Moreouer the prayers of the faithfull shall be disordered, or at least superfluous, wherein they pray, that God will prouide for those thinges, which he hath alreadie determined from §3eternitie. Furthermore a cutter doth slay a good subiect,² he hath executed the purpose of God: some man hath committed theft or whordome, he is the minister of his prouidence.