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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. I. That the knowledge of God, and of our selves, are things joined together, and how they be linked together.
CHAP. I. That the knowledge of God, and of our selues, are things ioyned togeather, and how they be lincked togeather.
THE whole sum of our wisdom consisteth in two parts:1 in the knowledge of GOD, and of our selves. But forasmuch as they be knit together with many bands, it cannot easily be discerned whether of these two is former: forasmuch as no man can behold himself, but he ⟨p. 2⟩must turn his senses unto the beholding of God, in whom he liveth and moveth2. For it is a plain §1case that those gifts wherewith we are furnished, are not of our selves:3 yea, that even that which we are, is nothing else but a subsisting in one God. Secondly, §2we are brought from those good things, which distil down unto us, from heaven by drops, as from the streams unto the springs head. Whereby it cometh to pass, that by our want and poverty doth better appear that infinite plenty of good things which is in God.
THE whole summe of our wisdome cō sisteth in two parts: