A17676:71

An abridgement of the Institution of Christian religion written

Name: An abridgement of the Institution of Christian religion written
Author: John Calvin

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

John Calvin 1509–1564Edinburgh: printed by Thomas Vautrollier, 1586

[32], 398, [30] p. · 118k words · STC 4429 · ESTC S107245

Title page: Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

Book 1 › Chapter 5: That the knowledge of God doth shine in the making of this world, and in the continual…Book 1 › Chapter 5: That the knowledge of God doth shine in the making of this worlde, and in the continual…

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Quest. But for what cause was God moved, both to create all these things once, and with what cause is he moved to preserve the same now?

Quest. But for what cause was God moued, both to create all these things once, and with what cause is he moued to preserue the same now?

:69p. 9§2

An. His only goodness both was and is the cause,¹ which ought to be sufficient to allure us to love him: forasmuch as there is no creature, upon which his mercy is not poured out^*.

An. His onely goodnesse both was and is the cause,¹ which ought to be sufficiēt to allure vs to loue him: forasmuch as there is no creature, vpon which his mercie is not poured out^*.

1The goodness of God the only cause of the creation.The goodnes of God the onlie cause of the creation.
*Psal. 145.9.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

John Calvin 1509–1564

Place

Edinburgh

Printer

Thomas Vautrollier

Year

1586

Size

[32], 398, [30] p.

Words

118,277

Catalogue

STC 4429 · ESTC S107245

Text

EEBO-TCP A17676

Passages

2,646

Sections

112

Title page

An abridgement of the Institution of Christian religion written

CHAP. VI. That a man hath need to have the Scripture to be his guide, that he may attain to the knowledge of God the Creator.

CHAP. VI. That a man hath neede to haue the Scripture to be his guide, that he may attaine to the knowledge of God the Creator.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. VI. That a man hath need to have the Scripture to be his guide, that he may attain to the knowledge of God the Creator.

CHAP. VI. That a man hath neede to haue the Scripture to be his guide, that he may attaine to the knowledge of God the Creator.

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