A17676:807
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.
An. We must not seek for the image of God any where else, but in those excellent gifts & marks of excellency, wherewith God had garnished Adam above all other living creatures. And Christ was then the image of God: therefore whatsoever excellency was graven in Adam, it flowed thence because through the only begotten Son he approached to the glory of his creator.
An. We must not seeke for the image of God anie where else, but in those excellent gifts & marks of excellencie, wherewith God had garnished Adā aboue all other liuing creaturs. And Christ was thē the image of God: therefore whatsoeuer excellencie was grauen in Adam, it flowed thence because through the onely begotten Sonne he approched to the glorie of his creatour.
7 Therefore if mans integrity had not decayed he should have been like to God and Angels, and yet it should not have been needful that the Son of God should therefore have become either man ⟨p. 116⟩or Angel.
7 Therfore if mans integritie had not decayed he should haue bene like to God and Angells, and yet it should not haue bene needfull that the Sonne of God should therefore haue become either man ⟨p. 116⟩or Angell.
Object. Unless it had been decreed by the unchangeable purpose of God before man was created, that Christ should be borne, not as a Redeemer, but as the first man, that he might not lose his prerogative he should now have been borne only by chance, that he might restore mankind being lost. Therefore he was created after the image of Adam.