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The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously…The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously…
The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously abridged by Edmond Bunny Bachelor of divinity; and translated into English by Edward MayThe institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously abridged by Edmond Bunnie Bachellour of diuinitie; and translated into English by Edward May
London: printed for William Norton, 1580
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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.
8 Certain dogs must also be taken heed of, which by no means will seem to take away his divinity from him,1 while they secretly steal away his eternity. Whereupon his eternity is affirmed against them.
8 Certain dogges must also be taken héede of, which by no meanes wil séeme to take away his diuinitie from him,1 while they secretely steale away his eternitie. Wherevpon his eternitie is affirmed against them.
9. 10 That the Son is God, it is proved by many places of the old Testament, both with a confutation of certain cavils of the Jews, and also of Seruetus. The Jews say that the word Elohim is applied to the Angels and sovereign powers, but there is no such place that raiseth an eternal ⟨p. 18⟩throne to any creature. Again this title is given to none,1 but with addition. The Prophet Isaiah doth plainly describe the Godhead of the Son,2 and Jeremiah also, where it is said, The name of the city from that day shall be called Jehovah. And that he builded an Alter, and called the name of it Jehovah my exaltation; thereby is meant that the altar was builded for a monument that God was the advancement of Moses; and that Jerusalem is not adorned with the name of God, but only to testify the presence of God. Much a doe also they keep at this, where the Prophet saith, that this is the name whereby they call her Jehovah or righteousness: