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…

20 The better he may perform the same, he taketh upon him to entreat of this institution, specially to show with how false envy the adversaries do burden us,¹ when they cry out that we depart from the words of Christ: but this reproach may be cast upon their own pates, as he manifestly showeth by a natural interpretation of the words, and certain other arguments.

20 The better he may performe the same, he taketh vpon him to entreat of this institution, specially to shewe with how false enuy the aduersaries doe burthen vs,¹ when they crye out that we depart from the words of Christ: but this reproch may be cast vppon their owne pates, as hee manifestly sheweth by a naturall interpretation of the wordes, and certaine other arguments.

1. 1Mat. 26.26. Mar. 14.22.

21 For no other cause then for affinity, which the things signified, have with the signs, is the name of the thing given to the sign, which he showeth by certain places of scripture and by Augustine. Circumcision is a covenant: the Lamb is the Passover, the sacrifices of the law are expiations, the rock out of which water flowed in the desert was Christ: God appeared to Moses in a bush, the ark of covenant is called God the face of God, & the one is called the holy Ghost. Marvellous saith Aug. is ⟨p. 250⟩the patience of Christ, that he received Judas to the banquet,¹