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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Cap. 1. That the knowledge of God and of our selves, are things joined together, and how they agree the one with the other.
Cap. 1. That the knowledge of God and of our selues, are things ioined togeather, and how they agree the one with the other.
HE teacheth that the whole sum of all our wisdom consisteth of two parts, that is to say, of the knowledge of GOD and of our selves: yet whether goeth before, it is hard to discern•, seeing they are linked together with so many bonds. For first no man can look upon himself, but he must needs forthwith turn all his senses to the viewing and beholding of God: Whether he consider his gifts, with which distilling from heaven, he is led as it were by certain rivers to God; or his own miserable slenderness or poverty, whereby he is admonished of the infinite plenty of all good things with abide ⟨image 6⟩in God.
HE teacheth that the whole sūme of al our wisdom consisteth of two partes, that is to say, of the knowledge of GOD and of our selues: yet whether goeth before, it is hard to discern•, séeing they are linked togeather wt so many bondes. For first no man can looke vpon himself, but he must néeds foorthwith turne all his senses to the viewing and beholding of God: Whether he consider his gifts, with which distilling from heauen, hée is led as it were by certaine riuers to God; or his owne miserable slendernesse or pouertie, wherby he is admonished of the infinit plentie of all good thinges wich abide ⟨image 6⟩in God.