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…

Cap. 20. Of Civill government.

Cap. 20. Of Ciuill gouernment.

First he sendeth forth certain things in general, from the 1. to the 3. Moreover dividing the whole matter into three parts, he prosecuteth every one severally, from the 4. to the 32.

FIrst he sendeth forth certaine things in generall, from the 1. to ye 3. Moreouer deuiding the whole matter into thrée partes, he prosecuteth euery one seuerally, from the 4. to the 32.

1 After he hath abundantly spoken of spiritual government,¹ which respecteth the soul, he doeth necessarily descend to that other, which tendeth to the government of a civil life: and to the intent he may meet with a double evil, whereof the first is, that Barbarous and mad men do furiously go about to overthrow the order established by God, but sith they do it for this cause, as though Christian liberty could not stand, it is showed against them that politic administration is not against Christian liberty.

1 After he hath aboundantly spoken of spirituall gouernment,¹ which respecteth the soule, he doeth necessarily descend to that other, which tendeth to the gouernment of a ciuil life: and to the intent he may méete with a double euill, whereof the first is, that Barbarous and madde men doe furiously goe about to ouerthrowe the order established by God, but sith they doe it for this cause, as though Christian libertie coulde not stande, it is shewed against them that politike administration is not against Christian libertie.