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…

15 Moreover he concludeth, after the scope of every thing is diligently searched, that to every nation liberty is left,¹ to make such laws as they saw profitable for them, so they were finished according to perpetual rule of charity.

15 Moreouer he concludeth, after the scope of euery thing is diligently searched, that to euery natiō libertie is left,¹ to make such lawes as they sawe profitable for them, so they were finished according to perpetuall rule of charitie.

1. 1Gal. 4.4.

16 This would be plain, if in all laws two things were considered, that ⟨image 278⟩is to say, the equity and constitution of the law, the first whereof, is one and the same, and therefore ought never to vary: the other, because it ought to depend of circumstances, will sometimes necessarily be divers, and that he showeth by divers examples.¹

16 This woulde bee plaine, if in all lawes two things were cōsidered, that ⟨image 278⟩is to say, the equitie and constitution of the lawe, the first whereof, is one and the same, and therefore ought neuer to varie: the other, because it ought to depende of circumstances, wil sometimes necessarily be diuers, and that he sheweth by diuers examples.¹