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 Moreover because Christ seemeth to forbid to resist evil:¹ whereby is meant that men should patiently bear all the injuries and reproaches of the malicious, so far forth that when they ⟨image 279⟩have received one injury, they should be ready to receive an other, promising themselves all their life long, nothing else but a continual cross,² not mindful to seek eye for eye, or tooth for tooth, as the Pharisees taught their Disciples to desire revenge, but as they are taught by Christ, to suffer their bodies to be mangled, and their goods maliciously to be taken from them: and of their own accord to forgive & pardon those evils that are done unto them,³ committing vengeance to the Lord, to whom it belongeth. but yet this evenness & moderation of minds, shall not withstand but that the friendship toward their enemies remaining safe: they may use the help of the Magistrate to the preserving of their goods, or for zeal of a public commodity, may sue a guilty & pestilent man to be punished, whom they know can not be amended but by death.

20 Moreouer because Christ séemeth to forbid to resist euill:¹ wherby is ment that men should patiently beare all the iniuries and reproches of the malicious, so farre foorth that when they ⟨image 279⟩haue receiued one iniury, they should be ready to receiue an other, promising themselues all their life long, nothing els but a continuall crosse,² not mindful to séeke eye for eye, or tooth for tooth, as the Pharesies taught their Disciples to desire reuenge, but as they are taught by Christ, to suffer their bodies to bée mangled, and their goods maliciously to be taken from them: and of their owne accorde to forgiue & pardon those euils that are done vnto them,