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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
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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.
As touching the doctrine, although in the beginning of the first section he set down three things, yet he doth it not to this end, to assign to every one his proper place in the handling thereof (which therefore I show that no man should look for that, and so make his labour wearisome to him) but only as it were to draw out all that he hath gathered together, as it were out of a fountain whatsoever afterward he shall disput• of in the former part of the Chapter.
As touching the doctrine, although in the beginning of the first sectiō he set down thrée things, yet he doth it not to this end, to assigne to euery one his proper place in the handling therof (which therefore I shew that no man shoulde looke for that, and so make his labour wéerisome to him) but only as it were to drawe out all that he hath gathered together, as it were out of a fountaine whatsoeuer afterwarde he shall disput• of in the former part of the Chapter.
1 Although the causes thereof which happen, are hidden from us, yet is it not meet, that we should think mans matters to be turned and whirled about ⟨p. 33⟩[…] ⟨image 39⟩[…] ⟨p. 33⟩with the blind sway of fortune: and be stirred up to murmur against GOD,1 as though he did rashly cast all mens matters hither and thither: but we should reverence his secret judgements, and rest upon his will, as upon a most just cause of all things.
1 Although the causes therof which happen, are hidden frō vs, yet is it not méete, that wee shoulde thinke mans matters to bée turned and whirled about