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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. 3. That the knowledge of God is naturally planted in the minds of men.
Cap. 3. That the knowledge of God is naturallie planted in the mindes of men.
There is in mans mind, even by natural instinction, a certain feeling of the Godhead, and the same so ample and large, that they are condemned by their own testimony, that worship not God whom they acknowledge to be their maker: But there is no nation so barbarous, that is not touched with the same feeling: This also the Idolaters them selves do sufficiently confess, when they had rather worship a block and a stone, then be thought to have no God.
THere is in mans mind, euē by naturall instinction, a certain féeling of the Godhead, and the same so ample and large, that they are condemned by their owne testimonie, that worship not God whom they acknowledge to be their maker: But there is no nation so barbarous, that is not touched with the same féeling: This also the Idolaters them selues doe sufficientlie confesse, when they had rather worship a blocke and a stone, then be thought to haue no God.
2 Wherefore it is most vain, that some do say, That religion was devised by the subtlety and craft of a few, to keep the people better in awe: yea and the wicked them selves also do oftentimes feel, will they nill they, that which they are not desirous to know of God, and would have extinguished.
2 Wherefore it is most vaine, that some do say, That religiō was deuised by the suttletie and craft of a few, to kéepe the people better in awe: yea and the wicked them selues also doe oftentimes féele, wil they nill they, that which they are not desirous to knowe of God, and woulde haue extinguished.