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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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8 For that the fathers have done, and first of all Augustine: yet this interpretation of the elders omitted, all the posterity ⟨image 51⟩almost have stuck in the signification of the word,1 & so hath bin brought into deadly confidence. Our Saviour Christ saith. Without me you can do nothing. And Saint Paul saith,2 Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. And Augustine saith,3 That cannot be made free, which the grace of God hath not made free. And again he sayeth, That the justice of God is not fulfilled, when the law commandeth, and man doth of his own strength, but when the holy Ghost helpeth, and mans will not free, but made free by GOD, obeyeth.
8 For that the fathers haue done, and first of all Augustine: yet this interpretatiō of ye elders omitted, all ye posteritie ⟨image 51⟩almost haue stuck in ye significatiō of the word,1 & so hath bin brought into deadly confidence. Our Sauiour Christ sayth. Without me you can do nothing. And Saint Paule sayth,2 Where the Spirite of the Lorde is, there is libertie. And Augustine sayth,3 That cannot be made free, which the grace of God hath not made free. And againe he sayeth, That the iustice of God is not fulfilled, when the law commaundeth, and man doth of his owne strength, but when the holy Ghost helpeth, and mans will not free, but made free by GOD, obeyeth.