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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.
12 The place of Deuteronomy is not against this solution.1 For after the publishing of the Law, he ⟨image 63⟩protesteth unto the people in this manner. The commandment that I command thee this day, is not hid from thee, neither far of: it is not in heaven but hard by thee, it is in thy mouth and in the hart, thou shouldest do it. Which Paul here affirmeth,2 that Moses spake of doctrine of the Gospel: for if Moses had only spoken of the commandments, he should have puffed up the people with a most vain confidence to have thrown down them selves headlong in taking upon them the keeping of the law by their own strength, as a thing not hard for them. Wherefore there is nothing more certain then that Moses in these words did mean, the covenant of mercy, which he publishing together with the straight requiring of the law, for in a few verses before, he had taught that our hearts must be circumcised by the hand of God,3 that we may love him.
12 The place of Deuteronomy is not agaynst this solution.1 For after the publishyng of the Lawe, hée ⟨image 63⟩protesteth vnto the people in this manner. The commaundement that I commaunde thee this day, is not hid from thee, neither farre of: it is not in heauen but hard by thee, it is in thy mouth and in the hart, thou shouldest do it. Which Paul here affirmeth,2 that Moses spake of doctrine of the Gospell: for if Moses had onely spoken of the commaundementes, he shoulde haue puffed vp the people with a most vayne confidence to haue throwne downe them selues hedlong in taking vppon them the kéeping of the lawe by their owne strength, as a thing not hard for thē. Wherfore there is nothing more certaine then that Moses in these wordes did meane, the couenaunt of mercy, which he publishing together with the straight requiring of the lawe, for in a fewe verses before, he had taught that our hartes must be circumcized by the hande of God,