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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.
4 Yet the promises, of the Moral law although they be conditional, yet were they given for good cause.
4 Yet the promises, of the Morall lawe although they be condicionall, yet were they geuen for good cause.
5 Neither ought it to seem absurd to any man, that he proveth, that the keeping of the law is impossible, how soever Hierome, but chiefly the Pelagians have otherwise thought. Not one of the holy men that have been clothed with the body of death, hath ever attained to the full perfection of love, to love GOD with all his heart, with all his mind, with all his soul,1 & with all his power; there hath been none that hath not bin troubled with concupiscence. Augustine saith, that in this flesh we never yield to God the dear love that we owe him. Love, saith he, so followeth knowledge, that no man can perfectly love God, but he that hath first fully known his goodness: we while we wander in this world, see by a glass and in a dark speech: It followeth then that our love is unperfect, let this therefore remain,2 that in this flesh it is impossible ⟨image 68⟩to fulfil the law.
5 Neither ought it to séeme absurde to any man, that hée prooueth, that the kéeping of the law is impossible, howe soeuer Hierome, but chiefly the Pelagians haue otherwise thought. Not one of the holy men that haue béene clothed with the body of death, hath euer attained to the full perfection of loue, to loue GOD with all his heart, with all his minde, with all his soule,1 & with all his power; there hath béene none that hath not bin troubled with cōcupiscence. Augustine saith, that in this flesh we neuer yéelde to God the deare loue that wée owe him. Loue, sayth he, so followeth knowledge, that no man can perfectly loue God, but he that hath first fully knowne his goodnesse: we while wée wander in this worlde, sée by a glasse and in a darke spéech: It foloweth then that our loue is vnperfect, let this therfore remaine,