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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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18 The penal ordinance, which followeth, is set to shake of our sluggishnesses: and the Lord doth induce us to himself being clothed and set out with four titles, strange, jealous, a severe revenger and merciful,1 where also he specially speaketh of fervent jealousy.
18 The penall ordinance, which followeth, is set to shake of our sluggishnesses: and the Lorde doth induce vs to himselfe being clothed and set out with foure titles, strange, ielouse, a seuere reuenger and merciful,1 where also he specially speaketh of feruent ielousie.
119. 20 In what sense it is to be taken, first, that he saith, he will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, to the third and fourth generation. When the Lord taketh away from the house of the wicked, his grace the light of the trueth & other helps of salvation: in this that the children being blinded & forsaken of him do go on in the steppes of their fathers, they sustain curses for their fathers offences. But in as much as they are put too temporal mysteries, and at last to eternal destruction, ⟨p. 67⟩of they are punished by the just judgement of God, not for the sins of others, but for their own iniquity.