A69054:340
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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27 Last of all by the example of Christ & his Apostles. Not only,1 public oaths are lawful, but also private, adjoining offences which the law prescribeth, which are there also recited.
27 Last of all by the example of Christ & his Apostles. Not onely,1 publike othes are lawfull, but also priuate, adioining offences which ye law prescribeth, which are there also recited.
- 1Heb. 6.16. Gene. 214. Ruth. 3.13 1. King. 18.1•.
28 The fourth commandment tendeth to this end, that we being dead to our own affections, should be busied in the meditation ⟨image 75⟩of the kingdom of God, and to the same meditation should be exercised by such means as he hath ordained, yet it hath a peculiar & several consideration from the rest, because in some respect it is shadowish, and therefore abolished with the other figures: nevertheless there may be three causes assigned of this commandment: first, God meant under a figure to set out to the people of Israel the spiritual rest, whereby the faithful ought to cease from their own works that they might suffer God to work in them, secondly to have one appointed day to meet together, to hear the law, and execute the ceremonies, or at least to bestow it to the meditation of his works: thirdly for servants that lived under government of others.