A69054:354
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
42 The gift of continency is only in the hand of God: to some men altogether denied,1 to other granted, but for a time.
42 The gift of continencie is only in the hande of God: to some men altogether denied,1 to other graunted, but for a tyme.
- 1Mat. 19.12. Cor. 7.7.
143 So long every man may abstain from marriage, as he shall be meet to live to keep single estate: if he go beyond, he striveth with God, and nature appointed by him.
143 So long euery man may abstaine from marriage, as he shall be méete to liue to kéepe single estate: if he goe beyond, he striueth with God, and nature appointed by him.
- 11. Cor. 7.2.9. 1. Cor. 6.24.
44 Married folks also must take heed, that they lose not the reins to filthy lust, so that they ought rather to be counted adulterers of their wives, than husbands: to conclude in this commandment is condemned whatsoever they offend in mind, with their eyes, or with wanton attire, or with the tongue, or with immoderate use of meat or drink, against the laws of chastity. To this place doeth belong this, either to give ear to filthy talk, to live idly, to make a show of single life, to refuse marriage, when thou canst not live chastely, & what so ever may be thought, whereby incontinency may rise, or occasion to pollute the same.