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…

2 How so ever the word of the Gospel being largely taken,¹ comprehendeth under it those testimonies which the Lord in times past bestowed of his mercy on the Fathers, yet the Gospel properly and specially ought to be called the publishing of grace given in Christ.² Where Paul calleth the Gospel the doctrine of Faith, he compareth Faith against those terrors wherewith the conscience should be troubled and vexed, if salvation were to be sought by works. Again all the promises that we here and there find in the law, concerning free forgiveness of sins, whereby God reconcileth men to him self, are accounted parts thereof.

2 How so euer the worde of the Gospell being largely taken,¹ comprehendeth vnder it those testimonies which the Lord in tymes past bestowed of his mercy on the Fathers, yet the Gospell properly and specially ought to be called the publishing of grace giuen in Christe.² Where Paul calleth the Gospell the doctrine of Fayth, hée compareth Fayth against those terrors wherwith the conscience shoulde be troubled and vexed, if saluatiō were to be sought by works. Againe all the promises that we here and there finde in the law, concerning frée forgiuenes of sinnes, wherby God reconcileth men to him self, are accompted partes thereof.

1. 1Mat. 4.9. Mar. 1.1. 2. Tit. 1.10. Joh. 1.11.Mat. 4.9. Mar. 1.1. 2.