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…

20 Last of all, if I come down to the latter Prophets, the victory is very easy, because how much the nearer it drew in process of time to the full performance thereof, with so much greater increasments of revelation, he did day by day more brightly show it, but chiefly if this one thing be observed, that so oft as the Prophets do call to mind, the blessedness of the faithful people, it was not to the intent they should search the same, in this present life: but that in temporal benefits, as by certain portraitures, they should conceive such in their minds as might ravish them, out of the elements of the world, and the age that shall perish.

20 Last of all, if I come downe to the latter Prophetes, the victorie is very easie, because howe much the néerer it drue in processe of time to the ful performance thereof, with so much greater increasments of reuelation, he did day by day more brightly shew it, but chiefly if this one thing be obserued, that so oft as the Prophets do call to mind, the blessednes of the faithful people, it was not to the intent they should search the same, in this present life: but that in temporall benefites, as by certaine portraitures, they should conceaue such in their mindes as might rauish them, out of the elementes of the world, and the age that shall perish.

21 This he plainly showeth by one example taken out of Ezekiel of the dry bones which served to correct their incredulity at the time,^{1 2}& to show how far the power of the Lord extended beyond the account of the people.

21 This he plainely sheweth by one example taken out of Ezechiell of the drye bones which serued to correct their incredulitie at ye time,^{1 2}