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…

9 They also are deceived which interpret that Christ did nothing but descend to the souls of the Fathers, which were shut in Limbo, but Limbus is nothing else but a Fable. And those three places of Scripture do nothing make for them,¹ which of the unskilful are wont to be alleged for the establishment thereof. For the Prophet David speaketh of their deliverance, that in far countries are cast captive in bonds. And Zechariah compareth the Babylonical overthrow wherein the people was oppressed, to a dry pit, or bottomless depth, and therewithal teacheth, that the salvation of the whole Church is as it were a coming out of the deep Hells. Most true it is that Christ shined to the godly by the power of his holy spirit, that they might know that the grace which they had only tasted ⟨p. 90⟩of by hope,² was then delivered to the world: on the other side that did more plainly appear to the reprobate, that they were excluded from all salvation.

9 They also are deceyued which inte•prete that Christe did nothing but descende to the soules of the Fathers, which were shut in Lymbo, but Limbus is nothing else but a Fable. And those thrée places of Scripture doe nothing make for them,¹ which of the vnskilfull are wont to be alledged for the establishment thereof. For the Prophet Dauid speaketh of their deliueraunce, that in far countryes are cast captiue in bondes. And Zachary compareth the Babylonical ouerthrow wherin ye people was oppressed, to a drye pit, or bottomlesse depthe, and therewithall teacheth, that the saluation of the whole Church is as it were a comming out of the déepe Helles. Most true it is that Christ shined to ye godly by the power of his holy spirite, that they might knowe that ye grace which they had only tasted ⟨p. 90⟩of by hope,² was then deliuered to the worlde: on the other side that did more plainly appeare to the reprobate, that they were excluded from all saluation.