A69054:493
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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11 Neither ought it to seem hard, if such faith be attributed to the reprobate seeing experience teacheth, that the reprobate are sometimes moved with the same feeling that the elect are. So that in their own judgement they differ nothing from the elect, when notwithstanding he differeth much from the peculiar testimony which the spirit giveth to the elect: for their feeling is frail, and vanishing away, but the feeling of the elect is not so.
11 Neither ought it to séeme hard, if such faith be attributed to ye reprobate séeing experience teacheth, that the reprobate are sometimes moued with the same féeling that the elect are. So that in their own iudgement they differ nothing from the elect, whē notwithstanding he differeth much from the peculiar testimonie which the spirite geueth to the elect: for their féeling is fraile, and vanishing away, but the féeling of the elect is not so.
Where Paul affirmeth that faith is the fruit of election,1 it is thereby meant that none do receive the light of faith, nor do truly feel the effectual working of the Gospel, but they ye are foreordained ⟨image 107⟩to salvation, and although the reprobate have a feeling, yet that feeling is not the true effectual working of the Gospel.2 The Apostle ascribeth to them that taste of the heavenly gifts that Christ ascribeth to them a faith for a time: not that they soundly perceive the spiritual force of grace, & assured light of faith, that they may with the elect with full mouth cry out,3 Abba, Father: but because the Lord the more to condemn, and make them unexcusable, conveyeth him self into their minds, so far forth as his goodness may be tasted without the spirit of adoption.