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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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15 It is called Sure and steadfast, to express thereby a more sound constancy of persuasion, & that by this means, a doubting & rolling opinion, on the one ⟨p. 101⟩side may be excluded: on the other side a doubtful and an entangled conception: for we by nature are very ready to distrust & misbelief, so that the thing which we all confess with mouth (that God is faithful) no man can persuade himself thereof, without great strife, specially seeing in every one there is doubt of them selves. Psal. 19.31. Pro. 30.5. Ephe. 3.12 Psal. 119. through out.
15 It is called Sure and stedfast, to expresse thereby a more sound constancy of persuasion, & that by this meanes, a doubting & rouling opinion, on ye one ⟨p. 101⟩side may be excluded: on the other side a doubtfull and an entangled conception: for we by nature are very ready to distrust & misbelief, so yt the thing which we al confesse with mouth (that God is faythfull) no man can persuade himself thereof, without great strife, specially séeing in euery one there is doubt of thē selues. Psal. 19.31. Pro. 30.5. Ephe. 3.12 Psal. 119. through out.
16 The chief stay whereon Faith hangeth, is turned to this, that we should not think that the promises of mercy which the Lord offereth to be true beside us, and not at all in our selves,