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…

3 They which have taught, that repentance standeth on two parts: Mortification, and Vivification, the last part they have wrongfully interpreted, while they call it comfort, which rather signifieth a desire to live well, which groweth of regeneration, as if it were said, that man dieth to himself, to begin to live to God.

3 They which haue taught, that repentance standeth on two partes: Mortification, and Viuification, the last part they haue wrongfully interpreted, while they call it comfort, which rather signifieth a desire to liue well, which groweth of regeneration, as if it were saide, that man dieth to himselfe, to begin to liue to God.

4 Some others have made two sorts of repentance, the one of the law, the ⟨image 119⟩other of the Gospel, where also are set examples of both. The repentance of the law,¹ by which the sinner wounded with the searing iron of sin, & worn away with the fear of the wrath of God, sticketh fast in that trouble, and cannot wind himself out of it, for albeit he acknowledgeth the grievousness of his sin,, and is afraid of the wrath of GOD, yet in thinking upon God only as a revenger, and judge, he fainteth at the feeling, so that their repentance is nothing else but an entry of Hell. But the repentance of the Gospel,² is when the sinners being galled with the spur of sin, is recomforted and refreshed with confidence of Gods mercy, and is returned to the Lord.

4 Some others haue made two sorts of repentance, the one of the lawe, the ⟨image 119⟩other of the Gospell, where also are set examples of both. The repentance of the law,