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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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Book › Book 3 › Chapter 3: That we are regenerate by faith, wherein is entreated of repentance.
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12 But so those desires are universally condemned, wherewith man naturally ⟨p. 113⟩is moved that those things are excepted, which God hath so engraven in the mind of man, at the first creation, that they cannot be rooted out without destroying the very nature of man, and none but only unnatural and unbridled motions, that fight against the ordinance of God, are stricken with this curse. And albeit we are all infected by reason of the corruptness of nature, yet are they not condemned in respect they are natural, but in respect they are inordinate. Augustine is of that judgement.
12 But so those desires are vniuersally condemned, wherewith man naturally ⟨p. 113⟩is moued that those thinges are excepted, which God hath so engrauen in the minde of man, at the first creation, that they cannot be rooted out without destroying the very nature of man, and none but only vnnaturall and vnbrideled motions, that fight against the ordinance of God, are strokē with this curse. And albeit we are all infected by reason of the corruptnesse of nature, yet are they not condemned in respect they are naturall, but in respect they are inordinate. Augustine is of that iudgement.
13 It is showed by many testimonies taken out of his works,1 that he thought so: that which they object out of James on the contrary is weak. Augustine saith, That the law of sin is both released by the spiritual regeneration, and abideth in the mortal flesh: released herein, because the guiltiness is taken away in the Sacrament, whereby the faithful are regenerate,2 & it abideth because it worketh the desires against which the faithful do fight.