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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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14 In these three kinds of confession (he speaketh of the public & two forms of private) the power of keys hath place: & what profit cometh thereby to the confessors: but when we speak of keys,1 we must take heed that we dream not of a certain power, severed from the preaching of the Gospel.
14 In these thrée kindes of confession (he speaketh of the publike & two forms of priuat) the power of keies hath place: & what profit cōmeth therby to the confessors: but when we speake of keys,1 we must take héed that we dreame not of a certaine power, seuered from the preaching of the Gospell.
15 Now coming to the examining the false inventions of the Romanists, first he ⟨image 128⟩briefly showeth what necessity of confessing they have assigned all men: secondly, how many keys they feign themselves to have, and what they are: thirdly, how crookedly they rather wrest than interpret to bind and to lose: Last of all, to whom they assign this office, to the Priest and not to God, for they dare not expound these words to bind and to lose, to forgive & put away sins, which ministers do by preaching the Gospel,