A69054:571
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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,1 to all them that are penitent and sorry for their sins.
15 Now cōming to the examining the false inuētiōs of the Romanists, first he ⟨image 128⟩briefly sheweth what necessitie of confessing they haue assigned all men: secondly, howe many keyes they fayne themselues to haue, and what they are: thirdly, how crookedly they rather wrest than enterpret to bind and to lose: Last of all, to whom they assigne this office, to the Priest and not to God, for they dare not expound these wordes to binde and to lose, to forgiue & put away sins, which ministers doe by preaching the Gospel,1 to all them that are penitent and sory for their sinnes.
16 Answering in few words particularly to every one, and first to the necessity of reckoning up of all their sins, which by law they have confirmed, he showeth that the same is such, as by no means can be observed and kept. David had well studied upon the confession of his sins, yet he cried out, who shall understand his errors. Lord cleanse me from my secret sins, mine iniquities have passed above mine head, and like a weighty burden have waxed heavy above my strength.