A69054:577
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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20 In that they allege the power of keys, it maketh nothing for them: first because they are not the Apostles successors: ⟨p. 122⟩secondly because they have not the holy Ghost,1 which is the only judge and governor of the keys, which if they had, they could not without choice (as oftentimes they do) lose ye which the Lord would have bound, nor bind that which he commandeth to be loosed.
20 In that they alledge the power of keyes, it maketh nothing for them: first because they are not the Apostles successors: ⟨p. 122⟩secondly because they haue not the holy Ghost,1 which is the only iudge and gouernour of the keyes, which if they had, they could not without choice (as oftentymes they doe) lose ye which the Lorde would haue bound, nor bind that which he commandeth to be losed.
21 In that they say they usurp power without knowledge, & define their keys to be the authority of deserving, and the power of execution: not professing knowledge, but to have it as a counsellor to good use (that by this means they may deliver their boldness & rashness from hatred, because without difference they lose and unbind both by it self too odious) if it happen to be as though they should say they have an imagination, power, and a frivolous disposing. How so ever peradventure they will deny that they otherwise limit Christ, saying then according to the merits of him which is bound & loosed, but contrariwise the messengers of the gospel, have a sure and certain dispensation, who being instructed in the Word,