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…

5 The Pope ought not to enclose in Lead & Parchment,¹ the grace of Jesus Christ, which the Lord would have distributed by the word of the Gospel. And what hath been the beginning of indulgences.

5 The Pope ought not to enclose in Leade & Parchment,¹ the grace of Iesus Christ, which the Lorde woulde haue distributed by the worde of the Gospell. And what hath béen the beginning of indulgences.

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6 As concerning their Purgatory, this it is, The satisfaction that the souls of men departed do pay after their death, for their sins, we must not agree to them which would have passed ye over in silence for avoiding of contention, seeing it doeth evacuate and make void the cross of Christ. But it is certain that the opinion of making satisfaction being overthrown, Purgatory is utterly overthrown by the roots. The Lord giveth not leave to mans presumptuousness to break into the secrete places of his judgements: and ⟨image 137⟩hath severely forbidden men to enquire for the trueth at dead men.¹

6 As concerning their Purgatorie, this it is, The satisfaction yt the soules of men departed doe pay after their death, for their sins, we must not agrée to thē which would haue passed ye ouer in silence for auoiding of contentiō, séeing it doeth euacuate and make voide the crosse of Christ. But it is certaine that the opinion of making satisfaction being ouerthrowne, Purgatorie is vtterly ouerthrowne by the rootes. The Lorde geueth not leaue to mans presumptuousnesse to breake into the secrete places of his iudgementes: and