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…

¹7 He answereth to certain places of scripture, whereby they go about to establish their Purgatory. Where the Lord speaketh of the fault of sin, now what is that to their Purgatory, forasmuch as by their opinion the pain is there suffered, of those sins which they confess are forgiven in this present life. But the Lord meaning to cut of all hope of pardon from so heinous wickedness, thought it enough to say, that it should never be forgiven, but the more to amplify it, he useth a division wherein he comprehendeth, both the judgement that every mans conscience feeleth in this present life, and the last judgement, that shall be openly pronounced at the resurrection, as though he should have said, Beware ye of malicious rebellion, as of a most present damnation. For he that of set purpose shall endeavour to quench the light of the holy Ghost, shall not obtain ⟨p. 130⟩pardon, neither in this life which is given to sinners for their conversion; nor in the last day, when the Lambs shall be severed by the Angel of GOD from the Goats, and the kingdom of heaven shall be cleansed from all offences.² As concerning the place of Matthew the fifth it is evident that Christ meant there to show into how many dangers and mischiefs they cast them selves, that had rather obstinately pursue the extremity of the Law, than deal according to equity and right to the end to exhort his Disciples the more earnestly to agreement with equity.

¹7 He answereth to certaine places of scripture, whereby they goe about to establishe their Purgatorie. Where the Lorde speaketh of the falt of sinne, now what is that to their Purgatorie, forasmuch as by their opinion the pain is there suffered, of those sinnes which they confesse are forgeuen in this present life. But the Lorde meaning to cut of all hope of pardon from so haynous wickednesse, thought it enough to say, that it shoulde neuer bée forgeuen, but the more to amplifie it, hée vseth a diuision wherein he comprehendeth, both the iudgement that euery mans conscience féeleth in this present life, and the last iudgement, that shall be openly pronounced at the resurrectiō, as though hée shoulde haue saide, Beware yée of malicious rebellion, as of a most present damnation. For hee that of set purpose shall endeuour to quenche the light of the holy Ghost, shall not obtain