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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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8 Where Paul saith, that the things of heaven and earth, and Hell shall bow to Christ, thereby is not meant the true godly worshipping, but that there is a dominion given to Christ whereby all creatures are to be subdued, yea the very Devil shall be brought to acknowledge him their judge with fear and trembling, like as ⟨image 138⟩Paul expoundeth elsewhere. As for the Maccabees it is not in the number of the holy books,1 and he that thinketh best, confesseth that his writing needeth pardon, and saith plainly, that they are not the Oracles of the holy Ghost, The writer of the History did not refer that which Judas did, to be a price of redemption, but that they might be partakers of the eternal life, with the other faithful that had died for their country and religion, this was not without superstition and preposterous zeal: But it is more folly to draw a sacrifice of the law so far as unto us pertaineth forasmuch as we know that things do cease by the coming of Christ, that then were in use.
8 Where Paul saith, that the things of heauen and earth, and Hell shall bowe to Christ, thereby is not ment the true godly worshipping, but that there is a dominion geuen to Christe whereby all creatures are to bée subdued, yea the very Deuill shall bée brought to acknowledge him their iudge with feare and trembling, like as ⟨image 138⟩Paul expoundeth elsewhere. As for the Machabées it is not in the number of the holy bookes,1 and hée that thinketh best, confesseth that his writing néedeth pardon, and sayth plainly, that they are not the Oracles of the holy Ghost, The writer of the Historie did not referre that which Iudas did, to be a price of redemption, but that they might be partakers of the eternall life, with the other faithfull that had died for their countrey and religion, this was not without superstition and preposterous zeale: But it is more folly to drawe a sacrifice of the lawe so farre as vnto vs perteineth forasmuch as we know that thinges doe ceasse by the comming of Christ, that then were in vse.