A69054:611
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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Cap. 6. Of the life of a Christian man: And first by what arguments the scripture exhorteth us thereunto.
Cap. 6. Of the life of a Christian man: And first by what arguments the scripture exhorteth vs therevnto.
Going about to speak of the life of a Christian man, he showeth in the very beginning for what cause he knitteth the same to the declaration going before of regeneration, ye is to say, because the mark of regeneration is such, that in the life of the faithful there should appear an agreement and consent, between the righteousness of God, & their obedience, and so they should confirm the adoption, whereby they are received to be children: then also he expoundeth in what order he will speak thereof.
GOing about to speake of the life of a Christian man, he sheweth in the very beginning for what cause he knitteth the same to the declaratiō going before of regeneratiō, ye is to say, because the marke of regeneration is such, that in the life of the faithfull there shoulde appeare an agréement and consent, betwene the righteousnes of God, & their obedience, and so they shoulde confirme the adoption, wherby they are receiued to be children: then also hee expoundeth in what order he will speake thereof.
2 The instruction of our life standeth of two parts, as the scripture painteth it out to us: the first is, that the love of righteousness be poured into our minds. ⟨image 140⟩The other that we may have a prescript rule, that may not suffer us to go out of the way in following righteousness. In commendation of righteousness, the scripture hath very many and very good reasons, whereof seeing some are general, and some special, he describeth one general here two ways. First, we must be holy, because God is holy: for when we were scattered abroad like straying sheep, and dispersed abroad in the maze of the world, he gathered us together again, to join us in one flock with himself: when we hear mention made of our joining together with God, let us remember that holiness must be the bond. He admonisheth us also to the end we may be reckoned among the people of God, that we dwell in the holy city of Jerusalem, which as he hath hallowed to himself, so it is not lawful that it be unholily profaned by the uncleanness of the inhabitants,