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…

3 He layeth a general description thereof out of Paul,¹ but such as more plainly he may divide the whole into certain special parts, Paul to lose our minds from all snares, calleth us back to the hope of immortality, admonishing us not to strive in vain, because as Christ hath once appeared the Redeemer, so at ⟨image 142⟩his last coming he shall show the fruit of the salvation that he hath purchased, and thus he driveth away the enticements that blind us, and make us not to aspire as we ought to the heavenly glory: yea he teacheth that we must travel, as men being from home in this world, that the heavenly inheritance be not lost or fall away from us.

3 Hée layeth a generall description thereof out of Paule,¹ but suche as more playnely hée may diuide the whole into certayne speciall partes, Paule to lose our myndes from all snares, calleth vs backe to the hope of immortalitie, admonishyng vs not to stryue in vayne, because as Christe hath once appeared the Redéemer, so at ⟨image 142⟩his last comming he shal shew the fruit of the saluation that he hath purchased, and thus hee driueth away the entisements that blinde vs, and make vs not to aspire as wée ought to the heauenly glorie: yea he teacheth that wée must trauell, as men being from home in this worlde, that the heauenly inheritance be not lost or fall away from vs.

1. 1Tit. 2.11

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