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…

7 That which he objecteth will follow by our doctrine, that the power of ⟨p. 142⟩justifying should be of it self in faith, by no means may be wiped away. In that he saith, that faith is Christ, it is a crooked figure, and not be admitted for faith, which only is the instrument to receive righteousness is unfitly mingled with Christ, which is the material cause, and both author and minister of so great a benefit.

7 That which hee obiecteth will followe by our doctrine, that the power of ⟨p. 142⟩iustifiyng should be of it selfe in faith, by no meanes may be wiped away. In that he saith, that faith is Christ, it is a croked figure, and not be admitted for faith, which only is the instrument to receiue righteousnesse is vnfitly mingled with Christ, which is the materiall cause, and both authour and minister of so great a benefite.

8 As concerning the proof of that other, he contendeth, that the inward word is so of us to be received by the ministration of the outward word, that he may draw us from the person of the Mediator, to his eternal divinity: and seeing Christ is both God and man, he would have him righteousness to us, in respect of his divine & humane nature, which is confuted: for if this belong properly to the Godhead, then it shall not be peculiar to Christ, but common with the Father and the holy Ghost, forasmuch as there is not one righteousness of the one, & an other of the other, and that which is naturally from eternity, is not conveniently said to be made to us: Therefore properly ⟨image 150⟩it belongeth to the person of the mediator. Whereas Osiander braggeth of a place of Jeremiah, that the Lord Jehovah shall be our righteousness,¹