A69054:680
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
HE speaketh not here of a worldly judicial court,1 but of a heavenly judgement seat, before that which nothing is acceptable, unless it be in all points whole and perfect.
HE speaketh not héere of a worldly iudiciall court,1 but of a heauenly iudgement seat, before yt which nothing is acceptable, vnlesse it be in all points whole and perfect.
2 It is easy truly, while the comparison stayeth on men, that every man should think he hath that which other men ought to contemn. But when we rise to have respect unto GOD, then suddenly that confidence falleth to the ⟨image 155⟩ground, & cometh to naught, which he showeth by a similitude, and certain places of Scripture. In the same case altogether is our soul in respect of god, as mans body is in respect of heaven:1