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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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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.
12 The starting hole, wherewith the schoolmen seek to escape by, when they say that good works are not by outward worthiness in themselves of so great value, that they be sufficient to purchase righteousness; but this, that they be of so great value, is of grace accepting them: is confuted.
12 The starting hole, wherwith the schoolemen séeke to escape by, when they say that good works are not by outward worthines in themselues of so great value, that they be sufficient to purchase righteousnes; but this, that they be of so great value, is of grace accepting thē: is confuted.
13 No works of ours can of themselves make us acceptable and pleasing to God: for it is proper to Christ only. And by so much more are they deceived in those things which they teach, about making satisfaction:1 first, by the works of satisfaction, because satisfactions being once taken away, those things must needs fall down.
13 No workes of ours can of themselues make vs acceptable and pleasing to God: for it is proper to Christe only. And by so much more are they deceiued in those things which they teach, about making satisfaction:1 first, by the works of satisfaction, because satisfactions being once takē away, those things must néedes fall downe.