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…

18 He taketh away two objections that may be objected: first that holy men do oftentimes strengthen and comfort themselves with remembrance of their own innocency and uprightness, & sometime also forbear not to report of it: which although it may two ways be done, yet it maketh nothing for them, & first seeing the godly ones do not this, to rest upon the affiance of works, and to derogate any thing from free justification.

18 Hée taketh away two obiections that may be obiected: first that holy men doe oftentimes strengthen and comfort themselues with remembrance of their own innocency and vprightnes, & sometyme also forbeare not to reporte of it: which although it may two wayes bée done, yet it maketh nothing for them, & first séeing the godly ones doe not this, to rest vpon the affiance of workes, and to derogate any thing from frée iustification.

¹19 Moreover because they do nothing but by the fruits of their vocation, call to mind that they are adopted of the lord, into the place of children.

¹19 Moreouer bicause they do nothing but by the fruites of their vocation, call to minde yt they are adopted of the lord, into the place of children.

1. 1Gen. 24.10. Pro. 14.26. 2. Kin. 20.4. Ephe. 3.18.