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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
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.
2 The name of merit was evil applied to works by the old fathers, yet they had a godly meaning, as appeareth by Augustine, Chrysostom & Bernard. Augustine sayeth,1 when man seeth that what so ever good he hath, he hath it not from him self, but from his God: he seeth that all that which is praised in him is not of his own merits, but of the mercy of God.
2 The name of merite was euill applied to workes by the old fathers, yet they had a godly meaning, as appereth by Augustine, Chrysostome & Bernard. Augustine sayeth,1 when man seeth that what so euer good he hath, he hath it not from him selfe, but from his God: he seeth that al that which is praised in him is not of his owne merites, but of the mercy of God.
3 Good works do both please God, and are profitable to the doers of them, that they may receive for reward the most large benefits of God, not because they so deserve, but because the goodness ⟨p. 155⟩of God hath of it self appointed this price unto them: as that which bestoweth good works and their commendations upon us, that they may nevertheless seem after a certain manner to remain with him.
3 Good workes doe both please God, and are profitable to the doers of them, that they may receiue for rewarde the most large benifits of God, not because they so deserue, but because the goodnes ⟨p. 155⟩