A69054:739
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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9 The better to confute the same, he wringeth his adversaries so on every side with a horned argument, that by no means they can escape, for if they object the righteousness of works to assail the righteousness of faith, they may many ways be driven, to be forced ⟨image 167⟩to confess that there is no work that is not both corrupted with transgressions adjoined with it, and with the corruptness of it self, that it can not have the honour of righteousness: but if they grant that they come from the righteousness of faith, that works otherwise unpure,1 should be imputed to righteousness, or else acknowledge only the righteousness of faith, without the which righteousness of works, is nothing, or else by their righteousness of works, they must needs make a vipers birth.
9 The better to confute the same, hée wringeth his aduersaries so on euery side with a horned argument, that by no meanes they can escape, for if they obiect the righteousnesse of workes to assaile the righteousnesse of faith, they may many wayes be driuen, to be forced ⟨image 167⟩to confesse that there is no worke that is not both corrupted with transgressions adioyned with it, and with the corruptnesse of it selfe, that it can not haue the honour of righteousnesse: but if they graunt that they come from the righteousnesse of faith, that works otherwise vnpure,1 shoulde bee imputed to righteousnesse, or else acknowledge only the righteousnesse of faith, without the which righteousnes of workes, is nothing, or els by their righteousnes of workes, they must néedes make a vipers birth.