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…

3 Yet the Lord doth not deceive or mock us, when he saith, that he rendereth for reward to works,¹ the same thing which he had before works freely given: the fruit of the promises is also rightly assigned to them,² to the ripeness whereof they do bring us, in order as he hath set it:³ yet we must take heed that we think not that the reward which the Lord promiseth us, is reduced to the measure of merit: it is a thing also worthy to be noted in these places, where eternal life is called, the reward of works, that it is not so much to be taken for the communicating which we have with God, which goeth before, as for the possession or enjoying of blessedness which followeth.

3 Yet the Lord doth not deceaue or mock vs, when he saith, yt he rendereth for rewarde to workes,¹ the same thing which hée had before workes freely geuen: the fruite of the promises is also rightly assigned to them,² to the ripenes whereof they doe bring vs, in order as he hath set it:³ yet wée must take héede that we thinke not yt the reward which the Lorde promiseth vs, is reduced to the measure of merite: it is a thing also worthie to bee noted in these places, where eternall life is called, the rewarde of works, that it is not so much to bee taken for the communicating which we haue with God, which goeth before, as for the possession or enioying of blessednesse which followeth.

1. 1Col. 1.4 1. Pet. 1.5
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