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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.
4 When the Scripture doeth call, eternal life the reward of works, ⟨image 170⟩it doth it not to set forth the worthiness of our works,1 as if they deserved such reward, but to succour our weakness which otherwise it doeth exercise with many miseries while we live here.
4 When the Scripture doeth call, eternall life the rewarde of workes, ⟨image 170⟩it doth it not to set foorth the worthines of our workes,1 as if they deserued suche rewarde, but to succour our weaknesse which otherwise it doeth exercise with many miseries while we liue here.
- 1•. Cor. 15.19 Rom. 8.30
5 The Scripture besides that, it forbiddeth to rejoice in works, because they are the free gifts of God, it therewithal teacheth that they are alway defiled with some dregs,1 that they cannot satisfy GOD, if they be examined by the rule of his judgements: but least our courage should faint,2 it teacheth that they please by only pardon, and are sustained with the promise of a crown.3 Augustine saith, To whom should he being a just judge, render a crown, if he had not being a merciful father, given grace: and how should there be righteousness, unless grace went before, which justifieth the unrighteous? how should these due things be rendered, unless these undue things were first given?