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…

9 Hereupon it followeth, that the beginning and also the preparing of praying rightly, is to flee to the mercy of God,¹ and to crave pardon, with an humble and plain confession of the fault: but this is wont to be done two ways, first, in general, which belongeth to all men. Moreover, specially ⟨image 176⟩when any man prayeth to have his sins forgiven, when he desireth release of pain, that the cause being taken away. the effect may be taken away.

9 Herevpon it followeth, that the beginning and also the preparing of praying rightly, is to flée to ye mercy of God,¹ and to craue pardon, with an humble and playne confession of the faulte: but this is wonte to bée done two wayes, first, in generall, which belongeth to all men. Moreouer, specially ⟨image 176⟩when any man praieth to haue his sins forgiuen, when hée desireth release of paine, that the cause being taken away. the effect may be taken away.

1. 1Psal. 25.6.18. Psal. 51.7.

¹10 Neither doeth it hinder that the holy ones seem sometime, for the entreating of God, to allege the help of their own righteousness, and the same may be done two ways.

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