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…

5 This same he confirmeth by Augustine's authority, & setteth it out with an excellent confirmation: Augustine sayeth, Thou being a man, seekest an answer at my hand: and I also am a man: therefore let us hear him that sayeth, O man what art thou? Better is a faithful ignorance, then rash knowledge. ⟨image 190⟩Seek merits: thou shalt find nothing but pain. O depth, Peter denieth, the thief believeth: O depth, seekest thou a reason? I will tremble at the depth. Reason thou, I will wonder: Dispute thou, I will believe. I see depth, but I reach not the bottom. Paul rested, because he found wondering. He calleth the judgements of God unsearchable: and art thou come to search them? He sayeth that his ways are impossible to be traced out: & doest thou trace them? With proceeding further, we shall nothing profit, &c.

5 This same he confirmeth by Augustines authoritie, & setteth it out with an excellent confirmation: Augustine sayeth, Thou being a man, séekest an answere at my hande: and I also am a man: therefore let vs heare him that saieth, O man what art thou? Better is a faythful ignorance, then rashe knowledge. ⟨image 190⟩Séeke merits: thou shalt find nothing but paine. O depth, Peter denyeth, the théefe beléeueth: O depth, séekest thou a reason? I wil tremble at ye depth. Reason thou, I will wonder: Dispute thou, I will beléeue. I sée depth, but I reach not the bottome. Paul rested, because he found wondering. He calleth the iudgementes of God vnsearchable: and art thou come to search them? Hée sayeth that his wayes are impossible to be traced out: & doest thou trace them? With procéeding further, we shall nothing profite, &c.

6 Their second objection is, when they demand, why God should impute those things for sin to men, whereof he hath by his predestination, laid necessity upon men,¹