A69054:85
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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8 Hereupon he passeth to the beginning of Idols,1 which he will not grant did issue out of that fountain, which the book of wisdom speaketh of: but of mans blind infidelity, because they thought God was not with them,2 unless they beheld some bodily sign of his countenance which should be a witness to them of Gods presence.
8 Héerevpon he passeth to the beginning of Idols,1 which he wil not graunt did issue out of that fountaine, which the booke of wisdome speaketh of: but of mans blinde infidelitie, because they thought God was not with thē,2 vnlesse they behelde some bodily signe of his countenance which should be a witnes to them of Gods presence.
9 After such invention was forged, by & by followeth worshipping, and that necessarily, but yet after a divers sort. For some worship the Idol, because they ascribed to them some divinity: But some, that by them they might pass over all their worship to GOD himself (whose signs they would have them to be.) Both these kinds of worship are abominable, and therefore the Papists are most filthily deceived.