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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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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 whom that he may fully satisfy, he bringeth forth two answers and rejecteth: he approveth the third, taken out of Valla.
6 Their seconde obiection is, when they demaund, why God should impute those thinges for sinne to men, whereof he hath by his predestination, layd necessitie vppon men,1 whome that he may fully satisfie, hée bringeth foorth two answeres and reiecteth: he approueth the third, taken out of Valla.
7 It was decreed of God, that man should perish by his falling away: this he confuteth by two reasons, and the ⟨p. 184⟩authority of Augustine. Augustine sayeth,1 we must wholesomely confess that which we most rightfully believe, that the God and Lord of all things, which created all things very good, and foreknew that evil things should spring out of good; and knew that it more pertained to his almighty goodness, even of evil things to do well, then to suffer them to be evil; that he so ordered the life of Angels and men, that in it he might first show what free will could do, and then what the benefit of his grace and judgement of justice could do.
7 It was decreed of God, that man shoulde perish by his falling away: this he confuteth by two reasons, and the