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…

1 This election which otherwise God hath hidden with him self, he doeth at length disclose it by his calling, and in the same is nothing to be required, besides the free mercies of God: that is, as he hath freely chosen them whom he would: so doeth he freely call, whom he hath chosen. Every one that hath heard of the Father, and hath learned, cometh to me: but there is none that heareth and learneth of the Father, & cometh not to me, for if every one which hath heard of the Father,¹ and learned cometh: truly every one that cometh not, hath not heard of the Father, nor learned: for if he had heard & learned, he would come. This grace which is secretly given, to the hearts of men, is received of no hard hart: for it is therefore given that the hardness of hart may first be taken away: when therefore the father is heard within, he taketh away the stony hart & giveth ⟨image 193⟩a fleshy heart: for so he maketh the children of promise, and vessels of mercy, which he hath prepared to glory. Why therefore doeth he not teach all, that they may come to Christ, but because all whom he teacheth, by mercy he teacheth: whom he doeth not teach by judgement, he doeth not teach, because he hath mercy upon whom he will, and hardeneth whom he will?

1 This election which otherwise God hath hidden with him selfe, he doeth at length disclose it by his calling, and in the same is nothing to be required, besides the frée mercyes of God: that is, as he hath fréely chosen them whom hée woulde: so doeth he fréely call, whome he hath chosen. Euery one yt hath heard of the Father, and hath learned, commeth to me: but there is none that heareth and learneth of the Father, & commeth not to mée, for if euery one which hath heard of the Father,¹ and learned commeth: truely euery one yt commeth not, hath not heard of the Father, nor learned: for if he had heard & learned, hée wold come. This grace which is secretly giuē, to the hearts of men, is receiued of no hard hart: for it is therfore giuē yt ye hardnes of hart may first be taken away: when therfore the father is heard wtin, he taketh away ye stony hart & giueth ⟨image 193⟩