To the Reader.

To the Reader.

Thou hast here (Christian Reader) an abridgement or short view of Mr. Calvins Institutions, a work so much commended for many years, and so embraced and published in all reformed Churches & in all languages Latin, French, Dutch, English &c. as no one work of any •te writer hath had the like acceptation and •nerall approbation.¹ The learned professors and readers in open schools have yearly read •er, and commended this work unto their •ditories, as the School men in the blind •e have done the Mr. of Sentences, and others of late years Phil. Melancth Common •laces.² It was not the authors meaning, nor •y desire to make any man negligent, in per•sing the great work it self, but rather to ⟨image 5⟩excite and help slow wits to search into the fountain, whence these small branches are derived. Let this little book be therefore unto thee, but as a methodical index, to help and confirm memory.

THou hast here (Christian Reader) an abridgement or short vew of Mr. Caluins Institutions, a worke so much commended for many yeares, and so embraced and published in all reformed Churches & in all languages Latin, French, Dutch, English &c. as no one worke of any •te writer hath had the like acceptation and •nerall approbation.¹ The learned professors and readers in open scholes haue yearely read er, and commended this worke vnto their ditories, as the Schoole men in the blind e haue done the Mr. of Sentences, and others of late yeares Phil. Melancth Common laces.