Aphorismes of Christian religion: or, a verie compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.

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Title: Aphorismes of Christian religion: or, a verie compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.
Author: Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.
Publication: At London :: Imprinted by Richard Field and Robert Dexter, and are to be sold in Pauls Churchyard, at the signe of the Brasen serpent,; 1596.
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Subject terms: Christianity -- Early works to 1800.; Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.
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CHAP. V. Of the first integritie of our nature, wherein is entreated of the Image of God, and of free will. (Book 5)

I. APHORISME.

FOrasmuch as after the Angels among Gods creatures, man hath the next place: it is requisite that we learne also in what maner he was created of God in the beginning, that so we may vnderstād how this our deformitie came not from God in the creatiō, but from some other cause.

II.

Man therefore was created in the be∣ginning after the Image a 1.1 of God; so that he was like the Lord his maker, in that he represented his maiestie in certaine ex∣cellent graces.

III.

These gifts did appeare partly in soule, partly in body. First the soule was indued with singular a 1.2 wisedome in the minde or vnderstanding, whereby he rightly knew both God his creatour, and the workes

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or creatures of God: next in the will & af∣fection there was a conformitie with the will of God, and this the Apostle cals true righteousnesse b 1.3and holinesse. In the body, there did appeare in mans countenance first a Princely maiestie, so as the verie 〈◊〉〈◊〉 beastes tooke him for their very Lord or soueraigne.c 1.4 Some little sparcle of this ap∣peares as yet, for that brute beasts we see will be tamed and made tractable to serue man, or at least wise not to hurt him.

IIII.

Mans will in that first integritie of na∣ture was free, a 1.5 so as he could thereby choose either good or euill, and therefore could obey or disobey God.

Notes

a 1.1

Gene. 1.27

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a 1.2

Col. 3.10. Gen. 1.23.

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b 1.3

Ephe. 4.24

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c 1.4

Gene. 1.28

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a 1.5

Gen. 3.18.

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