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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XXIII.

The hypocrites chalenge some iustice, because of their glorious workes and obe∣dience to the ceremonies, but they are so farre from pleasing God herein, that they highly displease him, because with vn∣cleane harts they prophane his holy wor∣ship. For workes can not a 1.1 purchase grace with God for any person: but contrarily, workes please God, after that the person first hath founde fauour and grace with God. And for this cause Moses writeth, that the Lord respected b 1.2 Abell and his of∣••fring: in which wordes he teacheth that Abels oblation did therefore please God, because Abels person pleased him: and that pleased him by faith, without which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it is imopssible to please God,c 1.3 for that therby mens harts are d 1.4 purified. For which cause also Paule saith to the Hebrues that Abel

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e 1.5 offred vnto God a better sacrifice then Cain: for that Cain was an hypocrite, and so without faith.

Notes

a 1.1

Hag. 2.12.13.14.15. Esa. 1.11.12.13.14.15. Prou. 15.8.

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b 1.2

Gene. 4.4.

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c 1.3

Heb. 11.6.

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d 1.4

Act. 15.9.

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e 1.5

Heb. 11.4.

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