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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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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Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.
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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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Christianity -- Early works to 1800.
Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.
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CHAP. XV. Of Offences.
I. APHORISME.
AN offence is a word or deed, whereby the neighbour is offended, that is, made a sad or grieued, as with any thing impiously or vniustly spoken or done, or when a man by any thing as well spoken, or done (which yet is not well spoken or done) is b moued to commit sinne.
II.
A scandale is either giuen or taken.
III.
That is called an offence a giuen, the fault whereof commeth from the doer himselfe: or an offence giuen is a wicked word or deede, contrary to the loue of God and our neighbour: and therfore this euill of it selfe grieueth & maketh sad the godly, and seduceth the weake brethren.
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IIII.
That is called an offence a taken, when any thing not wickedly, or vntimely spo∣ken or done, through malice or sinister affection of minde, is wrested to an occa∣sion of offence. Or, an offence taken is a word or deede, of it selfe not wicked, but taken as wicked, either maliciously or ig∣norantly.
V.
Lastly, there seemeth also to be a third a mixt offence, that is partly giuen, partly taken: as when a man vseth Christian li∣bertie out of season, not regarding time and place conuenient. But yet this kind of offence, is more neare & liker an offence giuen, then taken. And this may be called the offence of the weake; or an offence of infirmitie, as the other which is taken may be called an offence Pharisaicall: for that none thereby, but bitter spirites, and Pharisaicall eares are offended.
VI.
We must take a heede that we offend not the weake: howsoeuer proude witts be b offended.