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. XXII. Of Vowes. (Book 22)

I. APHORISME.

A Vow is an holy promise made to God.

II.

A vow is either generall or speciall.

III.

A generall vow, is that which Christiās make in their Baptisme, where renoun∣cing Sathā, they giue themselues to God to a 1.1serue him, that they may obey his ho∣ly Commaundements, and not fulfill the wicked lustes of the flesh.

IIII.

A speciall or particular vowe, is that which any man moued with some a 1.2 speci∣all reason maketh vnto God.

V.

In a lawfull speciall vow, foure things are required: of which the first is, that we be a 1.3 assured that our vowe be b 1.4 agree∣able

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to Gods word;c 1.5 the second, that it be not aboue the strength which God hath giuen vs; the third,d 1.6 that it be agreeable to our vocation; the fourth, that we vow with a good purpose of hart, and for a lawfull end.

VI.

The right and lawfull endes of vowes be foure, of which the two former are in respect of the time past: the other two in respect of time to come.

VII.

The first end of a lawfull vow, is to te∣stifie a a 1.7 thankefulnesse to God for bene∣fites receiued.

VIII.

The second end of a lawfull vow, is to chastise and afflict our selues for some sins cōmitted, that we may be the more fit to entreate God to a 1.8 remoue his wrath frō vs.

IX.

The third end is, to make vs the more warie and heedfull against sinne, by a 1.9 de∣priuing our selues of the vse for a time of some speciall things.

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X.

The fourth end is to stirre vp our selues as it were with a spurre to our dutie, bin∣ding our selues thereunto by a vow.

XI.

That the Monasticall vowes, are vnlaw∣full & vngodly, it is manifest by foure rea∣sons. First, because the life Monasticall is imagined a worship a 1.10 of God: secondly, be∣cause they vow a Monasticall life, without respect of Gods calling, and without ap∣probation from him: thirdly, because the Monkes and Nunnes, bind themselues to many vile and vngodly seruices: fourthly, because they promise to God perpetuall virginitie, when as yet, either they haue not the b 1.11 gift of continencie, or if they haue it, be vncertaine how long to haue it.

XII.

Vowes are of this strength and nature, that if they be lawfull they a 1.12 bind, but if they be b 1.13 vnlawfull they are voyde and of none effect.

Notes

a 1.1

Mat. 28.19.

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a 1.2

Gen. 28.20 &c. Iud. 1.30. 1. Sam. 1.11. 2. Sam. 15.8. Act. 18.18. Num. 16.

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a 1.3

Rom. 14.23

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b 1.4

Act 23.1••

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c 1.5

2. Cor. 7.7.

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d 1.6

1. Cor. 7.4.

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a 1.7

Gen. 28.20

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a 1.8

1. Cor. 11.31.

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a 1.9

1. Cor. 6.12 1. Cor. 9.27.

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a 1.10

Math. 15.9

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b 1.11

Mat. 19.11. 1. Cor. 7.7.

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a 1.12

Deut. 23.21

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b 1.13

Iud. 11. Act. 23.21.

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