Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.
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Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.
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Bucanus, Guillaume.
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Printed at London :: By George Snowdon, and Leonell Snowdon [, and R. Field],
1606.
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"Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A69010.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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What and of what kind is free-will which is attributed to God, spirits and man?
To God and to the blessed spirits (after their confirmation) is attributed free-will onely to good, which is true libertie, as Paul also saith, 2. Cor. 3.17. Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is libertie. Now God himselfe is the spirit, and the spirit doth especially raigne in the blessed celestiall spirits.
2. To men not regenerate, as also to euill spirits is attributed freewill onely to euill, and not vnto good too: for they are not able to do, no not to thinke any good of themseluesa 1.1. Which free-will ought rather to be called slauish wil, because Christ saith, Ioh. 8.34.
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He that committeth sinne is the seruant of sinneb 1.2: yet it is called freewill vnto euill, because euery sinne is voluntaryc 1.3. And the will vnlesse it worke freely, were no will but nilling.
3. To man regenerate is attributed freewill to goodd 1.4, but onely in part, because it consisteth as yet partly of the spirit, partly of sinful flesh, and it hath not as yet ful, perfect, and free wil to good, which it haue one day in the glorie to comee 1.5.
4. To Adam before the fall is attributed freewill, which was fle∣xible or mutable, as well to good as to euill, which difference is es∣pecially to be obserued.