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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Title: 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.
Author: Bucanus, Guillaume.
Publication: Printed at London :: By George Snowdon, and Leonell Snowdon [, and R. Field],; 1606.
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Why then is Christ said to be sett forth of god a reconciliation through faith in his bloud. Rom. 3.25. and we said to be iustified by the bloud of Christ? Rom. 5.9. and by it to be clensed from all sinne? 1. Iohn. 1, 7.

Because in these kinde of speaches by a Synedoche and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the chiefe parte is vsed for the whole in regarde of the most neare affinitie of the passion, and the actiue righteousnesse of Christ, which also appeareth by that that is sett downe Rom. 4.25. Iustification is ascribed to the resurrection (which is a matter actiue) bicause Christ by his resurrection did geue testimonie that he had by his death fullie satisfied for all our sinnes, for in∣deed our sinnes had not bene purged by his death if death had the vpper hand in the combat.