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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How did prophets differ from priests?

1 Priests were euer of the tribe of Leui: but prophets also of other trybesn 1.1, 2. The Priests duety was not onely to pray and teach, but also to performe holy rites, which prophets did not; for in that Elias sacrificed, and that out of that place chosen by God,o 1.2 it was extraordinary, because he was moued by a pri∣uate inspiration from God, contrary to the generall law, as Au∣gustine saith in his 56 question vpon Leuiticus. The lawgiuer when he commaundeth any thing contrary to his lawes, his commaundement is to be reputed as a Law. 3. Priests were cho∣sen only by succession, and had an ordinary ministery, but pro∣phets were sent by god at his pleasure, after an extraordinarie sorte, and inspired by his spirit without respect had euen of sex.a 1.3. fourthlie priests might erre as Aaron did: but true prophets, to witt inspired by god, as they were prophets, did not erre.

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