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A17599	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.; Institutio Christianae religionis. English. Abridgments	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Piscator, Johannes, 1546-1625.; Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.	1596 (1596)	STC 4374; ESTC S107177	82,272	222

4.19.16 2. Tim. 3.15.16.17 Iohn 5 39. Chap. 20.31 teach the people of God the pure worship of God and what is mans true happinesse Sometimes it is called Gods written word and the sacred Scriptures sometimes without an epithet the Scriptures and in the singular number the Scripture somtimes in Latin Biblia of the Greeke word in the plurall number 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bookes but this name other nations also vse in the singular number Bible II. The holy Scripture is diuided into the bookes of the old and of the new Testament or couenaunt for that it was written partly before partly after the incarnation of Christ The first part is called bookes or writings Propheticall the second Apostolicall III. In the old Testament are numbred 24. bookes yet so as we count the storie of Samuell of the Kings and of the Chronicles and the 12. small Prophets to haue but one seuerall booke in euerie story as may appeare in this table folowing ● Genesis or the 1. booke of Moses ● Exodus or the 2. booke of Moses ● Leuiticus or the 3. booke of Moses ● Numeri or the 4. booke of Moses ● Deuteron or the 5. booke of Moses ● Iosua ● Iudges ● Ruth ● Samuels 2. bookes commonly called 1. and 2. of Kings ● Kings 2. bookes called also 3. and 4. of Kings ● Chronicles 2. bookes ● Ezra ● Nehemia ● Hester ● Iob. ● The booke of Psalmes ● The Prouerbes of Salomon ● Ecclesiastes or the Preacher ● Canticles or Song of Salomon ● Esayah ● Ieremy ad here his Lamentations ● Ezechiell ● Daniell 24. The small Prophets 12. 1. Hosea 2. Ioel. 3. Amos. 4. Obadaiah 5. Ionas 6. Michah 7. Nahum 8. Habacuc 9. Zephaniah 10. Haggai 11. Zachariah 12. Malachi The bookes of the new Testament are 27. which are these 1. The Gospel according to S. Mathew 2. The Gospell according to S. Marke 3. The Gospell according to S. Luke 4. The Gospell according to S. Iohn 5. The Actes of the Apostles 6. Pauls Epistle to the Romaines 7. Epistle 1. to the Corinthians 8. Epistle 2. to the Corinthians 9. Epistle to the Galathians 10. Epistle to the Ephesians 11. Epistle to the Philippians 12. Epistle to the Colossians 13. 1. Epistle to the Thessalonians 14. 2. Epistle to the Thessalonians 15. 1. Epistle to Timothie 16. 2. Epistle to Timothie 17. Epistle to Titus 18. Epistle to Philemon 19. Epistle to the Hebrues 20. The Epistle of S. Iames. 21. 1. Epistle of S. Peter 22. 2. Epistle of S. Peter 23. 1. Epistle of S. Iohn 24. 2. Epistle of S. Iohn 25. 3. Epistle of S. Iohn 26. Epistle of Iude. 27. The Reuelation of S. Iohn IIII. This Scripture or the word of God ●●ntained in this Scripture is the a 2. Pet. 1.19 rule ●th of faith and life for all the true worshippers of God because God is the b 2. Tim. 3.16 2. Pet. 1.21 au●our of it who cannot lye and hath authoritie to commaunde all men and ●herefore auncient writers call them ●ookes canonicall or Canonicall Scrip●ures Vnto this volume also are vsually annexed certaine other bookes which are ●alled Apocrypha that is bookes kept hid 〈◊〉 secret for that we must not bring these 〈◊〉 light when we are to confirme any doctrine concerning faith or Gods worship by diuine testimonies V. And as for the absolute authoritie of this Scripture it consisteth in those very words wherein it was first written for that the same words were spoken a 2. Tim. 3.16 2. Pet. 1.21 by the holy Ghost vnto these holy writers and they arc Hebrue in the old and Greeke in the new Testament The translations or interpretations of other languages haue their credit and authoritie as they be founde to agree with the first fountaines whence they are deriued VI. And albeit this Scripture ought to be receiued of all mē for that it came by the inspiration of Gods spirit and is of credit sufficient of it selfe yet before the same be sealed in our harts by the a Es 39.21 Iohn 14 26. and 15.26 ●6 13 Rom 8.16 1. Ioh. 2 27. chap. 5.6 holy Ghost we cannot haue any certain knowledge of the power thereof that so we may with full assurance trust thereunto VII And yet we finde certaine proofes as ●ans reason can conceiue good for the confirmation of the Scripture vnto vs as these folowing the maiesty of that heauēly doctrine the simplicitie puritie and excellencie of the stile the consent also of all partes the admiration whereunto it calleth vs the antiquitie of the bookes so many and so wonderfull miracles the admirable complement of all Prophecies the diuine preseruation of these bookes against the furie of the enemies the con● of the Church the bloud of Martyrs and lastly the common state and conditiō 〈◊〉 those men which first writte the same VIII And albeit the cōsent of the Church be ●great argumēt to commende the autho●ie of the Scripture vnto vs yet the Po●sh assertiō is false that the authoritie of ●he Scripture doth hāg vpō the iudgmēt of the Church as if we could not beleeue ●he Scripture or as if the Scripture were ●ot to be trusted if the iudgement of the Church did not moue vs thereunto by testifying that these are the holy Scriptures and commaunding vs to reuerence them as the truth IX Neither yet doe we here despise the iudgment of the Church whē we ascribe not therunto that which is due vnto God which is to assure vs of the truth of this celestiall doctrine We must I graunt highly esteeme of the testimonie of the true Church For the Church as a Notary keepeth the holy Scriptures and discerneth the true Scriptures of God from the false as the goldfiner trieth and discerneth gold frō copper by his touch-stone and as a skilfull man can teach vs to know good coyne which the ignorant knoweth not Againe the true Church as a cōmon cryer doth publish the Scriptures and lastly doth rightly interpret the same X. Forasmuch as the onely Hebrue text in the old Testament and the Greeke in the new is authēticall hath absolute authoritie the Councel of Trent consequētly must erre where it giueth caution to ●ld the Latin old vulgar edition as authenticall in all publique readings dispu●ations sermons and expositions and that no man be so bold or presume to reiect it vnder any colour XI And seeing the Scripture is giuen to instruct vs concerning Gods worship ●r saluatiō those phantasticall wits must ●re which laying aside the Scripture flye ●nto reuelations XII And whereas the scope of God in the scripture is to teach men concerning his holy worship and mans true happinesse it foloweth then that it is so absolute perfect that it containeth all things needfull ●or this end purpose For otherwise we should say that God himselfe doth not at●ine that which he purposed and this to speake is against the omnipotēcy of God XIII If the

and handled Now it remaineth most worthy and reuerend Beza that I shew what moued me to commende and dedicate these Aphorismes vnto you First this haue I done to gaine this little worke the more grace fauour among men as being approued by a man which hath and yet doth best merite of the Church of our age time And herin also I thought it best to follow M. Oleuian who in like manner sought protection and grace for his worke vnder your name Wherefore hauing thus both one drift and scope to instruct soundly such youth as desire the knowledge of holy Scriptures in the principles of Christiā Religion as shortly as may be it was my desire also to send vnto you so to cōmende vnto the Church of God this little worke vnder your most worthie name so much commended as Oleuian speaketh and so much accounted among all the faithfull Next my good will was to giue some publique testimony of my dutifulnesse towardes you and so to confirme my Scholers by my example in that reuerend opinion which they haue already conceiued of your selfe and of your writings and to ●et their loue zeale to know the same ●or albeit your name be long since verie ●etious great and for good cause with them which fauour the truth in most syn●tie so as here my commendation is ●edlesse yet this I trust shal ad some con●matiō of that reuerend opinion which ●ese haue conceiued of you And lastly I desired also hereby to re●ite your loue testified towardes me by 〈◊〉 many approued testimonies as you haue written louing letters vnto me for ●t reuerend mention of me in your last ●itings but specially in your most paine● and learned annotations vpon the new ●estament for albeit I thinke not my selfe ●erefore happy for that any mortall man ●inks so reuerently of me commending ●y poore labors to the Church of Christ ●or I haue learned of the Apostle that ●rayse to be founde and true which shal●e giuen of God to euery man in the last ●ay yet it can not be but comfortable to ●ny good man to haue the commendation of any one who is well knowen and most highly and worthily commended for wisedome and pietie Now I pray the Lord God and Father of our Iesus Christ blesse our labours and godly desires that all students in the Scriptures may by such helpes dayly profite in the knowledge of the heauenly truth that whatsoeuer they haue well and rightly learned they may also profitably and soundly teach the people of God to the glory of Gods name and their owne euerlasting saluation in Christ Iesu Amen A Table of the common places handled in this booke Chap. 1 Of the knowledge of God Pag. 1 Chap. 2 Of the holy Scripture Pag. 3 Chap. 3 Of God Pag. 12 Chap. 4 Of the Angels Pag. 13 Chap. 5 Of the integritie of our first nature where is intreated of the Image of God and of free will Pag. 20 Chap. 6 Of Gods prouidence Pag. 21 Chap. 7 Of Sinne. Pag. 24 Chap. 8 Of the Law of God Pag. 32 Chap. 9 Of the likenesse and difference of the old and new Testament Pag. 39 Chap. 10 Of the person and office of Christ Pag. 51 Chap. 11 Of Faith Pag. 56 Chap. 12 Of Repentance where also is intreated of the life of a Christian and of bearing the Crosse Pag. 59 Chap. 13 Of Iustification Pag. 66 Chap. 14 Of Christian libertie Pag. 85 Chap. 15 Of Offences Pag. 94 Chap. 16 Of Prayer Pag. 26 Chap. 17 Of Predestination Pag. 106 Chap. 18 Of the Resurrection and of life euerlasting Pag. 100 Chap. 19 Of the Church Pag. 114 Chap. 20 Of the Ministers of the Church Pag. 118 Chap. 21 Of Church discipline and gouernement Pag. 123 Chap. 22 Of Vowes Pag. 127 Chap. 23 Of the Sacraments Pag. 130 Chap. 24 Of Baptisme Pag. 137 Chap. 25 Of the Baptisme of infants Pag. 146 Chap. 26 Of the Lordes Supper Pag. 151 Chap. 27 Of the Popish Masse Pag. 173 Chap. 28 Of the Ciuill Magistrate Pag. 182 CHAP. 1. Of the knowledge of God * An Aphorisme is a short sentence selected and set apart or a definition distinction c. I. APHORISME WE know God either as a Act. 14.15 16.17 and chap. 17.24.25 c. Rom. 1.19.20 creator or as b Iohn 17.3 redeemer II. The knowledge of God as 〈◊〉 creator is double The one naturall the other attained III. The naturall knowledge of God as he 〈◊〉 ●eator is that which naturally appea● in such as be of yeares of iudgement ●uch c Rom. 1.18.19 chap. 2 14.15 without instructiō are perswaded 〈◊〉 God is or some diuine essence eter● most mightie most wise most bles●●aker and gouernour of the world ●ll things therein therefore that this ●d must be religiously worshipped IIII. That such knowledge of God is naturally ingraffed in the mindes of men may appeare partly for that barbarous natiōs exercise some religious ceremonies partly also for that the prophane contemners of God are otherwhiles smitten with a most great feare when God sheweth some signes of his maiestie as in thunders and lightnings V. The knowledge of God as he is creator is attained both by humane or Philosophicall speculation and consideration of the a Rom. 1.20 workes of God and by diuine instruction b Gen. 1. Iob. 38.39.40 41. Psal 19.104 Prou. 8.22 c. by the very written word of God VI. The naturall knowledge of God and that also which is attained by mans industrie yeeld some seede of Religion but the same is so corrupted partly by ignorance partly by malice that of it self it can breed in vs but onely c Rom. 1.21.22.23 Act. 17.22 c. 1. Cor. 12. ● superstition and false Religion VII And for the knowledge of God as he is creator attained by the word of God the same is either naked and bare or ioyned with some affection of pietie VIII This last degree of knowledge excelleth all the rest yet it sufficeth not for the true worship of God and mans true feli●e but is sufficient onely as the former degrees to make a man a Rom. 1.20 inexcusable We must haue also by the b Psal 19. by confer v. 8. the v. folowing with the precedent word the knowledge of God as redeemer and the same ●ked knit with the faith and assurance 〈◊〉 Gods children And this is that which ●worthily called a true c Iohn 17.3 a sauing knowledge of God whereby God as he is both creatour and redeemer is acknowledged 〈◊〉 rightly worshipped and whereby also 〈◊〉 become blessed CHAP. II. Of the holy Scripture I. APHORISME THe holy Scripture is that which holy a 2. Tim. 3.16 1. Pet. 1.21 men specially the b Ibid. Prophets and c Rom. 1.2 2. Pet. 1.19 A●ostles d 2. Pet. 3.15.16 moued by the inspiration of the ●oly Ghost haue written to e Rom. 15 4. 1. Tim.