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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

to a Prou. 17.15 Deut 25.1 Rom. 8.33.34 c. 5.18 acquite discharge or absolue in Latin so far as that word signifieth the action of a iudge A mā is said therfore to be iustified before God which is accounted iust in Gods Iudgement and accepted before God for his righteousnesse II. A man is sayd to be iustified by his workes when in his life there is founde such puritie and holines which may merite before the throne of God the commendation of iustice or that can with the perfection of his workes answer and satisfie the iudgement and iustice of God III. A man is sayd to be iustified by faith which renouncing the righteousnes of his workes doth apprehend by faith the righteousnes of Christ that is the righteousnesse which is purchased by the death of Christ this mā a Gal. 3.27 Apoc. 7.14 clothed with this robe of Christ doth appeare not as a sinner but as a righteous man in the sight of God IIII. We say with the Apostle a Rom. 3.28 Gal. 2.16 Paule that a man is iustified before God not by works but by faith onely V. Iustification and regeneration go euer a Rom. 6. ● and 8. together but yet must be distinguished For regeneration in this life onely is b Rom. 7. begun and by degrees increaseth till it be perfected in the life to come but we are not iustified in part but perfectly for this quieteth our consciences c Rom. 5.1 and giueth vs that peace which passeth vnderstanding VI. S. Paule doth well expresse this difference betweene iustification and regeneration For speaking of his inherent righteousnesse or integritie which he had in regeneratiō he crieth out bitterly ô wretched a Rom. 7 2● man that I am who shall deliuer me from this body of death But turning him selfe to the righteousnesse of Christ imputed vnto him which is grounded vpon the meere mercy of God and giuen vs in our iustification he reioyceth b Rom. 8.33.34.35 c. greatly with full trust and affiance triumpheth ouer life and death reproches and wantes sword and all crosses of this present life VII When we say we are iustified by faith our meaning is that we are pronounced iust in Gods sight for that by faith the Lord doth a Rom. 5.19 impute vnto vs for righteousnesse b Heb. 2.9 the obedience of Christ which he performed for vs vnto his father c Gal. 2.13 Esa 55. in tasting death for vs and so in paying the d Rom. 4.3 c. Gal. 3.6 punishment we did owe for the breach of the law VIII When we say we are iustified by faith onely we do not exclude the a Rom. 3.24 chap. 5.21 Ep. 1.5.6.7.8 grace and mercy of God in our iustification nor the b Rom. 3.25 c. 5.9 and c. 8.33.34 merite of Christes death which is imputed vnto vs for righteousnesse but we exclude c Rom. 3.28 chap. 11.12 ● 32 Gal. 2.18 workes onely IX For assuredly the iustice of faith and workes are so opposite that they can not be coupled together but admit the one ye must necessarily reiecte th other And hence it is that Paule doth account the righteousnesse of the Law and this righteousnesse of faith as contraries a Phil. 3.9 renouncing that righteousnesse by the law and resting in that righteousnesse which is by faith in Iesus Christ or giuen vs of God by faith Againe he sheweth that this was the cause of the b Rom. 10.3 ruine of the Iewes that seeking to stablish their owne righteousnes they wold not submit thēselues to the righteousnesse of God This he teacheth also when he saith that our reioycing can not be c Rom. 3.27 excluded by the law but by faith and againe when the reward is giuen d Rom. 4.4 and 5. for works that is of due debt but that righteousnesse is imputed to faith is of grace X. Againe Paule doth not exclude from iustification those workes only which the vnregenerat work out of grace literally by strength of their own free will for surely Abraham was regenerate when he did those workes for the which he had a Rom. 4.2 praise of men but was not iustified with God XI To be short the Scripture teacheth that our iustification is on this manner first the Lord God of his meer a Tim. 3.5 Ephe. 1.5.6.7 grace and goodnesse doth embrace a sinner finding nothing to moue him to mercy but misery for he seeth him b Ephe. 2.1 destitute void of all good workes he is moued c Ephe. 1.9 of himselfe to do him good and to giue this sinner some tast and feeling d Rom. 5.5 of his goodnesse that e Phil. 3.8 distrusting his owne strength and works he may repose all his trust and hope for saluation in the onely mercy f Ephe. 1.7 of God in Christ Iesus which God hath reuealed in his holy word XII Again that a mā is iustified by faith only is very cleare by other places of the Apostle as where he disputeth that there is a Rom. 4.2.3.4 no righteousnes by faith but that which is by grace where he b Rom. 3.21 and 28. Gal. 2.16 denieth righteousnesse to the workes of the law to workes I say not onely ceremoniall but also morall as may plainly appeare by these sentences which he vseth for confirmation of his purpose as the c Gal. 3.12 man that shall do these things shall liue in them and d Ibid. 10. cursed is euery man that continueth not in all things which are written in the booke of the law to do them and by these conclusions righteousnesse is not by the law for by the law commeth the e Rom. 3.20 knowledge of sinne The law f Rom. 4.15 causeth wrath Ergo not righteousnesse XIII We graunt with Paul that no faith iustifieth but that which worketh by a Gal. 5.6 loue but we vtterly deny that faith hath power to iustifie or that faith and loue do iustifie because faith is effectuall or working by loue XIIII The forme of our iustification is the free remission a Rom. 4.6.7.8 Luke 18.13 and 14. Act. 13.38 and 39. of sinnes for like as the wrath of God is vpon all so long as they continue in sinne so whom the Lord shall receiue to grace them he is sayd to iustifie that is of sinners to make them righteous this he doth by pardoning and discharging them from their sinnes For if we consider them whom God receiued to his grace by their workes they shal be founde b Rom. 9. 1. Iohn 1.8 sinners as yet which notwithstāding are and must be acquited and freed from their sinnes XV. Againe thus the forme of our iustification is this God doth remoue our sins from vs and imputes them vnto Christ and againe imputes the righteousnesse of Christ vnto vs consider this demonstration for thy better

in them to receiue him and his merites VI. The office of Christ is three fold for he is ordained of God to be our Prophet Priest and King VII He executed his Propheticall a Deut. 18.18 Act. 3.22 chap 7.37 functiō or office of a teacher when he was conuersant on earth in b Math 4.17 Esa 61.1 Luke 4.21 preaching the Gospell reuealing c Iohn 1.18 vnto vs the secret coūsell of God concerning the great worke of our saluation by him VIII He exercised the office of his Priesthood partly whē he was on earth partly doth still exercise the same in heauen Whē he was on earth he first offred prayers a Iohn 17. Heb. 5.7 to his father for vs next his b Heb 7.27 owne body vpon the crosse and did expiate our sinnes c Heb. 9.25 c. 10.14 with that his sacrifice In heauen d Heb. 9.24 he appeareth before the face of the heauenly father with his sacrifice once offred on earth without e Heb. 10.12 intermission praying for vs that the reconciliation we haue obtained may be as fresh in memory and neuer be lost IX The kingdom of Christ beginneth in this life and is called the kingdome of grace and it shal be perfected in the life to come which is called the kingdome of glorie The kingdome of grace is that spirituall kingdome a Ioh. 18.37 wherin Christ ruleth the harts of his elect by his word and spirite And this kingdome he administred in the old Testament vnto his elect by Priestes and Prophets in the beginning of the new Testament by Iohn Baptist and himselfe with his Disciples But at the last he solemnely begā to erect the same in the day of b Act. 2. Pentecost whē he sent the holy Ghost to his holy Apostles that they might go preach the Gospell to all nations So then he hath euer continued his kingdome on earth shall continue it vntill he returne to iudgemēt at which time he shal be ruler in the c Psal 110.2 middest of his enemies whom he plagueth now and then and destroieth the last he cast them downe make them his d Ibid. 1. footestoole in his most glorious e 2. Thes 2.8 cōming at which he shall free all his faithfull members from all their afflictions cary them with him f 1. Thess 4.17 to heauen and make them partakers for euer of his heauenly kingdome which then shal be the kingdome of glorie when all the Saints shal be translated to heauen beautified and adorned in their soules with wisedome and holinesse in their bodies with great excellency and immortality to be with Christ in inspeakable ioyes and glorie for euer and euer CHAP. XI Of Faith I. APHORISME NOw for that we are made partakers of Christes benefites which we receiue by his death as the remission of sins and life euerlasting by a Rom. 3 25 Act. 10.43 faith it shal be expedient also that we learne what this faith is how it breedeth who receiue this grace and what proper markes it hath II. This faith then is a sure firme a Iohn 17.3 Rom. 8.38 1. Iohn 3.2 knowledge of the grace of God purchased for vs by the merites of Christs death and testified by the word of promise whereby euery beleeuer doth apply that promise of grace vnto himselfe b Gal. 2. particularly assuring him selfe that the same doth no lesse appertaine vnto himselfe then vnto the rest of the faithfull III. The holy c Mat. 16.17 Iohn 3.5.6.8 Ephe. 2.8 Iohn 6.45 Act. 16.14 Ghost a Iohn 3.3.5.6.7.8 1. Cor. 4.15 Philem v. 10. 1. Pet. 1.23 worketh this faith in the harts of his b Iohn 6.37 chap. 8 47. chap. 10.26 Act. 13.48 Tit. 1.1 2. Thess 3.2 elect which are of yeares by the d Rom. 1.16 chap. 10.17 1. Cor. 3.5 1. Pet. 1. 25. preaching of the Gospell IIII. From this faith ariseth that holy a Ephe. 3.12 affiance and trust in God whereby the beleeuer resteth himselfe comfortably in the fatherly b Psal 32. fauour grace of God purchased for him by the death of Christ considering both the truth c Heb. 11.11 d Rom. 4.21 Heb. 11.19 power of God from this affiance do streame forth al our spirituall e Iohn 8.56 Rom. 14.17 Iohn 5.25 c. 6.57 63. ioyes and comforts and all our spirituall life according as by it we tast of f Psal 30.6 item 31.17 item 36.10 itē 80.48.20 the great grace and fauour of God V. Againe from this faith ariseth and proceedeth the assured hope a Rom. 5.5 Rom. 8.23.24 25. of euerlasting life or of the celestiall glorie which we shall haue with our Lord Christ in his kingdome VI. Againe from this fountaine springs the holy a Ro. 10.14 Rom. 8.15 inuocation of God our most faithfull and bountifull Father and our most mightie Lord and God VII Faith also causeth vs to make a true a Rom. 10.9 10. 2. Cot. 4.13 profession and confesse with the mouth to the glorie of God that which we beleeue with the heart VIII To be short hence proceedeth the a 1. Ioh. 3.3 Gal. 5.6 true loue and reuerend feare of Gods children which causeth them with all indeuour to please and carefully to auoyde what may offend and displease his holy spirit IX The grace of a Rom 8.38 and 39. Iohn 10.28 Rom. 11.28 Luc. 22.32 1. Pet 15 23. 1. Ioh 2 19 2. Tim. 2.19 Ps 1.3 Es 42. 3. Ier. 32 40. Os 2.19 20. perseuerance is an inseparable companion of faith for faith neuer dieth albeit sometimes it be as it were b Mark 9.24 Psalm 73. ouerturned and as buried with the tempestes of temptation CHAP. XII Of Repentance where also is intreated of the life of a Christian and of bearing the crosse I. APHORISME SOmetime by the word Repentance in Greeke is signified vnderstood a Mat. 21.29 chap. 27.3 some sorowing for any fact or deed done whether a man be moued thereby to do well b Math. 4.17 Act. 2.38 Ro. 2.4 2. Cor. 7.9.10 2. Tim. 1 25. or not moued sometimes also it signifieth as the best Diuines haue noted to return to a perfect and right vnderstanding or to waxe wise againe we follow now this later signification II. Repentance then is a a Ezec 18.31 Ier. 4.1.3.4 chaunge of the minde which is by nature wicked and renewing of all faculties of the soule proceeding from a sincere and religious b Ierem. 4.4 Act. 17.30 2. Cor. 7.10 feare of God whereby the mind is caried with an earnest indeuour to do well and to please God III. Repentance doth consist of two partes of a Ro. 6.4 5.6 Ephe. 4 22.23.24 Col. 3.5.6.8.9.10 Psal 34 15. Esa 1.16.17 mortification of the flesh or of the old man and in the quickening of the

b Psal 43. much as lyeth in him to professe himselfe a member thereof and to keepe in holy communion felowship with it XV. It is called the holy Church partly because it is washed a 1. Iohn 1.7 Eph. 5.25.26 purged by the bloud of Christ partly because it is sanctified by his b Rom. 8.1 Eph. 5.26.27 Psal 15. holy spirit and by Gods grace hath a c Ephe. 4.13 growth in sanctificatiō vntill at length it be fully perfected which shal be when this life is d Phil. 3.12 chap. 1.6 ended CHAP. XX. Of the Ministers of the Church I. APHORISME ALbeit God alone inlighteneth and ruleth the harts of his elect yet because it pleaseth him herein to vse the a 1. Cor. 3.5 2. Cor. 5.20 Ministerie of men it is our partes with b 1. Cor. 4.1 Gal. 4.15 reuerence to embrace those things which by his seruaunts he teacheth vs for our good instruction and comfort II. The seruants of God or Ministers are some continuing and as ordinarie some but for a time and as extraordinarie III. In the old Testament the continuing and ordinarie Ministers of the Church were Patriarches Priests and Leuites the temporall extraordinarie the Prophets IIII. In the new Testament the perpetuall and ordinarie are a Ephe. 4.11 Pastours b Ephe. 4.11 Teachers the temporall and extraordinary were the c Ephe. 4.11 Apostles d Ephe. 4.11 Prophets and e Ephe. 4.11 Euangelistes V. God reuealed himselfe to the Patriarches as a Gene. 3. Adam b Ge. 6.7.8.9 Noah c Gen. 12.13.15.17.18.21.22 Abraham d Gen. 25.11 22. c. 26.2.3.4.5 Isaac e Gen. 28.31.32.35 Iacob f Gene. 37. Ioseph by apparitions visions and dreames and so gouerned their families VI. He prescribed certain lawes by Moses for the Priestes and a In Leuit. Leuites that so they might by them gouerne the Church of Israell VII But as for the Prophets he raised them vp a Es 6. Ierem. 1. Ezech. 2. c. extraordinarily to b Esa 1. c. instruct and to c Esa 2. excite the people and the Priestes if they erred or were negligēt in their duties these did also foreshewe what d Esa 3.29 c. punishmentes should fall vpon Gods people for their negligence and what e Esa 13. c. euils should come vpon their enemies for their destruction but principally they comforted the faithful with Prophecies of Christs comming and therfore they preach often of his f Esa 7.14 conception g Esa 9.6 Mich. 5.2 natiuitie h Esa 53. passion death resurrection and euerlasting i Esa 11.59.61 c. kingdome VIII And thus farre of the Ministers of the old Testament now touching the Ministers of the new Testament The Lord in the beginning of his kingdome raised vp a Mat. 28.19 Apostles b Act. 11.27 Prophets c Act. 8.5 c Euangelistes and whē the Churches were founded planted by them he ordained that Pastors and d Ephe. 4.11 Teachers should succeede and continue for euer IX The Apostles were a Mat. 4.18 c. Ioh. 1.37 c. Act 9. 22. immediatly called of Christ and sent into the whole b Mat. 16.15 Act. 9 15. Rom. 15.15.20 world that so they might set vp the kingdome of God in all places X. He raised vp also at this time Prophets who had speciall a 1. Cor. 14.29 c. reuelation and gifts for the interpretation of holy Scriptures and these did sometimes foreshew by the spirite any matter of waight which should come either on the b Act. 11.28 Church or to any c Act. 21.10 one of the faithfull XI Againe the Apostles had the Euangelistes for their a Act. 16.1 companions whom they tooke with them to supplie their absence in preaching of the Gospell and in b Tit. 1.5 establishing the Churches and such were c 2. Tim. 4.11 Luke d 2. Tim 4.5 Timothie and e 2. Cor. 8.23 Titus XII Then folowed Pastours and Teachers which the Church can neuer want XIII And thus farre of Churches offices which did consist in the Ministerie of the word There be two other ordinarie also which ought to remaine euer in this a Rom. 12.8 Church Church-gouernement and the care of the poore XIIII Church a 1. Cor. 12.28 Gouernours are chosen men set ouer the people for b 1. Cor. 5. correction of manners assistantes with the Bishops and Pastours XV. The care of the poore partly belongeth to the Deacons a Act. 6.3 1. Tim. 3.8 c. or Collectors that distribute the almes partly to them which visite the sick such in Paules time were certaine b 1. Tim. 5.9 auncient and honest widowes XVI And thus farre of the duties of Church officers now as touching their calling these foure points are to be obserued first what kinde of persons are to be called secondly how thirdly by whom lastly with what rite or ceremonie they must be ordained XVII As concerning the first I say that Bishops and Pastours and Teachers are to be chosen that are of sound a 1. Tim. 3.2 c. doctrine and b 1. Tim. 3.2 c. holy life fit and c 1. Tim. 3.2 c. able to teach The d 1. Tim. 3.8 c. gouernors also must be furnished with good giftes wisedome and iudgement to discharge their duties XVIII Secondly in this election ordinance of the Ministers of Christ men must proceede in a religious feare and testifie the same before by a Act. 15.23 Act. 13.2.3 fasting and prayer XIX Thirdly they must be men approued and knowen of the a Act. 1.15 c. Act. 6.2 c. gouernors for knowledge and learning which haue a good name in the Church amōg the faithful for life and conuersation XX. Fourthly they were ordained in times past by the Apostles and their successors with a Act. 13.3 1. Tim. 4.14 2. Tim. 1.6 1. Tim. 5.22 imposition or laying on of handes which rite for comelinesse and order sake may well be obserued in these dayes so that we put no opinion of necessitie or of worship therein CHAP. XXI Of Church discipline and gouernement I. APHORISME ECclesiasticall cēsure or Church discipline is a a 2. Tim. 3.16 Mat. 18.15 2. Cor. 2.6 2. Thess 3.15 brotherly b Mat. 18.15 1. Cor. 5.11 2. Thess 3.15 correction according to Gods word wherby the faithfull are stirred vp to do their duties and so they further the saluation one of another II. This discipline is either common or proper common whereunto all ought to be subiect proper which pertaineth to the Ministers of the Church onely III. The common discipline doth respect a Mat. 18.15 16.17 three degrees in priuate or secret sinnes The first is that he that hath sinned be admonished and reproued priuatly of him to