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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

doctrine of the scripture be a 1. Tim. 3.16.17 Psa 19.7.8.9 perfect comprizing all points which necessarily concerne Gods pure worship our saluation then it foloweth that the Papists erre which thrust vpon vs their vnwritten verities traditions I say which neither Prophets nor Apostles haue euer writtē XIIII And for that the doctrine of the Scripture is vndoubtedly a 2. Pet. 1.19 true for that it came by the b Ibid. 21. 2. Tim. 3.16 inspiration of the holy Ghost that must of necessitie be erroneous which is contrary vnto it as some fewe traditions are which the Papistes thrust vpon the Church as the very word of God it selfe CHAP. III. Of God I. APHORISME GOd is a a Iohn 4 24. spirite most b Deut. 6.4 Exo. 3.14.15 pure c Psal 139.7 c. Es 66.1 Ier. 23.23 24 1. Kings 8.27 infinite d Rom. 1.20 and 23. 1. Tim. 1.17 Psal 102.25 c. Reu. 1.8 eternall e Psal 102 27.28 Mal. 3.6 Es 46.10 Rom. 11.29 immutable f Gen. 17.1 and c. 35.11 Exod. 15. Iob. 38.39 Psal 91.1.2 almighty most g Psal ● 1.104.24.147.5 1. Sam. 16 8. Heb. 4.13 Rom. 11.33.34 and 16.27 ●im 1.17 h i k l Exod. 34.6 and 7. wise h Psal 5.13 and 34.9.51.20 ●st v. 54 8.9 good i Ion. 4.2 louing k Ion. 4.2 mercifull l Gene. 18.23.25 Deut. 32.4 Iob. 34.10 ●2 36. chap. Psal 11. last v. 34.16.17 Prou 8.8 Es 45.11 Ierem. 12.1 ●m 1●8 iust m Leu. 19.2 Iosh 24.19 1. Sam. 2.2 Psal 99 3. Es 6.3 holy n Psa ●● Heb. 6.17.18 Tit. 1.2 true of most free o Rom. 9.15 c. Math. 20.15 absolute authoritie and is p Math. 28. ●9 Father Sonne holy spirite creator of heauen and q Gen. 1.1 earth of all things which are contained in them the r Luk. 1.68 c. redeemer and ſ Ephe. 2.10 sanctifier of all his elect II. These three the Father Sonne holy Ghost are three distinct a Heb. 1.3 persons and euery person very b Iohn 1.1 Act. 5.3 4. God yet not three Gods ●t they are that c Deut. 6.4 one very God which in 〈◊〉 Scripture is called Iehouah the Lord. III. These three persons differ are distinguished for that the Father is of none the Sonne is of the a Iohn 1.14 Father by an incomprehensible and inspeakable b Psal 2.7 Prou. 8.24 and 25. generation d Ibid. Rom. 8.9 〈◊〉 holy Ghost is of the c Iohn 15.26 Father of the sonne by an incomprehensible and in●kable e Iohn 15.26 1. Iohn 5.7 proceeding CHAP. IIII. Of the Angels I. APHORISME THe Angels are a Psal 104.4 spirituall b Heb. 1.7 last Eph. 6.12 Heb. 1.7 Coloss 1.16 creatures which c Heb. 1. v. last 1. K. 22.20 c minister vnto God the creator II. Of the Angels some are good some are euill III. The good Angels are they which haue stoode and continued in their perfection wherein they were created and haue receiued their a Math. 18.10 22.30 confirmatiō therfore are euer ready b Psal 103.20.21 to glorifie God in all obedience for which cause they did appeare in certaine winged pictures which are called c Exod. 25.18 c. 1. king 6.23 and 29. Cherubins and d Es 6.2 Seraphins formed like men to the people e Exo. 25.18 of Israell and to the Prophets f Es 6. Esay g Ezech. 1. Ezechiell to signifie their chearefulnesse and readinesse for the execution of Gods decrees IIII. The Lord vseth their ministerie seruice both to make relation of his will vnto a Num. 22.32.33 men specially the b Gen. 19.13 Iudg. 13.3.4.5 Dan. 8.16.9.21 Luke 1.13 26. c. 2.10 Math. 1.20 c. 2.13 19.20 c. 28.5 Act. 1.10 Reuel 1.1 godly and hence it is they haue their name to gouerne c Col. 1.16 Ephe. 1.22 the world in asmuch as they d Psal 34.8.91.11 Gene. 14.19 16. c. 32.1 1. King 19.5.2 King 6.17 c. 19.35 Dan 3.25 6.23 protect the faithfull against all daungerous euents the snares also and assaults of their enemies which are euill men and Angels punishing e Gen. 19 2. King 19.35 Act. 12.23 the wicked and f 2. Sam. 25.15.16 chastening ●e godly and for this cause are they cal●d g Ephe. 1.21 Col. 1.16 thrones dominions principalities ●owers and might V. The good Angels are exceeding many but the number is not expressed in Scripture VI. When the good Angels were to deli●r any message from God vnto mē they ●peared in the likenesse of a Gen. 18.2 and 4. c. 19. 2. Heb. 13.2 Iudg. 13.6 c. Mar. 16.5 Luke 24.4 Act. 1.10 young men ●y beautifull in sight and sometimes ●ning with some excellent brightnesse ●omtimes they haue appeared in firie bo●es either like men as in the vision of Esay in the Temple b Esay 6. Ezech. 1. or like horses and harrets as in the translation or transpor●tion c 2. King 2.2 of Elias and in the protection of Elizeus d 2. King 6. against the Syrians They ●ue also appeared somtimes when men ●aue seene them with their eyes e Gen. 18. 19. Luk. 1.11 and 28. waking ●nd sometimes to men in their f Math. 1.20 sleepe and sometimes also when men watched ●ut yet ouertaken with some great g Reu. 1.10 astonishment of minde The first kind of these apparitions is called in Scripture 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 h Luke 1.22 24.23 Act. 26.19 a vision the 2. and 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a i Act. 10.17 19. 11.5 c. 16 9. sight But yet other whiles the k Math. 17.9 Act. 10.3 one is taken for the other VII And albeit the good Angels be verie excellent both for maiestie and a Math. 28.3 Act. 1.10 Dan. 10.5 6. glory yet it is great wickednesse to b Reu. 19.10 c. 22.8 9 Col. 2.18 Iud. 13.16 worship them because they are creatures and our felow-seruants VIII The vse of this doctrine is that in dangers we aske of God the protection of the holy Angels and that we be assured that they shal be ready at hād for our good according to Gods a Psal 34 8. 91.11.12 promise IX So farre of the good Angels The euill Angels are they which by their contumacie and disobedience against God haue a Iohn 8.44 Iude. 6. 1. Pet. 2.4 fallen from that blessed state or perfectiō wherein they were created and so become euill euer since maliciously inclined to hurt both the glory of God and the saluation of men X. They be called in Scripture euill a 1. Sam. 16.15 c. spirites b Leuit. 17.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 horrible or terrible because when they

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

benefite of this doctrine is three fold First that we may learne a Gen. 45.4 c. c. 50.19.20.21 2. Sam. 16.17 Iob. 1.21 patience in aduersitie for that hereby we know that b Amos. 3.6 Es 45.7 1. Cor. 11.32 God sendeth not aduersitie to destroy vs but for our c Gen 50.20 Rom. 8.28 1. Cor. 11.32 good The second that in prosperitie we may be d Gen. 24.27 thankefull vnto God for that we see it is God who moueth mens mindes actions to wish and to do e Gen. 32.6 33 4 and 39 4.21 c. vs good or at least wise albeit they doe wishe vs euill yet they can not f Exod. 3.21 12.35 Gen. 31.24 Nu. 22. 23. hurt vs but rather doe vs good Againe we see it is he which giueth a blessing also to things which haue g Luk. 12. ●5 Leuit. 26.26 Es 3. 1. Hag 1 6. 1 Kin. 19.8 no life euen for our good The third benefite is that we may be h 1. Sa. 17.35 2. Tim. 4.18 assured that God will euer be a father vnto vs both to protect vs from euill to confer vpon vs all good things VI. We must also so rest vpon Gods prouidence as that we doe not neglect the meanes if we can haue them but vse them with reuerence and in the feare of God as instrumentes seruing Gods prouidence not that we should trust in them but least we a Math. 4.7 Act. 27.24.30.31 Gene. 32. tempt the Lord. CHAP. VII Of Sinne. I. APHORISME SInne is the a Iohn 3.4 difference or discrepance between the actiō or nature of man the law of God And therefore by the law commeth the b Rom 3.20 and 7.7 knowledge of sinne that is by comparing mans life and nature with the law of God as when the spots of our faces are knowen by considering the face in a glasse II. Sinne is either that first or that which bred of the first III. The first sinne is that fall a Gene. 3. Rom. 5. or disobedience of our first parents in Paradise transgressing Gods commaundement concerning that one forbidden fruit IIII. The sinne which bred of the first is either originall or actuall V. Originall sin is that which is inherent 〈◊〉 our nature from our first a Psal 51.7 Ephe. 2.3 conception 〈◊〉 wit the b Rom. 5.12 apostasie of all the naturall ●onnes of Adam in his loynes the corruption of nature that folowed which the Apostle calleth the sinne c Rom. 7.20 which dwelleth 〈◊〉 vs. VI. This corruption doth most infect the ●nderstanding and the will VII The vnderstanding or minde is so dark●ed that albeit in earthly things and things pertaining to ciuill life it doth discerne often very much a 1. Cor. 2.14 Iohn 1.5.18 c. 6.44 c. 9.39 Math. 16.17 Act. 26.18 Rom. 1.21.22 23. yet in heauenly matters that is in those things which cō●erne the pure worship of God and the euerlasting saluation of our soules it is 〈◊〉 altogether blind VIII The will is so a Gen. 6.5 chap 8.21 Rom. 8.7 corrupted that albeit a man wish well vnto himselfe yet hath he no desire to those things which concerne the worship of God and his owne saluation for euer but is most strongly bent to will and desire the contrary IX Originall sinne in respect of the corruption of nature either a Rom. 6.12 raigneth as appeareth in most of the vnregenerate or raigneth not but is resisted and this resistance is either by the onely light of b Rom. 2.14 natural reason as in the vnregenerate which are called continent or by the working also of the c Rom. 8 2.10.11 holy Ghost as in the regenerate X. Of originall sinne because of naturall corruption issueth sinne actuall which consisteth in action as in thought word or deed XI Actuall sinne may be distinguished many wayes For first it is a sinne either of commission or omission A sinne of cōmission is when any thing is committed which is in the law forbidden as murder adulterie theft A sinne of omission is when any thing is omitted which in the law is commaunded to be done as when a man doth not giue due honour to his parents XII Secondly an actuall sinne is commit●ed or omitted either in soule or spirite ●nely or both in body a 1. Cor. 7.3.5 and 2. Cor. 7.1 and soule XIII Thirdly actuall sinnes some are committed against God some against the neighbour some against our owne selues XIIII Fourthly actuall sinne is either a not-voluntarie or voluntary The not voluntarie as euill a Mat. 15 19. thoughts and b Rom. 7 7. and 8. Mat. 5.22 28. lusts which steale vpon vs against our will The voluntary is when the will is delighted with wicked lusts or at the least wise fauoureth them Whereupon againe it foloweth that a voluntary sin is either a full sinne or a broken A full sinne is when a man with c Iohn 8.34 full purpose and with all his might rusheth to cōmit things whereunto wicked lustes driue him A broken sinne I call that when a man is d Rom. 7.15 c. caried by his euill concupiscēce to consent to do that which he doth not approue Againe a voluntary sinne may be distinguished into sinne vnaduised * Rash or vnaduised and deliberate Sinne vnaduised is when the e 1. Sam. 25.13 will doth vnaduisedly and suddenly consent and giue place to euill lustes Sinne deliberate is when the will doth not hastely consent to euill affections but with f 2. Sam. 11. deliberation going before XV. Fiftly actuall sinne is either secret or * Or open knowen Againe a secret sinne is either vnknowen to him which committeth a Psal 19.13 it to others also with him or to b 1. Tim. 5.24 others it is secret but knowen to himself A knowē sin is either knowen to him which cōmitteth it or knowen also to others with him XVI Sixtly an actuall sin is either a Mat. 12.31 remissible or irremissible Remissible is that which hath repentāce with it irremissible which wanteth it of this kind there is but one that sin which is called the blasphemie against the holy b Ibid. Ghost which is whē a mā of deuilish malice doth contradict the veritie of the celestiall doctrine against the testimonie of Gods spirite which conuinceth him in his cōscience therof yet further proceedeth in a deadly hatred persecution of the professors of the truth and this kind of sinne Christ obiected against ●he Pharisies And Iohn called this sinne a ●nne vnto c 1. Ioh. 5.16 death and warneth that we ●ay not for him which committeth the same The reason whereof Paul rendreth 〈◊〉 the Epistle to the Hebrues in that ●e saith it is d Heb. 6.4 impossible for such to be ●enued by repentance for the iust iudgement of God is against such who will not ●e