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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

whom alone that sinne was knowen the second that if he despise his correction then he must be rebuked and admonished before one or two witnesses the third that if he contemne their admonition also he must be admonished by the Church that is the b 1. Tim. 4.14 1. Tim. 5.17 1. Cor. 12.28 Rom. 12.8 gouernours and iudges which are appointed by the Church IIII. But if sinnes be open and manifest then there is no need to proceede by those degrees for the gouernors must not a 1. Tim. 5.20 1. Cor. 5. delay to proceede in the censure and correction of such sinners V. For the correction of light sinnes a Mat. 18.15 1. Tim. 5 20. reproofe onely may suffice but b 1. Cor. 5.5 and 13 grieuous sinnes and great offences and contempt or c Mat. 18.17 contumacie against the censures and admonitions ecclesiasticall must be punished with excommunication VI. Excommunication is the a 1. Cor. 5.4 iudgement or decree of the b 2. Cor. 2.6 Church whereby any c 1. Cor. 5.11 member of the same Church for offending the Church by some d Ibid. 1. 11 grieuous sinne or great e Mat. 18.17 contempt is giuen ouer to f Ibid. 1. Cor. 5.4 Sathan according to the charge of g Ibid. 5. Christ that is he is effectually h Ibid. 4. Math. 18.18 Iohn 20.23 declared to be vnder the power and dominion of the deuill and to haue no right or interest in the kingdome of the Church of Christ and therefore this man is kept also from the communion i Mat. 18.17 1. Cor. 5.11 and 13. of the Lordes Supper vntill k 2. Cor. 2.6.7.8 he giue a probable signification testimonie of his repentance VII But yet these religious and wise gouernors must temper the seueritie of excommunication with the spirite of a Gal. 6.1 meekenesse least b 2. Cor. 2.7 this man be swallowed vp with ouer much heauinesse VIII The ende which the Church in these censures and excommunications principally respecteth are three The first that they which liue an vncleane and wicked life should not be numbred among Christians to the dishonour and a 1. Cor. 5.1 Rom. 2.24 prophanation of the name of God The second least the godly should be b 1. Cor. 5.6 corrupted by the continuall conuersation of the wicked The third that the excommunicate being confounded and c 2. The. 3.14 ashamed may so d 1. Cor. 5.5 repent and be saued IX We must not conuerse a 2. The. 3.14 2. Cor. 5 9.11 with an excōmunicate person but in priuate and domesticall duties least we chearish and increase his cōtempt by any familiaritie but so soone as he giueth any probable testimonie of his repentance he must be receiued into our societie and communion b 2. Cor. 2.6 c. of the Church againe X. And thus farre of the common discipline The discipline proper to the Ministers of the Church is contained in certaine Canons which the auncient Bishops did prescribe for themselues and their order of which sorte are these That no Clergie man or Minister be a hunter dicer reueller or pot-companion Item that no Minister practise vsurie or any marchandise that none be present at wanton lasciuious dances and the like c. CHAP. XXII Of Vowes I. APHORISME A Vow is an holy promise made to God II. A vow is either generall or speciall III. A generall vow is that which Christiās make in their Baptisme where renouncing Sathā they giue themselues to God to a Mat. 28.19 serue him that they may obey his holy Commaundements and not fulfill the wicked lustes of the flesh IIII. A speciall or particular vowe is that which any man moued with some a Gen. 28.20 c. Iud. 1.30 1. Sam. 1.11 2. Sam. 15.8 Act. 18.18 Num. 16. speciall reason maketh vnto God V. In a lawfull speciall vow foure things are required of which the first is that we be a Rom. 14.23 assured that our vowe be b Act 23 1● agreeable to Gods word c 2. Cor. 7.7 the second that it be not aboue the strength which God hath giuen vs the third d 1. Cor. 7.4 that it be agreeable to our vocation the fourth that we vow with a good purpose of hart and for a lawfull end VI. The right and lawfull endes of vowes be foure of which the two former are in respect of the time past the other two in respect of time to come VII The first end of a lawfull vow is to testifie a a Gen. 28.20 thankefulnesse to God for benefites receiued VIII The second end of a lawfull vow is to chastise and afflict our selues for some sins cōmitted that we may be the more fit to entreate God to a 1. Cor. 11.31 remoue his wrath frō vs. IX The third end is to make vs the more warie and heedfull against sinne by a 1. Cor. 6.12 1. Cor. 9.27 depriuing our selues of the vse for a time of some speciall things X. The fourth end is to stirre vp our selues as it were with a spurre to our dutie binding our selues thereunto by a vow XI That the Monasticall vowes are vnlawfull vngodly it is manifest by foure reasons First because the life Monasticall is imagined a worship a Math. 15.9 of God secondly because they vow a Monasticall life without respect of Gods calling and without approbation from him thirdly because the Monkes and Nunnes bind themselues to many vile and vngodly seruices fourthly because they promise to God perpetuall virginitie when as yet either they haue not the b Mat. 19.11 1. Cor. 7.7 gift of continencie or if they haue it be vncertaine how long to haue it XII Vowes are of this strength and nature that if they be lawfull they a Deut. 23.21 bind but if they be b Iud. 11. Act. 23.21 vnlawfull they are voyde and of none effect CHAP. XXIII Of the Sacraments I. APHORISME SAcraments are a Exo. 12.26 ceremonies ordained b Deut. 12.32 1. Cor. 11.23 of God to illustrate and to seale vnto his c Gen. 17.10 people the d Gen. 17.11 Rom. 4.11 promise of grace contained in Gods holy e Gene. 17.7 Ier. 31.33.34 couenant II. Sacraments do a Heb. 9.15 illustrate the promise of grace as liuely b Gal. 3.1 pictures in that they represent and typically set before the beleeuers the sacrifice of Christ and the efficacie thereof III. But they seale in that they be diuine a Psal 81.6 Rom. 4.1 testimonies ordained to testifie the same thing which the promise it selfe doth testifie to wit that Christ by his b Mat. 26.28 sacrifice hath purchased for the beleeuers forgiuenesse of sins the grace of the holy spirite and life euerlasting IIII. Againe the holy Ghost by the Sacraments illustrating the promise of grace doth instruct the faithfull in the mysterie of saluation and

life and glory euerlasting but the vngodly to shame and b Iohn 5.29 death euerlasting IIII. This glorious and blessed resurrection of the godly dependeth vpon the resurrection of a 1. Cor. 15.12 c. 1. Thess 4.14 Christ as of their head to whom they as members must be conformed V. Christ then the head of the godly shal in the resurrection make our bodies a Phil. 5.21 1. Cor. 15.35 c. like to his glorious body VI. Againe Christ shall raise the dead at his glorious a 1. Thes 4.16 comming to iudgemēt with the shout of an Archangell and sound of a trumpet VII The dead being raised then in a moment as in the twinckling of an eye the liuing shal be a 1. Thess 4.16 and. 17. 1. Cor. 15.52 and 53. chaunged so that their bodies shal be made incorruptible VIII Then streight wayes all the godly shal be a 1. Thess 4.17 caught vp into the ayre to meete the Lord and so shall b Ibid. Math. 25.34 and 46. euer be with the Lord and with him enioy euerlasting happines IX On the contrary the vngodly shall together with the deuils be thrust down into a Math. 25.41 and 46. hell into the b Reue. 20.15 chap. 21. 8 lake that euer burneth with fire and brimstone and there shal be tormented X. Againe eternall life consisteth chiefly in the full feeling of Gods loue in the communion of his nature according to these sayings a Psal 17.15 I shal be saith Dauid satisfied with thine Image againe b Psal 16.18 in thy presence is the fulnesse of ioy and pleasures at thy right hand for euermore And Peter affirmeth c 2. Pet. 1.4 that the faithfull are to this end called that they may be partakers of the diuine nature that is of the graces of God his wisedome righteousnesse holinesse and glory XI And albeit the blessed there shall want nothing pertinent to perfect felicitie because God shal be a 1. Cor. 15.28 all in all yet of that heauenly glory wherewith they shal be beautified there shal be certaine b 1. Cor. 15.41 and 42. degrees as there were also c 1. Cor. 12.4 degrees of their giftes in this life and as there shal be d Mat. 10.15 and chap. 11 20. c. degrees of torments amongst the dāned And aboue others excelling most shining shal be the glory of the teachers of the word that haue faithfully instructed the Church and so brought many to righteousnesse as e Dan. 12.3 Daniell speaketh XII This doctrine as it may iustly terrifie the vngodly so to the godly in al miseries and euen in death it is a 1. Thess 4. vers last most comfortable as they that know and by the grace of God stedfastly trust that their soule by death b Iohn 11.25 passeth into life and by the Angels is c Luk. 16.22 caried into Abrahams bosome that is into heauē so to d Phil. 1.23 Christ their bodies although they rot and be eaten of wormes yet shall in due time rise again and be clothed with euerlasting glory CHAP. XIX Of the Church I. APHORISME THe Church is a a Mat 26.28 Iohn 17.20 multitude of men b Ephe. 1.13 Ro. 10.14.15 effectually c Rom. 8.30 called by the preaching of the d Rom. 1.7 1. Cor. 1.2 Gospell and therefore they be such as beleeue in Christ and e Ro. 10.9.10 professe his faith and f Rom. 1.7 1. Cor. 1.2 1. Cor. 2.2 Ephe. 1.1 serue God in the faith accounting in this number with the elect their g Act. 2.39 Gene. 17.7 1. Cor. 7.14 children and the children of hypocrites which as yet by their age are not capable of this calling II. The Church is either vniuersall which commonly the Greekes call Catholicke or particular III. The vniuersall or Catholicke Church is the whole multitude of them who from the beginning of the world haue beleeued in Christ that now do beleeue and shall beleeue to the worldes end Whereof one part now triumpheth a Ephe. 1. ● Co● ● in heauen to wi●● the faithfull that are departed another part is militant on the earth that is the faithfull that yet liue And this again is diuided into particular Churches IIII. A Particular Church is a particular Congregation of the faithfull dwelling a 1. Cor. 12. 2. Cor. 1.1 Gal. 1.2 1. Thess 1.1 2. Thess 1.1 together in one place exercising them selues in Gods worship according to the direction of his word V. A Particular Church may be distinguished in the old and the new VI. By the old I meane that which was before Christes incarnation as the Church of the Iewes which then did excel as touching the forme of outward gouernmēt VII I call that the new Church which began after Christs comming especially after his ascension in heauen being gathered out of a Ephe. 2.13 diuerse nations and this is called b Act. 11.26 the Christian Church VIII Where the Church is a Rom. 2.28.29 c. 11.7 distinguished in the inuisible and visible it may not be thought that there be two Churches of diuerse kinds but one the same Church in diuerse respectes may be said to be visible and inuisible IX And it is called inuisible for that it can not be seene with mens eies for that faith by which the Church hath her being in Christ is placed in the a Rom. 2.29 hart which none but b Act. 1.24 God can see X. But it is said to be visible for that it hath certain markes which may be seene and whereby we may conclude assuredly that there is a Church people of God albeit a 1. Ioh. 2.19 Math. 13.3 d. Item 43. c. hypocrites be mingled with them who professe the same faith yet beleeue not in Iesus Christ XI These markes are the a Ephe. 2.20 Act. 2.24 pure preaching of the word and lawfull administration of the b 1. Cor. 1.13 1. Cor. 12.20 and 23. Mat. last v. 19 and 20. Mat. last v. 15. and 16. Sacraments XII For albeit in the Church of God holy a Mat. 18.15.16.17 1. Cor. 5.5 discipline be also required yet if here the gouernours of the Churches be slacke in their duties ☜ the Church is not presently to be thought no Church as long as the two former markes remaine XIII And yet further I ad there may creep in some corruption both in a Cor. 3.12 doctrine and in the administratiō of the b 1. Cor. 11.12 Sacraments yet it shall not cease to be a Church as long as the c 1. Cor. 3.11 foundation is retained which is Christ or saluation by Christ alone XIIII It is the dutie of euery godly man to a Heb. 10.25 1. Cor. 11.20 ioyne himself to such a congregation or societie as he seeth to haue those markes and as

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