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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

mocked neither will he suffer e Gal. 6.7 his spirite which is the spirite of truth to be charged with a lye XVII And if we admit the old distinction in this sense where sin is distinguished into veniall and mortall it may well be admitted But not otherwise as when they call that veniall which meriteth pardon because it is but small and light and that mortall which meriteth death because it is great For euery sinne of his owne nature euen the least a Rom. 6.4 last meriteth death and not onely temporall death but euen b 1. Iob. 5.16 eternal Cōtrarily all they obtaine pardō which do repent and beleeue in Christ albeit they haue committed most greeuous sinnes XVIII Again a sinne pardonable is either the lesser sinne or the greater And both are considered or iudged either by the principall antecedent working cause which the Greekes call 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or by the maner of doing or by the obiect or matter wherein the sinne is committed In respect of the cause the sinne is the lesser which is committed of ignorance as Paules persecution or of infirmitie as the fall of Peter but the greater which is committed against the conscience as Dauids murder and adulterie or of malice as Semeis reprochfull and rayling speaches In respect of the manner of doing his sinne is lesse which offereth adultery by perswasion as Dauid with Bethshabe then his sinne which offereth violence as that vncleannesse committed with Dina by Sichem Iudg. 19. and with the Leuites wife by the men of Gibeah In respect of the obiect the stealing of a peny is a lesser sinne then of an hundred or a thousand crownes Againe it is a lesser sinne to steale a beast then to steale a man which sinne they call * Stealing either free mē or slaues and keeping them close in bonds Pla●ium in the Latin toung And it is the les●er sinne to speake an idle word but the greater to speake any blaspemie or any thing hurtfull to our neighbour XIX It appeareth by these distinctions that sinnes are vnequall contrary to the Stoiks Paradoxe this also may be vnderstood by the a Mat. 12.15 vnequalitie of punishments XX. And thus farre of the kindes and degrees of sinne The authour of sinne first is the a Gene. 3.6 c. Ioh. 8.44 1. Iohn 3 8. deuill deceiuing our first parentes next after him our first b Gene. 3.6 parentes themselues in that they gaue place to the deuils lyes XXI The effect or punishement of sinne is a Rom. 8. v. last death both of body and of soule both temporall and eternall and all kindes of b Gen. 3.6 c. griefes and miseries CHAP. VIII Of the law of God I. APHORISME THe law of God is a a Psal 1.2 doctrine sent frō b Exo. 20 1.2 God by c Exod. 19. Iohn 1.17 Gal. 3.19 Moses to the people of d Deut. 6.6 Ps 147. v. last Deut. 4 6.7.8 Israell whereby he testified e Psal 19.8 Ps 78.3 56 and taught in what manner he would be worshipped of them II. Of Gods lawes some a Rom 9.4 are b Exod. 20. morall some c Leuit. ceremoniall and some are d Exo. 21.22 iudiciall III. The iudicials are lawes of the a Exod. 2.22 23. right of contractes and of penalties for offenders giuen for the preseruation of publique peace and iustice among men and for the punishment of the contempt of the lawes of God IIII. The ceremonials are a Leuit. 1.2.3.4 6.7.5 lawes concerning the ceremonies which God appointed for his externall worship and for the instructiō of that people cōcerning their ●uerlasting saluation by Christ which was to come V. The morals are lawes a Exod. 20.1 Deut. 5.6 concerning the maners and duties of euery man towards God and towardes his neighbour VI. The morall lawes a Ibid. are dispersed in all the bookes of Moses but in the Decalogue they are summarily collected VII The Decalogue is diuided into two a Exo. 24.12 and 31.18 32.16 34.1 Tables of the which two the first containeth foure preceptes concerning our duties to God or concerning the b Mat. 22.37 Deut. 6.5 loue of God the second Table conteineth sixe preceptes concerning our duties to our neighbour or how c Ibid. 39. Leuit. 19.18 to loue our neighbour VIII These precepts for the most part haue their * A trope or figure when part is vnderstood by the whole or the whole by the part Synecdoche for in the prohibition of sinnes he commaundeth the contrarie vertues and contrarily in commaunding the vertues he doth prohibit the contrary sinnes and by one speciall he vnderstandeth all of that kinde or the generall and with the externall actions the internall thoughtes and lustes must be vnderstood IX Furthermore to attaine the right sense meaning of the Decalogue these rules also must be obserued The meaning of euery precept must be taken of the end and scope for the which that law was giuen to wit the next end as for exāple The end of the fift precept is the preseruation of ciuill order societie therfore there are commanded duties of superiours to inferiours and of inferiours to superiours for that without this no ciuill order can be kept Againe for diuerse respectes the same action may be commended in diuerse lawes for the endes cause actions to differ as protection as it is the dutie of parentes towards children or of Magistrates to subiects it is cōmanded in the fift law but as it is an office of Christian fortitude in the preseruation of life it is contained in the sixt law So false witnesse in that it hurteth the good name of the neighbour it belōgeth to the ninth Commandement but so farre as it tendeth to hurt his life it doth appertaine ●o the sixth precept Againe The correlatiues are commaun●ed with their relatiues for that the one can ●ot stand without the other where there●ore it is commaunded in the fift precept ●hat some obey it is commāded also that ●me doe gouerne and where the gouer●ours are commāded to be honored they ●e commāded also so to liue as that they 〈◊〉 worthy of honor So in the fourth pre●pt where mē are commanded to learne ●e word of God some also are comman●ed to teach the same Againe The second ●able must giue place to the first for we must ●ue the neighbour for the Lordes cause that 〈◊〉 for that the Lord commandeth and to his ●orie Therefore parents and all superi●rs must be honoured as is commanded 〈◊〉 the seuēth precept of the second Table ●at as the Apostle speaketh a Ephes 6. ● in the Lord ●at is in the feare of the Lord so as the ●ord be not offended when they be ho●red But this rule must be vnderstood of the ●orall law for in these the second Table ●ust giue place to the first but not in the ceremoniall If

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