Author : John Calvin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333254575
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (545 download)
Book Synopsis Institutes of the Christian Religion, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) by : John Calvin
Download or read book Institutes of the Christian Religion, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by John Calvin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Institutes of the Christian Religion, Vol. 1 of 2 I should indeed be ill requited for my labour, if I did not con tent myself with the approbation of God alone, despising equally the foolish and perverse judgments of ignorant men, and the calumnies and detractions of the wicked. For though God hath wholly devoted my mind to study the enlargement Of his kingdom, and the promotion of general usefulness; and I have the testimony of my own conscience, of angels, and of God himself, that, since I undertook the Ofiice of a teacher in the Church, I have had no other object in view than to profit the Church by maintaining the pure doctrine of godliness; yet I suppose there is no man more slandered or calumniated than myself. When this Preface was actually in the press, I had certain information, that at Augsburg, where the States of the Emmre were assembled, a report had been circulated of my defection to popery, and received with unbecoming eager ness in the courts of the princes. This is the gratitude of those who cannot be unacquainted with the numerous proofs of my constancy, which not only refute such a foul calumny, but, with all equitable and humane judges, ought to preserv me from it. But the devil, with all his host, is deceived, if he think to overwhelm me with vile falsehoods, or to render me more timid, indolent, or dilatory, by such indignities. For I trust that God, in his infinite goodness, will enable me to per severe with patient constancy in the career of his holy calling; of which I afford my pious readers a fresh proof in this edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
