Institutes of the Christian religion : 1541 French edition

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Institutes of the Christian religion : 1541 French edition

John Calvin ; translated by Elsie Anne McKee

William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2009

  • pbk.

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Institutio Christianae religionis

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Institutio Christianae religionis

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Includes indexes

Contents of Works

  • Introduction / by Elsie Anne McKee
  • The argument of this book
  • Dedication to Francis I
  • Of the knowledge of God
  • Of the knowledge of man and of free will
  • Of the law
  • Of faith, where the Apostles' Creed is explained
  • Of penitence
  • Of justification by faith and by the merits of works
  • Of the similarities and differences between the Old and New Testaments
  • Of God's predestination and providence
  • Of prayer, where the prayer of Our Lord is explained
  • Of the Sacraments
  • Of Baptism
  • Of the Lord's Supper
  • Of the five other ceremonies falsely called Sacraments : that is, confirmation, penance, extreme unction, ecclesiastical orders, and marriage
  • Of Christian liberty
  • Of the power of the church
  • Of civil government
  • Of the Christian life

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