1. The mere fact of creation should lead us to acknowledge God, but to prevent our falling away to Gentile fictions, God has been pleased to furnish a history of the creation. An impious objection, Why the world was not created sooner? Answer to it. Shrew

Sections 26. Previous refutations further explained. 27. Reply to certain passages produced from Irenaeus. The meaning of Irenaeus. 28. Reply to certain passages produced from Tertullian. The meaning of Tertullian. 29. Anti Trinitarians refuted by a

Sections 21. Refutation of Arian, Macedonian, and Anti Trinitarian heresies. Caution to be observed. 22. The more modern Anti Trinitarians, and especially Servetus, refuted. 23. Other Anti Trinitarians refuted. No good objection that Christ is called

Sections 16. What view to be taken of the Trinity. The form of Christian baptism proves that there are in one essence. The Arian and Macedonian heresies. 17. Of the distinction of Persons. They are distinct, but not divided. This proved. 18. Analogie

Passages from the New Testament in which the Son is acknowledged to be the Lord of Hosts, the Judge of the world, the God of glory, the Creator of the world, the Lord of angels, the King of the Church, the eternal Λόγος, God blessed

After the definition of the term follows a definition and explanation of the thing meant by it. The distinction of Persons. Proofs of the eternal Deity of the Son. The Son the λόγος of the Eternal Father, and, therefore, the Son E

Sections Scripture, in teaching that the essence of God is immense and spiritual, refutes not only idolaters and the foolish wisdom of the world, but also the Manichees and Anthropomorphites. These latter briefly refuted. In this one essence a

Sections Scripture, in teaching that there is but one God, does not make a dispute about words, but attributes all honour and religious worship to him alone. This proved, 1st, By the etymology of the term. 2d, By the testimony of God himself, when

Sections Whether it is expedient to have images in Christian temples. Absurd defence of the worship of images by the second so-called Council of Nice. Sophisms or perversions of Scripture in defence of images in churches. Passages adduced

Sections Of the worship of images. Its nature. A pretext of idolaters refuted. Pretexts of the heathen. Genius of idolaters. Evasion of the Papists. Their agreement with ancient idolaters. Refutation of another evasion or sophism—vi

Sections Objection,—That images are the books of the unlearned. Objection answered, 1. Scripture declares images to be teachers of vanity and lies. Answer continued, 2. Ancient Theologians condemn the formation and worship of idols.

Sections God is opposed to idols, that all may know he is the only fit witness to himself. He expressly forbids any attempt to represent him by a bodily shape. Reasons for this prohibition from Moses, Isaiah, and Paul. The complaint of a heat

Sections Explanation of the knowledge of God resumed. God as manifested in Scripture, the same as delineated in his works. The attributes of God as described by Moses, David, and Jeremiah. Explanation of the attributes. Summary. Uses of this k

Sections The temper and error of the Libertines, who take to themselves the name of spiritual, briefly described. Their refutation. 1. The Apostles and all true Christians have embraced the written Word. This confirmed by a passage in Isaiah; also

Sections Secondary helps to establish the credibility of Scripture. I. The arrangement of the sacred volume. II. Its dignity. III. Its truth. IV. Its simplicity. V. Its efficacy. The majesty conspicuous in the writings of the Prophets. Speci

Sections The authority of Scripture derived not from men, but from the Spirit of God. Objection, That Scripture depends on the decision of the Church. Refutation, I. The truth of God would thus be subjected to the will of man. II. It is insulting

John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion translated by Henry Beveridge.  Book 1, Chapter 6. Sections God gives his elect a better help to the knowledge of himself—viz. the Holy Scriptures. This he did from the very first. Fi

This chapter consists of two parts: 1. The former, which occupies the first ten sections, divides all the works of God into two great classes, and elucidates the knowledge of God as displayed in each class. The one class is treated of in the first six, an

Sections. 1. The knowledge of God suppressed by ignorance, many falling away into superstition. Such persons, however, inexcusable, because their error is accompanied with pride and stubbornness. 2. Stubbornness the companion of impiety. 3. No pr

Book 1, Chapter 3 from John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion. 1. The knowledge of God being manifested to all makes the reprobate without excuse. Universal belief and acknowledgement of the existence of God. 2. Objection—that rel

John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 1, Chapter 2. 1. By the knowledge of God, I understand that by which we not only conceive that there is some God, but also apprehend what it is for our interest, and conducive to his glory, what, i

John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 1, Chapter 1. 1. Our wisdom, in so far as it ought to be deemed true and solid Wisdom, consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves. But as these are connected toget