The Institutes of the Christian Religion

1 The Institutes of the Christian ReligionbyJohn CalvinAbout The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionTitle: :Calvin, John (1509-1564)Author(s):Beveridge, Henry (Translator) Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Grand Rapids, MIPublisher:Public DomainRights:2002-08-31 Date Created:Jon Van Hofwegen (Markup)Contributor(s):All; Classic; TheologyCCEL Subjects:BX9420 .I65LC Call no: Christian DenominationsLC Subjects:ProtestantismPost-ReformationOt her Protestant denominationsReformed or Calvinistic ChurchesTable of Contentsp. iiAbout This Book..p. 1 Title Page..p. 2 Prefaces..p. 2 PREFACE TO THE ELECTRONIC EDITION..p. 2 INTRODUCTION ..p. 4 THE PRINTERS TO THE READERS.

2 P. 5 THE ORIGINAL TRANSLATOR S PREFACE..p. 8 PREFATORY ADDRESS TO HIS MOST Christian MAJESTY, THEMOST MIGHTY AND ILLUSTRIOUS MONARCH, FRANCIS, KING OFTHE FRENCH, HIS SOVEREIGN..p. 21 THE EPISTLE TO THE READER ..p. 22 SUBJECT OF THE PRESENT WORK ..p. 23 EPISTLE TO THE READER..p. 24 METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT,OR SUBJECT OF THE WHOLE ..p. 27 GENERAL INDEX OF CHAPTERS..p. 30 Institutes OF THE Christian Religion ..p. 30 BOOK FIRST. - OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD THE CREATOR ..p. 30 ARGUMENT..p. 30 CHAPTER 1. - THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AND OF OURSELVESMUTUALLY CONNECTED. NATURE OF THE CONNECTION..p. 32 CHAPTER 2. - WHAT IT IS TO KNOW GOD, TENDENCY OF.

3 P. 34 CHAPTER 3. - THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD NATURALLY IMPLANTEDIN THE HUMAN ..p. 36 CHAPTER 4. - THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD STIFLED OR CORRUPTED,IGNORANTLY OR MALICIOUSLY..p. 39 CHAPTER 5. - THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD CONSPICUOUS IN THECREATION, AND CONTINUAL GOVERNMENT OF THE ..p. 49 CHAPTER 6. - THE NEED OF SCRIPTURE, AS A GUIDE ANDTEACHER, IN COMING TO GOD AS A CREATOR..p. 52 CHAPTER 7. - THE TESTIMONY OF THE SPIRIT NECESSARY TOGIVE FULL AUTHORITY TO SCRIPTURE. THE IMPIETY OFPRETENDING THAT THE CREDIBILITY OF SCRIPTURE DEPENDSON THE JUDGMENT OF THE ..iiiJohn CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian Religionp. 56 CHAPTER 8. - THE CREDIBILITY OF SCRIPTURE SUFFICIENTLYPROVED IN SO FAR AS NATURAL REASON.

4 P. 63 CHAPTER 9. - ALL THE PRINCIPLES OF PIETY SUBVERTED BYFANATICS, WHO SUBSTITUTE REVELATIONS ..p. 65 CHAPTER 10. - IN SCRIPTURE, THE TRUE GOD OPPOSED,EXCLUSIVELY, TO ALL THE GODS OF THE ..p. 67 CHAPTER 11. - IMPIETY OF ATTRIBUTING A VISIBLE FORM TOGOD. THE SETTING UP OF IDOLS A DEFECTION FROM THE ..p. 78 CHAPTER 12. - GOD DISTINGUISHED FROM IDOLS, THAT HE MAYBE THE EXCLUSIVE OBJECT OF ..p. 80 CHAPTER 13. - THE UNITY OF THE DIVINE ESSENCE IN THREEPERSONS TAUGHT, IN SCRIPTURE, FROM THE FOUNDATION OFTHE ..p. 103 CHAPTER 14. - IN THE CREATION OF THE WORLD, AND ALL THINGSIN IT, THE TRUE GOD DISTINGUISHED BY CERTAIN MARKS FROMFICTITIOUS.

5 P. 117 CHAPTER 15. - STATE IN WHICH MAN WAS CREATED. THEFACULTIES OF THE SOUL THE IMAGE OF GOD FREEWILL ORIGINAL RIGHTEOUSNESS..p. 125 CHAPTER 16. - THE WORLD, CREATED BY GOD, STILL CHERISHEDAND PROTECTED BY HIM. EACH AND ALL OF ITS PARTSGOVERNED BY HIS ..p. 134 CHAPTER 17. - USE TO BE MADE OF THE DOCTRINE ..p. 145 CHAPTER 18. - THE INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE WICKED EMPLOYEDBY GOD, WHILE HE CONTINUES FREE FROM EVERY TAINT..p. 150 BOOK SECOND. - OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD THE REDEEMER,IN CHRIST, AS FIRST MANIFESTED TO THE FATHERS, UNDER THELAW, AND THEREAFTER TO US UNDER THE ..p. 151 ARGUMENT..p. 151 CHAPTER 1. - THROUGH THE FALL AND REVOLT OF ADAM, THEWHOLE HUMAN RACE MADE ACCURSED AND DEGENERATE.

6 OFORIGINAL ..p. 159 CHAPTER 2. - MAN NOW DEPRIVED OF FREEDOM OF WILL, ANDMISERABLY ..p. 179 CHAPTER 3. - EVERY THING PROCEEDING FROM THE CORRUPTNATURE OF MAN ..p. 191 CHAPTER 4. - HOW GOD WORKS IN THE HEARTS OF ..ivJohn CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian Religionp. 195 CHAPTER 5. - THE ARGUMENTS USUALLY ALLEGED IN SUPPORTOF FREE WILL ..p. 210 CHAPTER 6. - REDEMPTION FOR MAN LOST TO BE SOUGHT ..p. 215 CHAPTER 7. - THE LAW GIVEN, NOT TO RETAIN A PEOPLE FORITSELF, BUT TO KEEP ALIVE THE HOPE OF SALVATION IN CHRISTUNTIL HIS ..p. 226 CHAPTER 8. - EXPOSITION OF THE MORAL ..p. 261 CHAPTER 9. - CHRIST, THOUGH KNOWN TO THE JEWS UNDERTHE LAW, YET ONLY MANIFESTED UNDER THE.

7 P. 265 CHAPTER 10. - THE RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN THE OLDTESTAMENT AND THE ..p. 278 CHAPTER 11. - THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ..p. 287 CHAPTER 12. - CHRIST, TO PERFORM THE OFFICE OF MEDIATOR,BEHOVED TO BECOME ..p. 294 CHAPTER 13. - CHRIST CLOTHED WITH THE TRUE SUBSTANCEOF HUMAN ..p. 298 CHAPTER 14. - HOW TWO NATURES CONSTITUTE THE PERSONOF THE ..p. 305 CHAPTER 15. - THREE THINGS BRIEFLY TO BE REGARDED INCHRIST VIZ. HIS OFFICES OF PROPHET, KING, AND ..p. 310 CHAPTER 16. - HOW CHRIST PERFORMED THE OFFICE OFREDEEMER IN PROCURING OUR SALVATION. THE DEATH,RESURRECTION, AND ASCENSION OF ..p. 325 CHAPTER 17.

8 - CHRIST RIGHTLY AND PROPERLY SAID TO HAVEMERITED GRACE AND SALVATION FOR ..p. 330 BOOK THIRD. - THE MODE OF OBTAINING THE GRACE OF BENEFITS IT CONFERS, AND THE EFFECTS RESULTING ..p. 330 ARGUMENT..p. 331 CHAPTER 1. - THE BENEFITS OF CHRIST MADE AVAILABLE TO USBY THE SECRET OPERATION OF THE ..p. 334 CHAPTER 2. - OF FAITH. THE DEFINITION OF IT. ITS ..p. 364 CHAPTER 3. - REGENERATION BY FAITH. OF ..p. 382 CHAPTER 4. - PENITENCE, AS EXPLAINED IN THE SOPHISTICALJARGON OF THE SCHOOLMEN, WIDELY DIFFERENT FROM THEPURITY REQUIRED BY THE GOSPEL. OF CONFESSION ..vJohn CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian Religionp. 411 CHAPTER 5. - OF THE MODES OF SUPPLEMENTINGSATISFACTION VIZ.

9 INDULGENCES AND ..p. 420 CHAPTER 6. - THE LIFE OF A Christian MAN. SCRIPTURALARGUMENTS EXHORTING TO ..p. 423 CHAPTER 7. - A SUMMARY OF THE Christian LIFE..p. 431 CHAPTER 8. - OF BEARING THE CROSS ONE BRANCH ..p. 437 CHAPTER 9. - OF MEDITATING ON THE FUTURE ..p. 441 CHAPTER 10. - HOW TO USE THE PRESENT LIFE, AND THECOMFORTS OF ..p. 444 CHAPTER 11. - OF JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH. BOTH THE NAME ANDTHE REALITY ..p. 462 CHAPTER 12. - NECESSITY OF CONTEMPLATING THEJUDGMENT-SEAT OF GOD, IN ORDER TO BE SERIOUSLYCONVINCED OF THE DOCTRINE OF ..p. 467 CHAPTER 13. - TWO THINGS TO BE OBSERVED IN.

10 P. 471 CHAPTER 14. - THE BEGINNING OF JUSTIFICATION. IN WHAT ..p. 483 CHAPTER 15. - THE BOASTED MERIT OF WORKS SUBVERSIVEBOTH OF THE GLORY OF GOD, IN BESTOWING RIGHTEOUSNESS,AND OF THE CERTAINTY OF ..p. 489 CHAPTER 16. - REFUTATION OF THE CALUMNIES BY WHICH IT ISATTEMPTED TO THROW ODIUM ON THIS ..p. 492 CHAPTER 17. - THE PROMISES OF THE LAW AND THE ..p. 504 CHAPTER 18. - THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF WORKS IMPROPERLYINFERRED FROM ..p. 512 CHAPTER 19. - OF Christian ..p. 521 CHAPTER 20. - OF PRAYER A PERPETUAL EXERCISE OF DAILY BENEFITS DERIVED FROM ..p. 565 CHAPTER 21. - OF THE ETERNAL ELECTION, BY WHICH GOD HASPREDESTINATED SOME TO SALVATION, AND OTHERS.