Institutes of the Christian Religion (Vol. 2 of 2)

Name: Institutes of the Christian Religion (Vol. 2 of 2)
Author: Calvin, Jean

Calvin, Jean

Reformed Church -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800

pious ought, indeed, to aspire to this object, to appear one day
immaculate and guiltless before the presence of God; but since the
highest excellency in this life is nothing more than a progress towards
perfection, we shall never attain it, till, being divested at once of
mortality and sin, we shall fully adhere to the Lord.” Nevertheless, I
shall not pertinaciously contend with any person who chooses to
attribute to the saints the character of perfection, provided he also
defines it in the words of Augustine himself; who says, “When we
denominate the virtue of the saints perfect, to this perfection itself
belongs the acknowledgment of imperfection, both in truth and in
humility.”

Footnote 125:

  Deut. vii. 12, 13.

Footnote 126:

  Jer. vii. 5-7.

Footnote 127:

  Deut. xi. 26; xxx. 15.

Footnote 128:

  Gal. ii. 16.

Footnote 129:

  Psalm xix. 12.

Footnote 130:

  Psalm xxv. 10, 11.

Footnote 131:

  Lev. xviii. 5.

Footnote 132:

  Rom. x. 5, &c.

Footnote 133:

  Acts x. 34, 35.

Footnote 134:

  Gal. v. 5.

Footnote 135:

  Deut. vii. 9.

Footnote 136:

  1 Kings viii. 23.

Footnote 137:

  Neh. i. 5.

Footnote 138:

  Deut. xxix. 19, 20.

Footnote 139:

  2 Sam. xxii. 20, 21.

Footnote 140:

  Psalm xv. 1, 2.

Footnote 141:

  Isaiah xxxiii. 14, 15.

Footnote 142:

  Deut. vi. 25.

Footnote 143:

  Deut. xxiv. 13.

Footnote 144:

  Psalm cvi. 30, 31.

Footnote 145:

  Rom. viii. 3.

Footnote 146:

  Luke i. 6.

Footnote 147:

  Rom. iv. 3. Gal. iii. 6.

Footnote 148:

  Psalm cvi. 31.

Footnote 149:

  Deut. xxvii. 26.

Footnote 150:

  Job iv. 18; xv. 15; xxv. 5.

Footnote 151:

  Rom. iv. 7, 8. Psalm xxxii. 1, 2.

Footnote 152:

  Psalm cxii. 1.

Footnote 153:

  Prov. xiv. 21.

Footnote 154:

  Psalm i. 1.

Footnote 155:

  James i. 12.

Footnote 156:

  Psalm cvi. 3.

Footnote 157:

  Psalm cxix. 1.

Footnote 158:

  Matt. v. 3, 5, 7.

Footnote 159:

  James ii. 21, 24.

Footnote 160:

  James ii. 14.

Footnote 161:

  James ii. 21-23. Gen. xv. 6.

Footnote 162:

  Rom. ii. 13.

Footnote 163:

  Psalm vii. 8.

Footnote 164:

  Psalm xvii. 1, 3.

Footnote 165:

  Psalm xviii. 21, 23, 24.

Footnote 166:

  Psalm xxvi. 1, 4, 9-11.

Footnote 167:

  1 Sam. xxvi. 23.

Footnote 168:

  2 Cor. i. 12.

Footnote 169:

  1 Cor. iv. 4.

Footnote 170:

  Psalm cxxx. 3.

Footnote 171:

  Psalm cxliii. 2.

Footnote 172:

  Psalm lxiii. 3.

Footnote 173:

  Prov. xx. 7.

Footnote 174:

  Prov. xii. 28.

Footnote 175:

  Ez. xxxiii. 14, 15.

Footnote 176:

  1 Thess. iii. 13, et alibi.

                             CHAPTER XVIII.
JUSTIFICATION BY WORKS NOT TO BE INFERRED FROM THE PROMISE OF A REWARD.

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Institutes of the Christian Religion (Vol. 2 of 2)

Calvin, Jean

Reformed Church -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800

pious ought, indeed, to aspire to this object, to appear one day
immaculate and guiltless before the presence of God; but since the
highest excellency in this life is nothing more than a progress towards
perfection, we shall never attain it, till, being divested at once of
mortality and sin, we shall fully adhere to the Lord.” Nevertheless, I
shall not pertinaciously contend with any person who chooses to
attribute to the saints the character of perfection, provided he also
defines it in the words of Augustine himself; who says, “When we
denominate the virtue of the saints perfect, to this perfection itself
belongs the acknowledgment of imperfection, both in truth and in
humility.”

Footnote 125:

  Deut. vii. 12, 13.

Footnote 126:

  Jer. vii. 5-7.

Footnote 127:

  Deut. xi. 26; xxx. 15.

Footnote 128:

  Gal. ii. 16.

Footnote 129:

  Psalm xix. 12.

Footnote 130:

  Psalm xxv. 10, 11.

Footnote 131:

  Lev. xviii. 5.

Footnote 132:

  Rom. x. 5, &c.

Footnote 133:

  Acts x. 34, 35.

Footnote 134:

  Gal. v. 5.

Footnote 135:

  Deut. vii. 9.

Footnote 136:

  1 Kings viii. 23.

Footnote 137:

  Neh. i. 5.

Footnote 138:

  Deut. xxix. 19, 20.

Footnote 139:

  2 Sam. xxii. 20, 21.

Footnote 140:

  Psalm xv. 1, 2.

Footnote 141:

  Isaiah xxxiii. 14, 15.

Footnote 142:

  Deut. vi. 25.

Footnote 143:

  Deut. xxiv. 13.

Footnote 144:

  Psalm cvi. 30, 31.

Footnote 145:

  Rom. viii. 3.

Footnote 146:

  Luke i. 6.

Footnote 147:

  Rom. iv. 3. Gal. iii. 6.

Footnote 148:

  Psalm cvi. 31.

Footnote 149:

  Deut. xxvii. 26.

Footnote 150:

  Job iv. 18; xv. 15; xxv. 5.

Footnote 151:

  Rom. iv. 7, 8. Psalm xxxii. 1, 2.

Footnote 152:

  Psalm cxii. 1.

Footnote 153:

  Prov. xiv. 21.

Footnote 154:

  Psalm i. 1.

Footnote 155:

  James i. 12.

Footnote 156:

  Psalm cvi. 3.

Footnote 157:

  Psalm cxix. 1.

Footnote 158:

  Matt. v. 3, 5, 7.

Footnote 159:

  James ii. 21, 24.

Footnote 160:

  James ii. 14.

Footnote 161:

  James ii. 21-23. Gen. xv. 6.

Footnote 162:

  Rom. ii. 13.

Footnote 163:

  Psalm vii. 8.

Footnote 164:

  Psalm xvii. 1, 3.

Footnote 165:

  Psalm xviii. 21, 23, 24.

Footnote 166:

  Psalm xxvi. 1, 4, 9-11.

Footnote 167:

  1 Sam. xxvi. 23.

Footnote 168:

  2 Cor. i. 12.

Footnote 169:

  1 Cor. iv. 4.

Footnote 170:

  Psalm cxxx. 3.

Footnote 171:

  Psalm cxliii. 2.

Footnote 172:

  Psalm lxiii. 3.

Footnote 173:

  Prov. xx. 7.

Footnote 174:

  Prov. xii. 28.

Footnote 175:

  Ez. xxxiii. 14, 15.

Footnote 176:

  1 Thess. iii. 13, et alibi.

                             CHAPTER XVIII.
JUSTIFICATION BY WORKS NOT TO BE INFERRED FROM THE PROMISE OF A REWARD.

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