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John Calvin, The Institutes of the Christian Religion: Vol. 3 of 3
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"Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin's seminal work on Protestant systematic theology that altered the course of Western history as much as any other book and that is still read by theological students today. It was published in Latin in 1536 and in his native French in 1541, with the definitive editions appearing in 1559 (Latin) and in 1560 (French)." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; Of The Holy Catholic Church; Argument; Of The True Church. Duty Of Cultivating Unity With Her, As The Mother Of All The Godly; Comparison Between The False Church And The True; Of The Teachers And Ministers Of The Church. Their Election And Office; Of The State Of The Primitive Church, And The Mode Of Government In Use Before The Papacy; The Ancient Form Of Government Utterly Corrupted By The Tyranny Of The Papacy; Of The Primacy Of The Romish See; Of The Beginning And Rise Of The Romish Papacy, Till It Attained A Height By Which The Liberty Of The Church Was Destroyed, And All True Rule Overthrown; Of The Power Of The Church In Articles Of Faith. The Unbridled Licence Of The Papal Church In Destroying Purity Of Doctrine; Of Councils And Their Authority.56 ; Of The Power Of Making Laws. The Cruelty Of The Pope And His Adherents, In This Respect, In Tyrannically Oppressing And Destroying Souls; Of The Jurisdiction Of The Church, And The Abuses Of It, As Exemplified In The Papacy; Of The Discipline Of The Church, And Its Principal Use In Censures And Excommunication; Of Vows. The Miserable Entanglements Caused By Vowing Rashly; Of The Sacraments; Of Baptism; PÆdobaptism. Its Accordance With The Institution Of Christ, And The Nature Of The Sign; Of The Lord's Supper, And The Benefits Conferred By It; Of The Popish Mass. How It Not Only Profanes, But Annihilates The Lord's Supper; Of The Five Sacraments, Falsely So Called. Their Spuriousness Proved, And Their True Character Explained; Of Civil Government; One Hundred Aphorisms ; Book 1; Book 2; Book 3; Book 4; Endnotes
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"Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin's seminal work on Protestant systematic theology that altered the course of Western history as much as any other book and that is still read by theological students today. It was published in Latin in 1536 and in his native French in 1541, with the definitive editions appearing in 1559 (Latin) and in 1560 (French)." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; Of The Holy Catholic Church; Argument; Of The True Church. Duty Of Cultivating Unity With Her, As The Mother Of All The Godly; Comparison Between The False Church And The True; Of The Teachers And Ministers Of The Church. Their Election And Office; Of The State Of The Primitive Church, And The Mode Of Government In Use Before The Papacy; The Ancient Form Of Government Utterly Corrupted By The Tyranny Of The Papacy; Of The Primacy Of The Romish See; Of The Beginning And Rise Of The Romish Papacy, Till It Attained A Height By Which The Liberty Of The Church Was Destroyed, And All True Rule Overthrown; Of The Power Of The Church In Articles Of Faith. The Unbridled Licence Of The Papal Church In Destroying Purity Of Doctrine; Of Councils And Their Authority.56 ; Of The Power Of Making Laws. The Cruelty Of The Pope And His Adherents, In This Respect, In Tyrannically Oppressing And Destroying Souls; Of The Jurisdiction Of The Church, And The Abuses Of It, As Exemplified In The Papacy; Of The Discipline Of The Church, And Its Principal Use In Censures And Excommunication; Of Vows. The Miserable Entanglements Caused By Vowing Rashly; Of The Sacraments; Of Baptism; PÆdobaptism. Its Accordance With The Institution Of Christ, And The Nature Of The Sign; Of The Lord's Supper, And The Benefits Conferred By It; Of The Popish Mass. How It Not Only Profanes, But Annihilates The Lord's Supper; Of The Five Sacraments, Falsely So Called. Their Spuriousness Proved, And Their True Character Explained; Of Civil Government; One Hundred Aphorisms ; Book 1; Book 2; Book 3; Book 4; Endnotes
About the Publisher:
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
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513 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1961
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About the author
Charles Major
93 books3 followersCharles Major (July 25, 1856 – February 13, 1913) was an American lawyer and novelist.
Born to an upper-middle class Indianapolis family, Major developed in interest in both law and English history at an early age and attended the University of Michigan from 1872 through 1875, being admitted to the Indiana bar association in 1877. Shortly thereafter he opened his own law practice, which launched a short political career, culminating in a year-long term in the Indiana state legislature.
Writing remained an interest of Major, and in 1898, he published his first novel, When Knighthood Was in Flower. The novel about England during the reign of King Henry VIII was an exhaustively researched historical romance, and became enormously popular, holding a place on the New York Times bestselling list for nearly three years. The novel was adapted into a popular Broadway play by Paul Kester in 1901, premiering at the Criterion Theatre that year. The novel also launched relatively successful film adaptations in 1908 and 1922.
With a successful writing career, Major gradually lessened his legal obligations, closing his law practice over a year after his first novel, in 1899. Published in 1902, his third novel, Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall, another historical romance, this time set in Elizabethan times, rivaled the success of his first. Once again, the novel was adapted for the theater by Paul Kester, and saw a film release in 1924 starring Mary Pickford.
Major continued to write and publish several additional novels, to varying degrees of success, as well as a number of children's adventure stories, most set in and around his native state of Indiana. Charles Major died of liver cancer on February 13, 1913, at his home in Shelbyville, Indiana.
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Born to an upper-middle class Indianapolis family, Major developed in interest in both law and English history at an early age and attended the University of Michigan from 1872 through 1875, being admitted to the Indiana bar association in 1877. Shortly thereafter he opened his own law practice, which launched a short political career, culminating in a year-long term in the Indiana state legislature.
Writing remained an interest of Major, and in 1898, he published his first novel, When Knighthood Was in Flower. The novel about England during the reign of King Henry VIII was an exhaustively researched historical romance, and became enormously popular, holding a place on the New York Times bestselling list for nearly three years. The novel was adapted into a popular Broadway play by Paul Kester in 1901, premiering at the Criterion Theatre that year. The novel also launched relatively successful film adaptations in 1908 and 1922.
With a successful writing career, Major gradually lessened his legal obligations, closing his law practice over a year after his first novel, in 1899. Published in 1902, his third novel, Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall, another historical romance, this time set in Elizabethan times, rivaled the success of his first. Once again, the novel was adapted for the theater by Paul Kester, and saw a film release in 1924 starring Mary Pickford.
Major continued to write and publish several additional novels, to varying degrees of success, as well as a number of children's adventure stories, most set in and around his native state of Indiana. Charles Major died of liver cancer on February 13, 1913, at his home in Shelbyville, Indiana.
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