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Endorsements<\/h2>\n

‘Any who wish to encounter Calvin’s systematic theology at its most pastoral, freest from controversial preoccupations, and mediated through superlative translation, should devour this rendering of the Reformer’s own French version of the second edition of his Institutes<\/em>.’ \u2014 J. I. PACKER<\/p>\n

Book Description<\/h2>\n

The Institutes of the Christian Religion<\/em> are Calvin\u2019s single most important work, and one of the key texts to emerge from the Reformation of the sixteenth century. The book accompanied the Reformer throughout his life, growing in size from what was essentially an expanded catechism in 1536 to a full-scale work of biblical theology in 1559\/1560.<\/p>\n

Among the intermediate editions of the Institutes<\/em>, none deserves to be better known than the first French edition of 1541. Avoiding the technical details and much of the polemics of the final work, the Institutes<\/em> of 1541 offer a clear and comprehensive account of the work of Father, Son and Holy Spirit in creation, revelation and redemption, in the life of the individual Christian and in the worship and witness of the church.<\/p>\n

Not doctrine only but its practical use is Calvin\u2019s abiding concern. The author of the Institutes<\/em> invites us both to know and to live the truth, and thus allow God\u2019s Spirit to transform us.<\/p>\n

The present translation is newly made from the French edition of 1541 by Robert White. It has been designed and annotated with the needs of a wide readership in mind.<\/p>\n

Table of Contents Expand \u2193<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/td>\nTranslator\u2019s Introduction<\/td>\nvii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nOutline of the Present Book<\/td>\nxv<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPrefatory Letter to Francis I<\/td>\nxvii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nInstitutes of the Christian Religion (1541 Edition)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 1: The Knowledge of God<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 2: The Knowledge of Man and Free Will<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 3: The Law<\/td>\n109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 4: Faith, with an Explanation of the Apostles\u2019 Creed<\/td>\n183<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 5: Repentance<\/td>\n295<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 6: Justification by Faith and the Merits of Works<\/td>\n351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 7: The Similarity and Difference between the Old and New Testaments<\/td>\n429<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 8: The Predestination and Providence of God<\/td>\n463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 9: Prayer, with an Explanation of Our Lord\u2019s Prayer<\/td>\n517<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 10: The Sacraments<\/td>\n561<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 11: Baptism<\/td>\n579<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 12: The Lord\u2019s Supper<\/td>\n623<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 13: The Five Ceremonies Falsely Called Sacraments<\/td>\n669<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 14: Christian Freedom<\/td>\n707<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 15: The Power of the Church<\/td>\n721<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 16: Civil Government<\/td>\n755<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChapter 17: The Christian Life<\/td>\n785<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAppendix: Comparative Table of the 1541 and 1560 Institutes<\/td>\n823<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIndex of Scripture References<\/td>\n837<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIndex of Names<\/td>\n873<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nIndex of Principal Subjects<\/td>\n877<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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