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The Institutes of the Christian Religion
The Institutes of the Christian Religion, by John Calvin (1509–1564), a public-domain text from Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty.
Chapters
- 01Introductionprose
- 02Institutions of the Christian Religion, Prefatory Address to His Most Christian Majesty, the Most Mighty and Illustriousprose
- 03The Epistle to the Reader.prose
- 04Subject of the Present Work.prose
- 05Epistle to the Reader.prose
- 06Method and Arrangement, or Subject of the Whole Work.prose
- 07Book First.: Of the Knowledge of God the Creator, Argument. (1)prose
- 08Argument, Sections.prose
- 09Argument, Sections. (2)prose
- 10Argument, Sections. (3)prose
- 11Argument, Sections. (4)prose
- 12Argument, Sections. (5)prose
- 13Argument, Sections. (6)prose
- 14Argument, Sections. (7)prose
- 15Chapter VIII.: The Credibility of Scripture Sufficiently Proved, in So Far as Natural Reason Admits.prose
- 16Argument, Sections. (8)prose
- 17Argument, Sections. (9)prose
- 18Argument, Sections. (10)prose
- 19Chapter XI.: Impiety of Attributing a Visible Form to God.—the Setting Up of Idols a Defection from the True God.prose
- 20Argument, Sections. (11)prose
- 21Argument, Sections. (12)prose
- 22Chapter XIII.: The Unity of the Divine Essence in Three Persons Taught, in Scripture, from the Foundation of the World.prose
- 23Argument, Sections. (13)prose
- 24Argument, Sections. (14)prose
- 25Chapter XV.: State in Which Man Was Created. The Faculties of the Soul—the Image of God—free Will—original Righteousnessprose
- 26Argument, Sections. (15)prose
- 27Chapter XVI.: The World, Created by God, Still Cherished and Protected by Him. Each and All of Its Parts Governed by Hisprose
- 28Argument, Sections. (16)prose
- 29Chapter XVII.: Use to Be Made of the Doctrine of Providence.prose
- 30Argument, Sections. (17)prose
- 31Chapter XVIII.: The Instrumentality of the Wicked Employed by God, While He Continues Free from Every Taint.prose
- 32Argument, Sections. (18)prose
- 33Book Second.: Of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thprose
- 34Argument, Sections. (19)prose
- 35Argument, Sections. (20)prose
- 36Chapter III.: Everything Proceeding from the Corrupt Nature of Man Damnable.prose
- 37Argument, Sections. (21)prose
- 38Argument, Sections. (22)prose
- 39Argument, Sections. (23)prose
- 40Argument, Sections. (24)prose
- 41Argument, Sections. (25)prose
- 42Chapter VIII.: Exposition of the Moral Law, Sections.prose
- 43First Commandment.: I Am the Lord Thy God, Which Brought Thee Out of the Land of Egypt, Out of the House of Bondage. Thoprose
- 44Second Commandment.: Thou Shalt Not Make Unto Thee Any Graven Image, or Any Likeness of Anything That Is in Heaven Aboveprose
- 45Third Commandment.: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain.prose
- 46Fourth Commandment.: Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep It Holy. Six Days Shalt Thou Labour and Do All Thy Work: But the Sprose
- 47Fifth Commandment.: Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother, That Thy Days May Be Long upon the Land Which the Lord Thy God Givprose
- 48Sixth Commandment.: THOU SHALT NOT KILL.prose
- 49Seventh Commandment.: THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.prose
- 50Eight Commandment.: THOU SHALT NOT STEAL.prose
- 51Ninth Commandment.: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness Against Thy Neighbour.prose
- 52Tenth Commandment.: Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbour’s House, Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbour’s Wife, nor His Man-sprose
- 53Chapter IX.: Christ, Though Known to the Jews Under the Law, Yet Only Manifested Under the Gospel.prose
- 54Chapter VIII.: Exposition of the Moral Law, Sections. (2)prose
- 55Chapter X.: The Resemblance Between the Old Testament and the New.prose
- 56Chapter VIII.: Exposition of the Moral Law, Sections. (3)prose
- 57Chapter XI.: The Difference Between the Two Testaments, Sections.prose
- 58Chapter XI.: The Difference Between the Two Testaments, Sections. (2)prose
- 59Chapter XI.: The Difference Between the Two Testaments, Sections. (3)prose
- 60Chapter XI.: The Difference Between the Two Testaments, Sections. (4)prose
- 61Chapter XI.: The Difference Between the Two Testaments, Sections. (5)prose
- 62Chapter XVI.: How Christ Performed the Office of Redeemer in Procuring Our Salvation. The Death, Resurrection, and Ascenprose
- 63Chapter XI.: The Difference Between the Two Testaments, Sections. (6)prose
- 64Chapter XI.: The Difference Between the Two Testaments, Sections. (7)prose
- 65Book Third: The Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. The Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It, Argumprose
- 66Argument, Sections. (26)prose
- 67Argument, Sections. (27)prose
- 68Chapter III.: Regeneration by Faith. Of Repentance.prose
- 69Chapter III.: Regeneration by Faith. Of Repentance, Sections.prose
- 70Chapter III.: Regeneration by Faith. Of Repentance, Sections. (2)prose
- 71Chapter III.: Regeneration by Faith. Of Repentance, Sections. (3)prose
- 72Chapter VI.: The Life of a Christian Man. Scriptural Arguments Exhorting to It.prose
- 73Chapter III.: Regeneration by Faith. Of Repentance, Sections. (4)prose
- 74Chapter III.: Regeneration by Faith. Of Repentance, Sections. (5)prose
- 75Chapter III.: Regeneration by Faith. Of Repentance, Sections. (6)prose
- 76Chapter IX.: Of Meditating on the Future Life, Sections.prose
- 77Chapter IX.: Of Meditating on the Future Life, Sections. (2)prose
- 78Chapter XI.: Of Justification by Faith. Both the Name and the Reality Defined.prose
- 79Chapter IX.: Of Meditating on the Future Life, Sections. (3)prose
- 80Chapter XII.: Necessity of Contemplating the Judgment-seat of God, in Order to Be Seriously Convinced of the Doctrine ofprose
- 81Chapter IX.: Of Meditating on the Future Life, Sections. (4)prose
- 82Chapter IX.: Of Meditating on the Future Life, Sections. (5)prose
- 83Chapter IX.: Of Meditating on the Future Life, Sections. (6)prose
- 84Chapter IX.: Of Meditating on the Future Life, Sections. (7)prose
- 85Chapter IX.: Of Meditating on the Future Life, Sections. (8)prose
- 86Chapter XVII.: The Promises of the Law and the Gospel Reconciled.prose
- 87Chapter IX.: Of Meditating on the Future Life, Sections. (9)prose
- 88Chapter IX.: Of Meditating on the Future Life, Sections. (10)prose
- 89Chapter XIX.: Of Christian Liberty, Sections.prose
- 90Chapter XX.: Of Prayer—a Perpetual Exercise of Faith. The Daily Benefits Derived from It.prose
- 91Chapter XIX.: Of Christian Liberty, Sections. (2)prose
- 92Our Father Which Art in Heaven.prose
- 93Our Father Which Art in Heaven, Sections.prose
- 94Our Father Which Art in Heaven, Sections. (2)prose
- 95Our Father Which Art in Heaven, Sections. (3)prose
- 96Our Father Which Art in Heaven, Sections. (4)prose
- 97Chapter XXV.: Of the Last Resurrection, Sections.prose
- 98Book Fourth.: Of the Holy Catholic Church, Argument. (4)prose
- 99Argument, Sections. (28)prose
- 100Argument, Sections. (29)prose
- 101Argument, Sections. (30)prose
- 102Argument, Sections. (31)prose
- 103Argument, Sections. (32)prose
- 104Argument, Sections. (33)prose
- 105Chapter VII.: Of the Beginning and Rise of the Romish Papacy, Till It Attained a Height by Which the Liberty of the Churprose
- 106Argument, Sections. (34)prose
- 107Argument, Sections. (35)prose
- 108Chapter IX.: Of Councils and Their Authority.prose
- 109Chapter IX.: Of Councils and Their Authority, Sections.prose
- 110Chapter IX.: Of Councils and Their Authority, Sections. (2)prose
- 111Chapter IX.: Of Councils and Their Authority, Sections. (3)prose
- 112Chapter IX.: Of Councils and Their Authority, Sections. (4)prose
- 113Chapter IX.: Of Councils and Their Authority, Sections. (5)prose
- 114Chapter XIV.: Of the Sacraments, Sections.prose
- 115Chapter XV.: Of Baptism, Sections.prose
- 116Chapter XV.: Of Baptism, Sections. (2)prose
- 117Chapter XVII.: Of the Lord’s Supper, and the Benefits Conferred by It.prose
- 118Chapter XV.: Of Baptism, Sections. (3)prose
- 119Chapter XV.: Of Baptism, Sections. (4)prose
- 120Chapter XV.: Of Baptism, Sections. (5)prose
- 121Of Confirmation.prose
- 122Of Penitence.prose
- 123Of Extreme Unction, So Called.prose
- 124Of Ecclesiastical Orders.prose
- 125Of Marriage.prose
- 126Chapter XX.: Of CIVIL Government.prose
- 127Chapter XX.: Of CIVIL Government, Sections.prose
- 128Book I.prose
- 129Book II.prose
- 130Book III.prose
- 131Book IV.prose